I say get the FD if you feel you can be responsible enough to keep it under control. Every car can be dangerous in wrong hands. Hearing about your garage "stock", your family shouldnt have problems maintaining your FD in good condition. Have the respect for the car and start out slowly - learn it step by step.
Enroll in a race school and learn how the car handles at the limit.

Hell, if 16 years old boys can fly a sailplane, you can also drive this car. But stick to the rules and keep your head straight and your ego down.

I know some drivers with years of experience and they cant drive for ****.

 

Hey, if you got the MULA, I say go for it, Ive been the best damn driver in my little part of the city since I was 15, all the old guys would give me their cars to race them, because I knew what I was doing, but on the other hand, I did start with an FC (2nd Gen) and worked my way up, The FD is problematic, get ready to spend more money then just what you buy it for. Good Luck Buddy!

 

Well, yet another 15 year old proved today why kids dont need to drive a sports car of anytype.. He was lucky he didnt hit my work van.. Ohh and by the way he didnt have a drivers licnse.. When I left the cops had him hand cuffed and was hauling him away..


Kid claims he was only doing 50mph... I guesstimate he was doing aprrox 70-90mph when He passed my van.. Lucky I wasnt creaping out to turn or he would have nailed my work van..

 

14, going on 15, and "none other than the FD."

DO NOT GET AN FD.

 

haha I hope those pictures deturs this kid but none the less The kid driving and his passengers were lucky they didnt hit me or anything else other then that mail box.. They also they didnt flip when they went into the ditch..

 

Here's the thing..

A lot of people do not realize the power of limitation. By not having the most capable piece of equipment to work with, you are FORCED to learn that tool to the best of your and it's ability. It is a GIFT.

You will lose that if you immediately go out and find the most capable piece of equipment to use in the first place - and this goes for more than just cars.

Purchase novice level equipment, learn it to the maximum of it's ability, then move up. Otherwise you'll have a much harder learning curve and not the proper level of contrast or comparison to base things on.

 

Precisely.

Let put it this way. If you had to learn how to read, should you start with Dr. Suess, or Shakespeare?

As a starting driver, you will make mistakes. It is better to do it with a limited platform, then one more capable. This way, when you **** up, you will do it to a lesser degree, and do less damage.

I go my FD a year and a half ago, Memorial day. I am 38. Before that I had had a 69 VW Microbus/Camper, 72 VW squareback, 2 Mazda 323s, and a 95 Ford Probe 4 cyl. A few days after getting my FD, I took a right onto the access road paralleling the highway, and pegged it in mid turn. The *** end went left real fast! That tought me the respect I needed for my FD.

I also grew up driving in CT in crappy weather, and got introduced to hyydroplanes, slides, skids and spins with lower power vehicles. You can **** up with any vehicle, so you'd better learn to do it with one where the effects won't be so drastic. That way you have more time/chances to learn what is going on and how to react.

You've got a lot of time in front of you to enjoy driving. The best way to start is to get down the fundamentals correctly, and in a good enviroment. You don't need to jump up to a car where the tolerance for mistakes is much smaller.

Besides there are plenty of sweet older cars that have just as much character, and aren't necessarily as tempermental as the FD, and are more reliable.

If you like coupes an older BWM 3 series, for ragtops a Miata or Alfa. Each of these are great vehicles and there are a lot more out there.