Is it worth buying this car. Mucury mystique ls with ford svt engine?

So I'm going to buy a car for 1200 dollers and I'm asking if it's worth it. It's standerd with ford svt engine and is diablo wiring for the chip. Also has new air filter. The interrior is good shape with leather interrior and jvc deck and comes with iPod wiring. Only things are that the dash up buy the window is ripped out a little and the bumper is crushed but no damage to the internals. He has extra grill and quarter panels but The body is in fine condition no rots or anything just some scratches but he has the paint for it. Also come with winter rims and tires and the rims on the car are nice ones. The car dose have 233 000 kilometres but this will be my beater car. Strong engine when running though and brand new great dual exaughst sound. The tires on the car are warn a little and I'm scared on how much I'll have to spend to get it on the road. Any thoughts you guys could give me? This will be my first car so give me any info you can. And yes it's a four door sedan. So it's not classified as a sporty car. Just family but has a good engine in it.

Is it inspected, is the engine light on, does it ride and brake good? Show him $800 cash, then you have money left over for tires… If really needed. Cheap insurance because it's a sedan, and the engine is reliable.

Sound like to total POS. Save a few more hundred so you can purchase a automobile that would not nickel and dime you to death as this Mercury certainly would.

Ford products suck. Get GM, Toyota, or Nissan if you want a quality vehicle.

Its a dog, stay away.