Depends on your needs. I wouldn't use the Dart as a family car, the kids would ruin it. I used to commute 27 miles one way to work 5 days a week, arrival time at 6am. I wouldn't daily commute in the my Dart either. Rain, crappy drivers, crap on the road, and in a city that can't afford to be prepared for poor weather when we do get it. Now I work from home I'll drive the Dart to pick up my boys from school and cruise around, but it get stored for the winter. I used to drive a 66 Coronet here when I was in collage, 4 wheel drums, single master, leaking seals, I smelled like raw exhaust every where I went. Needless to say I was happy to get a modern car for the daily grind.
I'm well over $30k into the GTS that started in 1996, so even today you could buy a nice modern car for less.
