It probably worried the neighbors up to the point where they realized there wasn't a fire. I can't imagine he'll end up driving it enough for that to be a prob

It probably worried the neighbors up to the point where they realized there wasn't a fire. I can't imagine he'll end up driving it enough for that to be a problem. In 2 or 3 years (more like 6 months) he'll get tired of moving it around and paying for fuel. In the end the worst case scenario will end up being caught behind the guy as he heads out to some small town's Christmas parade so their real engines aren't being wasted driving Santa down Main St. For $1,500 he got a deal. It is worth at least that much in scrap.