[randywebb]

The car needs a careful PPI to see how much of a project it is. The rust is a bad sign...

Do you have a job lined up, since you are about to be a college grad.? Are you majoring in a lucrative field where you are nearly certain to get a good job? Is your degree from a top school (Res. Triangle Park) or a small, well-regarded liberal arts college? Those are all things you should be asking yourself... and that maybe your parents are thinking of.

If you bought it, what would you do with it? Build it into a hotrod? Find a numbers matching motor for it and 'restore' it to stock?

In other words, what it be worth if you ever need or want to sell it?

Back to the job stuff... Will your job/major be likely to make you move to a large city where driving the car will be a chore? Or just storing it will cost a fortune (NYC, Boston, etc.)?

I'm not so sure about buying a hose, but yo u definitely want to start a savings and investment plan right away - the most important factor causing investments to grow is TIME.... if it grows enough, you can retire in your 40s and buy a real RS or a low level Fcar...