Okay Okay, terrible subject line I know, and I'm sorry.
Anyway, Hey all!
I could really use your help, and the opinions of some more mechanically inclined than I am.
I have a 98 GTP, around 110k miles.
It was my dream car when I bought it in 2001 and I still love it.
Life has stolen a lot of my time the last several years, so the old girl has basically been in storage for the majority of 5 years.
It is basically stock and definitely needs some major TLC. I have not really dug into it yet so I'm not totally sure what it all needs, but a few things off the top of my head: probably normal tune up stuff (belts and fluids), A/C compressor is toast, possible power steering leak, and there's a little grind in the breaks (maybe from lack of use).
The major thing, and what scares me the most, is for a long time, even when I drove it regularly, there is some oil leaking from some of the gaskets. It's minor because it is never low on oil, but in an ideal world, I would like to clear that up.
I've watched some youtube videos the last couple days for replacing Lower Intake manifold gaskets. I'm not sure if thats what mine needs, but if it is, it might be too much for me to handle. I am pretty comfortable getting my hands dirty, but I am far from being a professional mechanic.
Now to the point of this whole story...
I would like your opinions on if this old dream machine of mine is worth keeping around. If money was no object, I would have it restored and tuned and keep it forever. I know I won't get much if I sell it, but I also know it's not worth sticking a bunch of money into as a rip around town kind of car. I have space and it is not my main ride, so I could take my time on repairs. I would have to do most of the repair work my self to save money and it would have to be done sporadically as time allows. With life always interrupting, those repairs might take longer than desired.
If it was yours, what would you do?
Thank you all for reading my ramble. Any help and suggestions you have would be much appreciated.