Hell no it's not dead Brett. Ricky proved that, he went flying through the paring lot hitting the big pot holes with it, then went up my driveway, which is pretty rough at about 25mph.
Nixon, I paid $500 for it. It runs pretty good, starts, and can drive at freeway speeds, so I can't argue with the price. Plus, it sure as hell gets better gas mileage than the Supra.