if you know about cars and can do stuff yourself then yes it makes sense.
i know nowt andd i think i would be back and forth to a garage.
also he could have spent half of what he did as some stuff was personal upgrades rather than needed work.
but even so i wouldnt want to take the risk, although something a bit younger may appeal if it has decent reliability reports although that may mean a rather drab toyota with lots of black plastic lol.