Well, except for the door locks and climate control on this car (which are completely fu-barred and haven't been fixed by myself yet), this car was in excellent shape (so far, knock on wood), and I have to agree with the battery thing.
Brand new battery when I received the vehicle, and I went to a meeting for a few hours last Sunday with the lights left on. Started just like normal.
Good battery, good plugs - you should be good to go.
It's kind of funny seeing my thread right above the "70 degree days are back" thread. lol