You're too far in to let it go for $5K.
Drop another $5K into the tip rebuild... IMS... and seal. Then go enjoy the car. Serious. Finance it... whatever. You sell that thing for $5K, and it's going to leave a sour taste in your mouth for a long time.
Naysayers telling you it won't be a $20K car? If you aren't planning on selling it... then the number doesn't matter.
Fix it and drive the **************** out of it.
