I will be 19 this june. i bought my delorean about 6 months ago. i was.. obviously... 18 then. i believe myself to be the youngest owner (that is, one that owns the car.. not your parents) i afford my delorean easily, i always find the time and money to work on it. now granted, i have a wonderful job as an insurance salesman (i will be switching to the company i represent very soon... it's not unreasonable... check out Metropolitan or if your employer has benefits through Marsh and Mcclennan try Marsh@WorkSolutions/Seabury and Smith), especially for my age, but just putting my opinion that it more than possible for the such a young person to own a dmc-12. by the way... i just got the Michigan plate DMC XII... anyone out there have DMC 12.. you ^$%^#!.... just kidding :P -James La Londe vin#001967 [really long quote snipped by moderator]