Advice on selling my celica?, To sell or not to sell... Options

[twofoldjunk]

Ok 6gc'ers, I need a little advice/wisdom here, hope you can help.

I've got a teal green 96' celica gt hatchback. Manual transmission. Has 170k miles. Daily driver, I've put over 100k miles on this thing in the last seven years. Clearcoat is peeling, leather driver's seat is torn, antenna is broken, dings in the side, a broken radio, and all the usual issues of a 15 year old car. New clutch and tires. Some smog issues, probably needs a new cat. Idle is a little rough, but no major mechanic issues I'm aware of. She runs and I still drive her.

I'm thinking about selling her, but not sure if it's worth it.

First question:
If I sold my car, what price could be reasonably expected? (In other words, what do you think I'd be able to make on the sale?)
- Edmunds tells me ~$1500, but looking online shows actual prices from 2000-4000.
- I live in Orange County, CA.

Second question:
Should I spend money to fix up this car in order to sell? (Main issue is the paint, teal green isn't exactly popular, but painting is expensive.)
- Paint? New radio? Seat covers?
- If I fix it up, how much should I spend? What will be the cost vs. expected sale price increase? Am willing to do work myself, but am not a mechanic.

Third question:
Maybe I should just fix her up and keep her?
- Upside: I'm emotionally invested. I've had this thing for seven years and it's my first car.
- Downside: I'm emotionally invested. Putting the sale price toward a newer vehicle would probably be a better idea?

I've spent a lot of time on this site over the years and really appreciate and respect the opinion and experience of 6gc'ers. So, I'm open to hearing what you have to say.

Thanks in advance,
Eddy

[njccmd2002]

First of all your car is old, soon to give more problems period. How much more are you willing to spend. Do you need a reliable car that will start every am regardless what?

Are you willing to do engine overhaul, refresh suspension, or iterested in swapping? Are you mechanically inclined? Do you have a second car?

Think about thses questions, we cant tell you what to do. Because everuone is different and you will hear 1000 different opinions that will confusion.