I went the other way around with mine. Paid too much(in some people's opinion) for it when I bought it at $5k in 2001 with 300k miles on it (but a brand new crate engine), but it's been more than worth it since. I don't think I've even put more than another $3k in it since, if that much. I STILL don't regret the purchase price. You get what ya pay for!