Stomach is the key word. You will leave your house and gaze at your car. How will you feel? You paid a little more, could well afford it, really don't care about incidental problems - it (looks) close to new, you don't mind putting whatever into it to return/keep it in the condition you want AND love driving it.

OR

Other extreme - Hate it every time something breaks and are reminded constantly how much it costs AND feel like you over paid. It is all about your perception.

More has gone wrong with mine than I expected. I now attribute this to deferred maintenance. Even wealthy people begin to do cost benefit analysis when deciding how much to repair an old car that isn't their toy.

3 of 4 vehicles are my toys and an engine swap is considered maintenance. I look for good (and cheap) parts cars. 78 Datsun Z waiting for megasquirt & turbo engine, 00 diesel ram - needed to tow my 4000# boat once every 4 or 5 years, 300SD daily driver & road car. 4th is 97 Saturn I got because my new wife owned it. The Saturn always starts & sips gas.

Bottom line: if you want it, are satisfied with price, willing to do or pay for the repairs, get it.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.