Some are true, however i think that worrying about blowing the motor is something that people worry about to much. I still have trouble beleiving half the storys something about " i was pulling away from a stop light at 1/8th throttle and it just ****** blew up!!" doesn't sit right with me. The real story probably goes "This kid in a kitted civic reved at me so i launched the **** out of my car bounced rev limiter and shifted hard into second and bogged down and then it blew up!" seems much more realistic.
I love my car, it handles great gets good gas milage(spelling??) and is quick enough to entertain me on a dull day. Yes there are day's I wish I had started off with a better platform, but my friends also drive STI's, big turbo GTI's, Turbo'd B-series integras, and a 1.5jz twin turbo supra. I have bigger dreams for this car but am limited by cash flow and time. Like I stated before you have truly realistic goals and shouldn't have problems with were you want the car to be. Plus you live in MN so you should buy it just so I have someone to talk to on the forum about our poopy weather.