Auto hunting season is over...
I drove down to Boca Raton this afternoon, inspected, test drove and put a deposit down on a white 1989 Cadillac Fleetwood. The auto has 86K miles. Purchase price was $1,500. It'll need a circuit board, 1 hub cap, 4 shocks, a paint job and a front end alignment. Estimated repair work including paint will be approx $900, bringing the price up to $2,400. That is right under the $2,500 limit I set for myself.
AC compressor is brand new. :)
I'll probably pick it up next Saturday unless I get the motivation to battle I-95's construction traffic during the week.
Case closed.
Allan