Don't do it. That is way more headache than you need for your first ride. You know you will be cruis'n. You'll spend $50 on gas a week. Unless you are buying it for the "big back seat," it doesn't make a lick of sense. For a good car for the money, meaning speed, looks, reliability, mileage, look at a '90-'93 Eagle Talon. You'll spend about 1,800 and have a turbo to boot. Look at item 2458957468 on Ebay. It's a '90 talon tsi, turbo with only 80k on it. It has a day and a half left on auction with no reserve and the current winning bid is less than $800. It's located in Florida, but wouldn't that be a cool roadtrip with your dad? Don't do the Chevy, dude. Marc