I live on a hill and when I get snowed in my friend drives up the yard sometimes through well over a foot of snow and picks me up at my door, saving me the $90 it costs to plow and salt my drive.  Great car! 

Last year he died and left me this wonderful car.  

Its radio didn't work so I took it to a dealer and was told it would cost $2500 to replace because the amount under the seat was corroded.  I took it to a reputable auto radio repair shop and they said the radio was proprietary but they could put in a new radio and amp for $1000.  So I took the deal. 

Then the transmission went out.  that was $5000.  

Two weeks ago the car was grinding when I touched the brakes.  I noticed there was something that looked like rust colored paint sprayed all over the passenger side of the car.  I'd made an appointment with a shop to fix the brakes and the day before I spent 3 hours with rubbing compound polishing the "rusty paint" off the car.

 The mechanic walked me around the car on a lift.  He had the wheels off to show me the the brake pads we squished and pretty much gone.  The rotors were busted, scraped and pitted.   The rust paint was from a broken break line.  Replacing the whole assembly on 4 wheels $1700

 So that's it for now.  The air conditioner doesn't work. 

WHen I open the hood I have to prop it open. (a rubber hammer is great for this, btw.)

There's a dent just under the passenger tail light i wanted to get fixed when I first hit title to the car.  And I need it to have a trailer hitch.  Question is, should I keep going with this car now that I have so much money in it or cut my losses and find another GT470 with everything working?