oh, well thanks guys. really, i appreciate it. i couldn't sleep(wouldn't you lose sleep if you suddenly realized you coulda saved a grand?). i guess he was asking that low here because he was willing to give it away to someone who was going to take good care of it and not hassle him over trying to git him to help repair some simple rack and pinion steering.
seriously though, i have no idea where to start with that... funny, if i didn't have that problem i would of probably not come on here looking for advice right away and found out he was practically giving it away here....