the car you found through your search is the one i'm referring to. i know the previous owner and a little history on it. it is very nice and appears to be rust free - several of us in th Vancouver/Victoria area have seen the car. the previous owner has owned three coupes and told me that it is by far the best he has owned... and, it does not leak!
try to look at this one - you may pick it up for just of 10 your money and it reasonably close by for you
I am new to this board, but have admired the CS series from afar for a long time.

I finally have $10,000 to spend on one of these beautiful cars, but before I bought anything, I wanted to ask you guys just what I should expect for my money.

Naturally I'd like to find a car with no rust ever, or at least all the rust professionally repaired, excellent paint, a new engine, and a great interior. I am not looking for a museum piece, mind you, but a visually and mechanically excellent car that needs nothing.

But...I suspect that there is no way to get all these for my money.

I looked at two that had some rust, decent interiors, so-so mechanicals and were going for about $7000 or so each. They were presentable, but i figure would cost another $6000 for a new engine, rust repair, and new paint on either. I could live with the interiors as-is, but that would put me at $13,000+ but still with very worn (but intact) interiors.

Is this reasonable, or can I really find a really nice driver needing nothing for my $10K? Oh, yes, I am south of Portland, OR.

Barry