My duster is awesome!

You're ahead of where my son's Duster was when we started. I always approach things in this order, safety, reliability, comfort, performance, and then appearance. I agree that you need to write down what you want your car to end up at, whether a solid, nice looking daily driver that's reliable and economical, or a fast and fun street rod and then plan accordingly along the way. This forum is the best for about anything, feel free to ask anything and everything.