My first car, paid 1400$ for. Got it at 143,xxx Miles, it had a bent hood and transmission blew up 3 months after owning. Rebuilt transmission and started learning the basics and lessons.. educating myself and trying to do all the work myself also. My ideas are quite unorthodox for the average modifier.. Pretty much just a fun daily driver for me. I have no friends interested in modifying cars so this is pretty much a hobby for me after work and on weekends.