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redpoint5 · 06-21-2014, 10:07 PM

You can likely get more out of parting it out, but that is a ton of effort.

If the car runs decently, then I'd just clean it up as best as possible and fix the little issues such as the bad wiring. 130k miles isn't too many for a modern vehicle.

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