sounds like it needs struts, brakes, lca's and maybe a few other odds and ends, nothing to really worry about. biggest cost would be the struts.

if you had to sink a grand into it your still ahead of the game price wise. shop costs would be way to much cost wise, i bet thats why hes selling it. he got the shop repair bill and said f that. that may be why hes selling it cheap too. to off set the work he knows it needs.