So the moral of this story is:
Find a nerd, take some money and get her fixed up. It's like working on an old car: it doesn't look like much at first, maybe it even looks like shit. But you dump money into it, and after a while, it looks really good, and is a blast to drive. When it's all done, you can take pride in your work, and you'll have great satisfaction with the completed project. And she'll most likely remain loyal to you, especially if you keep her waxed with some Evangelion DVDs or some shit like that.