Another stupid 16 year old
Originally Posted by cosmicbang
Sorry about the accident. The front half does not look bad. Maybe you could get another rear end from a car wrecked in the front and splice them together.
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i wish i had an fd when i was 16. i am from the south side of chicago, and i went to a private school, all these guys used to roll up in there mercedes,or new suv's and i wish i had that. but in retrospect, i dont think i could have appreciated an fd that much, and probablly would have wrecked it.
you know i dont think i ever saw one fd there in the whole 18 years i lived there. i didnt see one until i moved to san diego. maybe there is a reason for that....... BECAUSE ITS STILL ******* SNOWING IN APRIL!!!! this is a summer car, move to socal and you can drive it all year . and i am not trying to be high and mighty i am only 21...hope you are ok
you know i dont think i ever saw one fd there in the whole 18 years i lived there. i didnt see one until i moved to san diego. maybe there is a reason for that....... BECAUSE ITS STILL ******* SNOWING IN APRIL!!!! this is a summer car, move to socal and you can drive it all year . and i am not trying to be high and mighty i am only 21...hope you are ok
Originally Posted by sicass7
i wish i had an fd when i was 16. i am from the south side of chicago, and i went to a private school, all these guys used to roll up in there mercedes,or new suv's and i wish i had that. but in retrospect, i dont think i could have appreciated an fd that much, and probablly would have wrecked it.
you know i dont think i ever saw one fd there in the whole 18 years i lived there. i didnt see one until i moved to san diego. maybe there is a reason for that....... BECAUSE ITS STILL ******* SNOWING IN APRIL!!!! this is a summer car, move to socal and you can drive it all year . and i am not trying to be high and mighty i am only 21...hope you are ok
you know i dont think i ever saw one fd there in the whole 18 years i lived there. i didnt see one until i moved to san diego. maybe there is a reason for that....... BECAUSE ITS STILL ******* SNOWING IN APRIL!!!! this is a summer car, move to socal and you can drive it all year . and i am not trying to be high and mighty i am only 21...hope you are ok
The funny thing is, AFTER I graduated from college, I remembered this kid from high school who got a "cool car" during our senior year, which everyone used to go crazy over. I didn't realize it was an FD till much MUCH later (didn't know about RX7s back then haha). Go figure. Turns out he's had it for a while now, he's still local, but he painted it CYM. Haven't seen it ever since, tho.
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sorry to hear that madmax but glad u're ok. i can feel your pain cuz i did the same thing to my 1st gen 4 yrs. ago. i was going about 75mph and someone shortstopped on me so i changed lanes. then i overcorrected myself, spun out and hit a tree. lucky me i just had a huge bump on my head and a few scrape. what's even better i hit the tree with the rear end so everything from the seats forward i saved. still got it but i'm looking for a body to swap. but like i said. glad to hear u're ok
I still can't believe how many irresponsible more-money-than-sense parents there seem to be these days. There were plenty of rich kids at my high school, but their parents weren't stupid enough to buy them $50k cars. How are so many people getting rich while being such morons?
I sat in McDonald's a year ago listening to one little suburban princess bitch to her five little suburban princess friends about how pissed she was that her folks bought her a <year old> Jeep Cherokee Limited. "like, what, are they too cheap to buy a new car?"...
I sat in McDonald's a year ago listening to one little suburban princess bitch to her five little suburban princess friends about how pissed she was that her folks bought her a <year old> Jeep Cherokee Limited. "like, what, are they too cheap to buy a new car?"...
Originally Posted by ptrhahn
I still can't believe how many irresponsible more-money-than-sense parents there seem to be these days. There were plenty of rich kids at my high school, but their parents weren't stupid enough to buy them $50k cars. How are so many people getting rich while being such morons?
I sat in McDonald's a year ago listening to one little suburban princess bitch to her five little suburban princess friends about how pissed she was that her folks bought her a <year old> Jeep Cherokee Limited. "like, what, are they too cheap to buy a new car?"...
I sat in McDonald's a year ago listening to one little suburban princess bitch to her five little suburban princess friends about how pissed she was that her folks bought her a <year old> Jeep Cherokee Limited. "like, what, are they too cheap to buy a new car?"...
FDs were new when I was 16 and out of my price range. I had a FC when I was 17. It was my 1st car. I wrecked it too (being a jackass I might add). But, I purchased it with my money (3500)so it was my problem.
How the hell does a 16 year old get enough $$$$ to purchase a FD? What kind of irrisposible parent purchases a FD for a 16 year old????
1: I would never buy a kid a car. Make them work for it. 2. If I did they would get a 1992 corrola.
How the hell does a 16 year old get enough $$$$ to purchase a FD? What kind of irrisposible parent purchases a FD for a 16 year old????
1: I would never buy a kid a car. Make them work for it. 2. If I did they would get a 1992 corrola.
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Originally Posted by 855m0n0
FDs were new when I was 16 and out of my price range. I had a FC when I was 17. It was my 1st car. I wrecked it too (being a jackass I might add). But, I purchased it with my money (3500)so it was my problem.
How the hell does a 16 year old get enough $$$$ to purchase a FD? What kind of irrisposible parent purchases a FD for a 16 year old????
1: I would never buy a kid a car. Make them work for it. 2. If I did they would get a 1992 corrola.
How the hell does a 16 year old get enough $$$$ to purchase a FD? What kind of irrisposible parent purchases a FD for a 16 year old????
1: I would never buy a kid a car. Make them work for it. 2. If I did they would get a 1992 corrola.
Yeah, what was his Job if he was only 16 bought a FD and put 20 grand of his own money into it? That's a lot of cash for a 16 year old to be making, sounds like BS to me.
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I would have to agree...I won't buy my kid a car like this. They can buy it for themselves if they want, and I can help with some insurance or whatever, but I'm just now 21 and can finally afford one of these...It's way too much power for a 16 year old. Hell, it's too much power for me....but that doesn't stop me :-D
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ha, too much power for a 16yr old? lol i think a honda is too much power for em too lol, i've seen a bunch of flipped hondas too, can't believe they can wreck a FWD naturally aspirated lol
What they need is the car I grew up on. A 1988 Chevy Nova Hatchback, like 50hp lol, speedo ends at 85mph, but car couldn't handle past 70 (barely, at that). 3-speed auto, and is AWESOME in accidents. Huge front and rear rubber bumpers absorb impact like crazy. I slammed into the back of another car at a solid 55mph, and the other car (an old Maxima) was travelling at about 35 mph. The Maxima was totalled, the Nova took it like LIKE A CHAMP. Just needed the front corner pulled out a bit (I hit the car at an angle), new hood, grill, and bumper, and that's it. About $650 in repairs. I walked away, too -- and all that was with no ABS, no airbags, nada. Just the seatbelt. Plus, the engine is the same engine as a Corolla, so it's rock solid. I did go through a tranny or two tho, but that's prob cuz of how I drive 
Oh, and the accident WASN'T my fault
Oh, and the accident WASN'T my fault
I don't know what car I'm on now in my driving carrier, but my first car was an '86 Chevette with MAYBE 60HP. If you got it to the top of a big hill, you might be able to hit 60MPH if you were lucky. But the car shaking would scare you enough to never do it again. Looking back, I think I was drunk and disorderly with 80HP and a three speed automatic. While I don't have kids, there is no way they will be driving anything with a 1:10 power/weight ratio!
Originally Posted by scotty305
I really hate seeing threads like this. Not only does it mean 'another one bites the dust' , (and reasonably-priced parts will become harder to find), but it also increases the chances of insurance rates going up.
As they say, the best thing to do is 'fix the nut behind the wheel first.' It's good that you realize that you made a mistake, but now you need to learn exactly what you did wrong in order to prevent from making a similar mistake in the future.
Books to check out:
"Going Faster! Race Driving Techniques" by Skip Barber
"Drive To Win" by Caroll Shelby
And anything you can find by Bob Bondurant. I would advise you to buy a good 'trainer car' instead of another supercar. Get something that is light weight, well-balanced and underpowered. It will force you to learn how to drive well in order to go fast. Look into Miatas, AE86-chassis Toyota Corollas, maybe even a first-gen MR2.If you want to have something that is 'cooler' than that, maybe a Honda S2000 , but I wouldn't spend the extra money on it.
This will help you with driving technique only. Learning good judgement and responsible decision making is up to you. Most people lose their sense of invincibility after crashing a car, and will use better judgement in the future.
Good luck,
-s-
As they say, the best thing to do is 'fix the nut behind the wheel first.' It's good that you realize that you made a mistake, but now you need to learn exactly what you did wrong in order to prevent from making a similar mistake in the future.
Books to check out:
"Going Faster! Race Driving Techniques" by Skip Barber
"Drive To Win" by Caroll Shelby
And anything you can find by Bob Bondurant. I would advise you to buy a good 'trainer car' instead of another supercar. Get something that is light weight, well-balanced and underpowered. It will force you to learn how to drive well in order to go fast. Look into Miatas, AE86-chassis Toyota Corollas, maybe even a first-gen MR2.If you want to have something that is 'cooler' than that, maybe a Honda S2000 , but I wouldn't spend the extra money on it.
This will help you with driving technique only. Learning good judgement and responsible decision making is up to you. Most people lose their sense of invincibility after crashing a car, and will use better judgement in the future.
Good luck,
-s-
Originally Posted by scotty305
I really hate seeing threads like this. Not only does it mean 'another one bites the dust' , (and reasonably-priced parts will become harder to find), but it also increases the chances of insurance rates going up.
As they say, the best thing to do is 'fix the nut behind the wheel first.' It's good that you realize that you made a mistake, but now you need to learn exactly what you did wrong in order to prevent from making a similar mistake in the future.
Books to check out:
"Going Faster! Race Driving Techniques" by Skip Barber
"Drive To Win" by Caroll Shelby
And anything you can find by Bob Bondurant. I would advise you to buy a good 'trainer car' instead of another supercar. Get something that is light weight, well-balanced and underpowered. It will force you to learn how to drive well in order to go fast. Look into Miatas, AE86-chassis Toyota Corollas, maybe even a first-gen MR2.If you want to have something that is 'cooler' than that, maybe a Honda S2000 , but I wouldn't spend the extra money on it.
This will help you with driving technique only. Learning good judgement and responsible decision making is up to you. Most people lose their sense of invincibility after crashing a car, and will use better judgement in the future.
Good luck,
-s-
As they say, the best thing to do is 'fix the nut behind the wheel first.' It's good that you realize that you made a mistake, but now you need to learn exactly what you did wrong in order to prevent from making a similar mistake in the future.
Books to check out:
"Going Faster! Race Driving Techniques" by Skip Barber
"Drive To Win" by Caroll Shelby
And anything you can find by Bob Bondurant. I would advise you to buy a good 'trainer car' instead of another supercar. Get something that is light weight, well-balanced and underpowered. It will force you to learn how to drive well in order to go fast. Look into Miatas, AE86-chassis Toyota Corollas, maybe even a first-gen MR2.If you want to have something that is 'cooler' than that, maybe a Honda S2000 , but I wouldn't spend the extra money on it.
This will help you with driving technique only. Learning good judgement and responsible decision making is up to you. Most people lose their sense of invincibility after crashing a car, and will use better judgement in the future.
Good luck,
-s-
Originally Posted by pincusa
I don't know what car I'm on now in my driving carrier, but my first car was an '86 Chevette with MAYBE 60HP. If you got it to the top of a big hill, you might be able to hit 60MPH if you were lucky. But the car shaking would scare you enough to never do it again. Looking back, I think I was drunk and disorderly with 80HP and a three speed automatic. While I don't have kids, there is no way they will be driving anything with a 1:10 power/weight ratio!
It was actually ranked among the 10 worst cars ever made haha.
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Originally Posted by 855m0n0
FDs were new when I was 16 and out of my price range. I had a FC when I was 17. It was my 1st car. I wrecked it too (being a jackass I might add). But, I purchased it with my money (3500)so it was my problem.
How the hell does a 16 year old get enough $$$$ to purchase a FD? What kind of irrisposible parent purchases a FD for a 16 year old????
1: I would never buy a kid a car. Make them work for it. 2. If I did they would get a 1992 corrola.
How the hell does a 16 year old get enough $$$$ to purchase a FD? What kind of irrisposible parent purchases a FD for a 16 year old????
1: I would never buy a kid a car. Make them work for it. 2. If I did they would get a 1992 corrola.
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Originally Posted by iluvmy3rdgen
Yeah, what was his Job if he was only 16 bought a FD and put 20 grand of his own money into it? That's a lot of cash for a 16 year old to be making, sounds like BS to me.
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Hey max, Sorry to hear about your car.
I'm 19 and own an FD. I also started a business while in highschool. It's a corporation that creates and incubates smaller businesses (the first was a computer business) untill they are large enough to incorporate themselves, then we sell the business or reinvest the net profits into the 'umbrella' corp. It's awesome to see other people being that ambitious before 20! lol
But about your car... are you parting it out yet? And what all mods did you have?
I'm 19 and own an FD. I also started a business while in highschool. It's a corporation that creates and incubates smaller businesses (the first was a computer business) untill they are large enough to incorporate themselves, then we sell the business or reinvest the net profits into the 'umbrella' corp. It's awesome to see other people being that ambitious before 20! lol
But about your car... are you parting it out yet? And what all mods did you have?
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