it needs work and it will cost money to store it and insure it if you choose so. add up how much all that will cost and then figure out how much it's worth on the market. look at the two figures and then decide. if you sell it, you can put the cash into savings and draw interest or invest into something. then the market value of your z will become an asset and make you money while your out in japan. and add that 15 grand you where going to blow on the z with the money you sold it for and you have a nice little bed of $$$ that you can do what ever you want with when you return.