sweet car, i love those hatches 8) i like the SOHC too, not a lot of people do that, very cool. have you tried spending a few hours waxing/polishing/cleaning to try and clear up some of the oxidation? usualy it wont last but you can get the paint looking decent again for a little while. but yeah i guess you'll have to end up repainting it eventually, consider gunmetal, its a cool color...but i like the red too...
anyways nice car man 8)