I ended up buying this car. I had it shipped to Honolulu. The ship just arrived today-should have it by the 23rd next week. I'll let you know first hand if it was worth the price. As far as the door panels are concerned, nothing that time, materials and a few dollars can't fix. Other than that, I think it's a pretty nice car. I do have one question on the shifter. Would there be anything gained by having a T shifter instead of the column shifter ? I'm thinking since this car is an automatic it really should not make a difference other than esthetics.