Black '94 LSi owner looking ahead

[ian2120]

Hey all! It's been a while since I've visited the network, but I figure now is a good time to return.

My '94 LSi was my uncle's car until he passed away in 2011, shortly before I got my driver's license in High School. It was my (mostly) reliable daily driver for the next 5 years and brought me as much joy as I could possibly imagine getting from an automobile.

In September of 2015, it suffered a catastrophic electrical failure while driving. The voltage regulator in the alternator went bad and fried both of my fuse boxes, my gauge cluster, and who knows what else. It was in the shop closest to where it failed on the highway for upwards of three months while I accrued the replacement parts as the tech found the problems. It was returned to me as a running, driving vehicle in late December, but would not pass inspection as the power steering had gone some time ago.

There are still a number of issues with the car – a bad driver's door window regulator, the security system is either fried or was not reconnected properly by the tech, power steering, oil and coolant leaks, and a bad duty solenoid causing hard shifts from 1st to 2nd. It's been off the road since January, and I'm trying to decide how to move forward.

I hate to think that it's become no more than a parts car, and I really would love to hold on to it; however, as a project it may be too costly to take on and it might be more uphill than I'm prepared to deal with. I just graduated from college and still don't have a full time job – the longer I go without a salary, the more difficult it will become for me to put the money into the car.

Any idea what it would be worth in the state it's in? Do y'all think that I'm better off putting money into it? I know that our cars haven't really appreciated yet, but that day has to be coming, right? Just kinda stuck in my own head at the moment and trying to figure out what project to take on. Thanks for your help and thoughts!