Considering a used 8

So my wife told me of the guy doing her nails that is looking to sell his 8. It's an 05 manual with 70k miles on it. The guy did some minor appearance modifications like lowering it and some interior lights here and there so I figure that he actually took care of it. I haven't looked at the car yet but I'm wondering if I should even bother. I know its a crapshoot but does anyone think it'll be nickel and diming me for the next few years? I plan to ask the guy a number of questions especially about the compression on the engine and which engine he's on. He's asking for 8k (retail value on kbb) but I figure no more than 6500 for the thing.



My Grand Am is getting to that nickel and dime extent and is gonna require probably over a grand in repairs right now and I wouldn't be surprised if it got me for more soon. Not too long ago I had some exhaust pipe failure on a piece of downpipe from the aftermarket headers. The entire exhaust was hanging and I was still 10 min west of Schaumburg on I-90. God was really watching out for me because I found a coat hanger and some zipties in the grass next to the shoulder to jury rig some exhaust hangers and limp it home. But I wouldn't be surprised if something else went.



So generally speaking is it worth at least considering with the understanding it might be good for another 3 years or should I not bother?