yes it should be a good car. If young adult keeps up maintenance and drives it properly theres no reason it shouldnt last a few hundred thousand miles. These cars are realativly easy to maintain they get decent fuel milage and good durabillity. A great thing about it being a 98 is in the event of an accident you wont loose a great deal of money. For peace of mind though i would keep as much insurance as possible including towing uninsured motorist and under insured motorist. Hope all this helps.