Yeah I expect it to be a couple grand. I'm at the point were I only drive the car a few times a year and only for short distances as I never know if it is going to start after I shut it off. It is not fun when driving your hobby car increases your stress.
I have tried multiple things to improve the reliability with limited luck. I actually considered selling it but after reading about this I thought it may be worth the investment if it made me comfortable driving it whenever and wherever I wanted.
I have been working on the car for 9 years and I have reached the point where I either need to kick it up a notch to get it to where I want it to be or sell it and I really don't want to sell it.