Will I make it?

.......I'm really not sure. I've found a car in Quito, a 1974 German-built shiny orange Beetle. It has allegedly been just been repaired, including the engine, and will also be checked over by VW Ecuador. The organisers, Ruta Del Sol, are dealing with a geezer on the ground in Quito, who's scouting around for suitably knackered and cheap vehicles to do the rally in, and this one came in the first six available.

The engine is a whopping 1.6 litre powerhouse, and it's only apparently done 4000 miles since overhaul. There's even a radio, and new seats.

Now all I need to do is sell my ass for a few weeks to raise a deposit, and the Beetle is mine!

The owner has kindly dropped the price from 1590 to 1450, but I'm hoping to get it for 1400, despite the fact s/he said all I have to do is fill it with fuel and beer and point it towards Rio.