actually, I am 15, but the other kid is 14, and I still have 1 more year until I can drive and the other has 2 or 3. and $1,000 in court costs......come on, even my mom and dad don't speed and in a parking lot, the most I do is about 15-20mph. I even took it out on the road that leads to the other entrance and I was only going 25mph, and I did it smoothly and not like how most poeple think and floor it. The only time I will floor it is when I see a truck behind me coming at a high speed or if a guy runs a light on the other side and it heading towards my car, or once I join the SCCA I will save it for the track.

 

this has to be a joke someone please delete this thread

 

im 100% not going to drive a FD in highschool. im going to have to drive a 240hp QX4 (i know its nothing like the fd..). my parents said they would get me a FD only if i get into polytech (people in NYC/NJ should know what it is) and scholarship plan on paying for the insurance and half the price of the car. i pay the other half and all the repairs. most likely i wont drive this to college everyday and be used a dailydriver (ill be using the QX4 or MPV for that). i will keep it stock w/o any big mod since my parents wont allow me as long as i live with them which is almost 95% i will. so by the time im allowed to get a FD ill be ~18-19 yo. you guys are wrong about the fast and the furious crap, that is just plain stupid. when i first saw F&F i was 13yo and ive been wanting a FD sicne i was 10. when i first saw the owners booklet of the 93 MPV i saw this beautiful black and white picture of a hawwwt car. i did some research on it and found out it was a rx7 and has no pistons, thats when i started wanting one because i knew it was one special car. i might think about getting a FC first to learnmore about rotaries, but i really dont want to. when i get a FC most liekly either my parents wont let me get anoterh car (the FD) within 5 years or i wont be able to afford one within 2 years. are there any places near NY where i can maybe go to a shop for rotaries every weekend and watch them work on the cars and at least learn something about it?

 

Please understand that I am not cutting on you, or your abilities, or your intention. I am not trying to tell you that you should or should not get the car you want... That is your business.

And I am not speaking directly to you, but to 14/15 year olds in general. And as someone who is around three times your age and having seen this over and over, I am confident of the estimate that you will somewhere along the line get a ticket or two (MOST KIDS DO), and if you are smart, and did not do anything too bad, you should take it to court where it will cost you a lot of money for ticket/attorney/etc.

Your mom and dad don't speed? What do they drive? Do they have high performace cars just to go the the supermarket? Maybe they don't speed because it is not in their blood. But you are not asking about buying a grocery getter. You are asking about buying a high performace car. And you don't think you will ever use that power? Hmmm.

I know that younger people always think that the older folks are talking out their hat, but that's just the way life is. The olders have seen your future. You have not.

Good luck to you either way.

 

I know what you mean JDM Quinn. that is why I found this clean FC . it could get me used to the 13B. I think that I may get a FC like this or another TII that is just as clean, and I love everything clean. If you guys think that this FC is good then I'll try my best to get one similar to the one in the link.

Thanks for everyone's help,
Clin10

 

if you are under 18 you shouldnt be anywhere near the 3rd Gen section. go do your homework .

no one should ever have an FD as a first car...EVER

 

Threads like this always bring out several indignant young people but that doesn't change the fact that no way, no how, should you get an FD as your first car. There are many fun sporty cars that will be much safer, cheaper, and much less of a PITA. Why go into debt or make your teenage life hell just for a car? FDs will still be around in a few years when you have some real driving experience under your belt and can be in a better situation to pay for properly maintaining the car.

 

damn im just 17...i better give my FD away asap...

 

Please do. Thanks.

 

I now understand and that is why I am now getting a FC. I know what you mean about using your college funds for a car. I seen kids wreck their 1st cars and I just remembered about that. also jelious kids could key it, and I am not the violent type, but whoever keys any car of mine, I will find them . I have now changed my mind about the FD being a 1st vehicle and I am done

 

I think these kids on this thread sound like they're on the right track. They're 14/15 they can dream right? Some guys on the forum must have their ego threatened by driving a car that 14/15 year olds like. But I think its that kind of following from the next generation that keeps these cars alive. ****, they still make the Mustang because of it.
As far as the FD as a 1st car I can say that my kid wont get one, but some parents get their kids Porches and other fast expensive cars. So what will be will be. But I certainly dont want to see another FD totalled.
All this has been covered in another thread before so there is a word you should know: SEARCH And Clin 10 your word for the day is THREAD-JACK

 

sorry, I definatily didn't mean it. I do that at times w/o noticing and I didn't mean to sound, umm, newbish (flame me if U want) but I had the same mind set as SayNoToPistons. sorry everyone and sorry to you SayNoToPistons for doing all of this. I should've held it in instead of bringing it out on your thread. Once again sorry for the trouble and inconvenience and taking over the thread. I will try not to post until I get the car.

 

No harm done Clin 10. Besides, it sounds like you should be asking as many questions as possible BEFORE you buy one

 

my parents dont want to spoil me. they just want to give me a prize if i acheive something big (since i have failed almost every single class in freshman year, im willing to work my *** off for 3 years and get a nice stock fd). i have driven (almost every weekend when we feel like it) the 240hp QX4 in a HUGE lot with my sister at night. i was too scared to even go past 30mph even though the lot is freakin big, on the PeeVan i didnt even go past 30 either even though it only has 155hp. my parents WILL NOT let me get any mods that will make the FD go faster, even if i wanted to which i dont. so basically you guys dont think i should get a FD yet is because i might kill myself (im too scared to even push a 155hp 2 1/2 ton VAN to over 40 mph) in it and i dont know wtf im doing with a high tech car? and one more question, its going to cost more than $5000 a year to maintain this car in a drivable condition?

edit: Clin 10- its ok, i thread jack sometimes too . im sure everyone has
hmm. i just thought about it, if i totaled a FD (my parents going to be responsible for almost everything). my butt would be black and blue. or even ripped off!

 

I may be pissing off some people on this forum in a couple of months...

I'm just worried about insurance.

 

UNTRUE! i got my FD 1 month after i got my license. It was before i started my junior year. My parents dont spoil me. I work my *** off and i earned that car. Just because someone has a nice car, doesnt mean there parents did it for them. I love my FD and i have had 2 so far. Will never go back.

 

I did. And look at that, i still have it 10x better than when i started.

 

He's still correct to a certain degree. I know so many people my age who have totalled slow cars...

It's usually because they're retarded enough to get distracted while driving all the time and think they're never gonna wreck...

I know I'd be reaaal careful learning how to drive aggresively with an FD. :/

 

aww kawaii

 

I don't think you missed anything. Anyone buying this car must understand it is a marrage and not just ownership. It will cause you stress, joy, sadness, finance problems, and a few fits of ripping your hair from your scalp just like a woman. Just no talk back.
I first new of the car in 99 when i was 19. Bought a 93 R1 in 2002 and here i am $32,000 later about to get it back from the shop. All paid for with 2 jobs and 2 years of saving. I didn't cut one corner. Its been in the shop since Dec 29, 2003 and I can't wait to drive it.
I love this car. I have never driven one like it. It was hard enough to control my foot pressure and laughter when I first got it. some words of advise- DON"T KILL YOURSELF.
I will have plenty of pics and a list of mods when i get it back in a week.

 

Yep, and we get this argument by someone, every single time these young person threads come up. And how exactly did you earn the $15k+ by 16? And to keep earning enough to pay for insurance/maintenance, etc., while going to school?

So you're 17 now, why have you had TWO FDs?

These threads are so pointless. All of us "older" guys will tell the truth, while the young people who don't know any better go on and on about how THEY didn't crash and THEY paid for everything themselves. Bah. These threads should just be locked as soon as they are started.

 

I can't believe I read this thread. What a waste of time. I can't believe I even wasted the time to post on it. I am an idiot

 

bahhh... rynberg- you said something about them paying for the RXC7 themselves? well im not, i might pay half and thats about it, everything else is taken care of by my parents. i would really like to learn more about these kind of cars. whether you guys like it or not i will continue to read more everyday from this site and hopefully ill get a FC or FD someday. sorry to waste your PRECIOUS time guys. you guys just think im a joke so w/e. lock this up if you guys want.

 

No, actually I thought it was good that you were mature enough to post this thread trying to get information (although a use of the ol' search function would have turned up many past threads).

Now, try to be mature enough to listen to the advice you received. The FD is not the car for you. Get something much cheaper and safer to learn how to drive with. There's plenty of time later in life to enjoy these kinds of things. The whole problem with your generation is you have to have everything right now. Guess what guys, life doesn't end at 18, you still have time to enjoy life at 20+

 

im just scared that FDs are goign to be gone in like 5+ years. there are already almost no FDs (hardly any FCs either) within 300 miles from where i live. maybe i should start off with a old civic banger and up to a FC then to a FD?