wanganmidnight

Hey guys ! Now all this will probably sound a bit stupid but first off i really dont know all that much about cars (ask me something). However; considering they are an integral part of everyones everyday life i figure its something i should know about so im learning as much as i can. Therefore I have a couple of questions for ya. I would like to buy an old 240 Z, and over the summer repair/learn it so that it can atleast be reliable and so that i can know what im doing in the automotive world. I really have my inspiration from the DevilZ in the Max Tune games and just that there are no other cars that are literally as OG (whatwhat) as the Z series. I live in Colorado as well but im willing to stay inside if it snows, no matter how much fun it is to do donuts in parking lots. So what im getting at is do you think this is a good idea or plausible ? I have friends who work on and know about cars to help, one of my friends is going to college to major in automotive, and i dont mind learning. Im very ambitious about this and im not worried about restoring the car to its factory state, just so that it runs and however close to clean/reliable i can get it. I'm not sure how much money i will have but somewhere near 3,000 is what im guessing, it may be an overestimate haha. Gotta pay for college. However i hear your first car isnt supposed to be nice, but i wouldnt mind taking the time to make it nice.