im gettin a 99-00 si. i freaking love those cars. im gettn one in a little bit from a guy who lives like 20 miles away from me. its electron blue, im gonna get some halo projectors, drop it and put some white volk te-37's on it. looks so awsome. its weird i had thought up that specific plan then i saw a pic of a car almost like what i want. attached pic below....
as for you car, if its only smoknig a little its not really a problem, should last you a while. but if ur planning on getting a new car anyway just go get it checked up and sell it. u can get a used 6th gen si for around 10k, maybe 9 if you really really look for it. i would highly recommed them, the b16a2 kicks ass. but its up to you