Well its not that expensive if you have earlier series.....like 91-97........i like them and they arent expensive to run.............very cheap parts and easy to do them yourself.....the car is a good fixer-upper and wont cost much in parts while it will give you decent performance and value.......
The one you're getting might not be too good of a deal if you ask me..........under a $1000 you wont get much, but i dont really know unless you give more detail on what the make, what year, whats the condition and if you drove it already....