Q: Is this car worth buying?

asked by on January 25, 2017

I saw this car listed on Craigslist for $300. I emailed the seller and he informed me that the car won't start. He said he took it into a shop and was told it's the electronic fuel injection system flooding the fuel injector. He said maybe a electronic relay is fried or something in the ECU because it's getting the wrong voltage telling it to inject fuel. So my question is do i buy this car and try and fix this problem or fix the blown head gasket on MY car which is a 1990 dodge spirit 2.5L???

My car has 151000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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