Tom, don't take this the wrong way but good for you. It's called growing up. The choices you're making and the logic you're using are smart. You would not be the first young guy to get in over his head because he bought a car, any car, out of emotion. I don't want to sound like an old fart but you're making the smart choice. Patience. Your "D-Day" WILL come. Use the time to study and learn how to do your own car work and it'll come even sooner. This car is simple to work on but you'll need time to learn and accumulate a few tools. Consider it an investment that will serve you long after you've bought and sold a Delorean. There is a time and place for everything. It's only a car and there are far more important things in your life you should be paying attention to at this point. Don't lose hope. All you're doing is trading time for money. Right now the latter is more important but as you age you'll soon see the reverse become true. In fact I would buy and give you a like-new Delorean tommorow if I could trade places with you and I'll bet I'm not the only one here who would do that :-) Continue to think and act as you're doing now and the day will come when you'll be able to buy what you please, when you please. You might even spare yourself the hassle of working past your best years. Your dream is not dead. Far from it. No dream is dead as long as you approach it in an intelligent, rational, and thoughtful manner. You're already well on your way to doing that. From what I can gather you'll be in a position to own a car a lot sooner than you think. Good luck to you. Greg To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/