$1500 is WAY high for that!!! Heck, it dodesn't even have a front windshield, there's $1200 right there (insert jab at BV here). Walk away from that one. If I had it then I would take it straight to the scrap yard and get cash for the weight of it.
You can find other 1st gens in decent shape for under 2k that run good. Keep looking.