I wouldn't reccomend a DeLorean as a first car, no. For the most part, the car is easily repair able. And as far as "quirks" go, it's really not so bad. You're just as likely to find the same problems with a DeLorean, that you'd run across with a used car. So repairs (as it has been stated many times over) are not an issue with a DeLorean. But handling is. I would consider the DeLorean to be a car for a more advanced driver. The odd weight bias from front to back, and the lack of Anti-Lock Brakes can make the car quite difficult to control under paniced/emergency situations. Within the first year of ownership for example, I'd spun it around twice hard braking. And a few times, I've almost run people off the road, because they've been in my blind spots. Which is another concern. I'm not racing people, but I constantly speed ahead of other cars that pace me, to purposefully keep them out of my blindspots. And keeping track of where other cars on the road are is nessisary as well. Now, you may not nessisarily wreck your first car. I didn't. Although I was involved in a minor collision in another vehicle. The reason that more young people (I hate the term, "kids", and want to personally smack anyone who refers to their car as "Adult Owned") is a lack of practical experience behind the wheel. I myself, for example, didn't learn to drive until I was 18, and still feel that the driving test I took wasn't good enough. The best way to learn to avoid trouble, is to get into it. I'm not saying that you should wait until after you wreck a car, or anything like that. After all, automobile related injuries can be qutie long term. What I would reccomend is aside from taking a good defensive driving course, look into perhaps a performance driving class. You'll have fun, and learn quite a bit without getting injured. Now with all this being said, this doesn't mean that the DeLorean doesn't handle well. On the contrary, the DeLorean IMO handled exceptionially well. It's just that unlike many cars of toady that come equiped with safety devices designed to take control to prevent you from getting into an accident, the DeLorean requires you to take on that burdon yourself, and do most of the work. The rear weight bias, and the understeer on the car do allow the rear end to break traction allot easier, yes. But once you learn to control it, it makes the car MUCH more fun, and nimble. Plus it's quite practical when you need to make quick U-turns. In addition, I wouldn't reccomend the DeLorean as a first car, because you want to get that urge to race out of your system. Even before I picked my D up, I got a rental car for about 3 days, and just tore the thing up racing it, jumping it, and in general, just driving the hell out of the car. Once I got my D, I was relaxed, and just cruised all the way home. Well, *most* of the way! :p -Robert vin 6585 "X"