Thanks for the advice bulletproof. Sorry that I forgot the mileage, that is one thing that is pretty important. It has about 270,000 miles, actually a little more because the odometer is funky and will sometimes not work. As far as prior maintanence, I've only had the car about 2.5 years, which is not much of its 25 year lifetime! Since I've had it I've replaced the plug wires, the plugs, the air filter and the distributer cap (along with new brake pads and rotors, a new alternator and a new Interstate battery). I also change the oil every 3000 miles with whatever is cheap!

As far as the previous owner(s), I can only infer from the condition of the car when I got it (which is not the best way to determine maintenence, I know). When I got the car it had all new belts, all new hoses, and a new exhaust from the cat back. The fluids were all okay but nothing spectacular. It had been in a front end wreck about a year before I got it, and the repair wasn't as great as it could be, but as far as I can tell, all the problems were cosmetic (hood a slightly different color, etc). The previous owner didn't keep any records or receipts, which is not the best sign, but the car was 400 bucks so I said "what the heck".

So basically, in conclusion, I would say the car's history is so-so. Doesn't look like it was totally abused, but I don't think it was babied either.