is this car worth it
 

what are the things i need to look out for and how much more money am i looking into to get her looking and running good
http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/1917467457.html
how can i check to see how the engine is runnning other than how it sounds

Lot of work man...Do a compression test on the motor than offer him 400 bucks and let him come off his 700. I would rather see you buy a nicer car with less work. Good luck

That car is a turd....

thats prob gonna take a bunch of work... but you can prob get a bunch from parting it out.. but there really arent too many goodies on there..

id spend more than that and get a better base.. thats more of a parts car

10k easily worth of parts needed to get that car up to my standards not to mention hundreds of hours of work

no good.............

keep looking!!!

how much should i offer for this one
http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/1920792616.html

Much better car than the last one. Offer him 1500 cash let him come up to his lowest price than split the difference.

looks like the rad support is tweaked if the hood is sitting up.. into a ditch at 30 mph sounds "bad news bears" to me...