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I personally would spend the same money on a bone stock B5 with about 80-90k fewer miles.
Which should be relatively easy to do. $4800 is a boat load of money for a 14 year old ride. Then he can do all the modifying he wants and it will be his own homemade headache. HAH just kidding.