HELP CAR ADVICE NEEDED

Hello, my name is Jason, I currently am driving a Pontiac grand am 1992 quad 4 (from hell) it has so many problems, I fix a couple and two more come along, and I might ask about it in a post later on, my big question is concerning a new car which I would like to purchase, because I am heading across the usa back home, I am currently in Maine, and I am going home to south Dakota, its about a 2600 mile trip, my 92 barely made it here (lost the alternator on the mass pike at midnight) cost me over 300 to get it done in a small town.

The new car is a 1999 Pontiac grand am SE, 2 dr model, strange because most of them were four door models unless they were GT, this car is in exceptionally good condition, and it is a repossession from a female college student who couldn't afford the payments and I imagine she paid a pretty sum for the vehicle when it was new. There are a few minor scratches but otherwise the forest green paint is in immaculate condition.

The dealer is reputable and I checked out old customers and all were satisfied despite the fact it is a smalltime dealership. Despite my bad credit requiring a 2000.00 down payment on a car that is only being sold for 3995.00, I caught a break being my father knows the head mechanic and they will sell it to me for 800.00 cash down, and pay my loan off in just under a year, resulting in a short no hassle loan period. I have checked this vehicle out on NADA and KELLEY and they all show it running retail at 6995.00.

The only concern I have is this car has 115k already on it, but I have been told that this vehicle may last a long time if it is routinely maintained, I was looking for some advice on this as I am not completely sure of this buy.

Jason