nah I don't think waste. I just don't think many people have respect for the first gens...The car was given to me plus there is no rust on the car...it looks brand new still... and in the end my car will be cranking around 400 hp or more...one of my buddies builds engines, so I'm having him build mine up. I did some more research on the swap. I already figured out how to convert everything. If I only threw the engine and tranny in the car I would have probably 1,000 to 2,000 into it, but all the upgrades I'm doing to the engine is where the real cost comes in. so even if i did have a newer car i would still have over 10,000 into it...what I think what matters is what the car is worth to you. I plan on getting a second and 3rd generation integra and building them up too...I just figured it would be some fun projects to work on.