**** man, calm down. Im 16 also, i got my FD for my birthday, but Im still paying my parents back for it. Im about halfway there right now. Just cuz your 16 doesnt mean your a bad driver, but acidents are more common with younger people. Its a fact, get over it. Dont become a statistic

 

Yes. Just like I hit 110 today in my J30 on the hwy with very little traffic. Then again, the driver's on this side of Jersey make most of the driver's of Miami look like todlers sitting in a chair with a plastic steering wheel strapped to the arm rests.

I Lived in Miami for 15 years, and it is very unfortunante that I need to return, but let me tell you, that I know for a fact that a VERY large majority, I would have to personally say over 90%, of the teenee bopper miami drivers are EXTREMELY irresponsible, and I have PLENTY of friends still living in Miami to back my statement.

Yeah, I admit it. I was an irresponsible teenager in Miami, and I can tell you a million reasons as to why. It didn't take me long to finally realize what an idiot I was, and then I realized that the same goes for everyone else. There is simply TOO much influence in Miami to get yourself in trouble. Not only from peers in school, but also from most of the parents. I call it "Stupid people breeding" It is a different mentality down there. COMPLETLY different from how parents are up here. Society in Miami is just plain FUCKED. Let me not get into how someone I knew in highschool wrapped his 5.0 around a tree. Let me not get into of how someone that someone else I know wrapped his vette around a corrolla full of other kids. Oh, this kid was 15 and his father gave him his vette. Let me not also get into how a friend of another friends slammed his civic into a brickwall killing everyone on board but himself just because he was trying to beat the yellow light. Let me not even mention of how, Let me not mention of how a friend of a friend of a friend killed his girlfriend eating **** drag racing in the middle of a busy intersection.

I'm not going to get into the middle of this. There a bunch of reasons why Miami was rated as the #1 city to NOT to visit. Fortunately, I will be living in an area rather far from most of the mess.

I'm just going to finish by saying that I know how Miami is, and I know how people are in Miami. A 16 year old in miami with an FD is NOT likely to be a good thing at all. My stepbrother is now 17 in Miami. Since he turned 13, I have DRILLED it in his head of what to do and when. It's cool to show off but not to show off and make a fool out of yourself. We all like to show off at times, and even me, but hey, I taught him that there is a right place and a wrong place for everything. Sure, I like to race, but I only make sure I race in an area that poses as LITTLE threat to no threat to others, and one thing you never EVER do is race or simply haul *** like an idiot in traffic or in a densly populated area. I took the time to teach my step-bro how when to act and how not to act. I'm not saying I drive in a God-like manner, but at least I have enough commonsense to know when to do what.

Now bite me

 

Whatever, a 1998 corvette AND a Z06. :~

 

and as far as you young guys in miami go, remember, that in my reply, I NEVER said that all teenagers in Miami don't know how to drive

My best friend's brother is one perfect example. He was raised by a family that lived in Germany. His brother has driven on the Autobaun, I have also driven with them on the Autobaun, and his parents both received their driver's licenses in Germany, his father was a race car driver, his uncle builds mild 700hp Porsches in Germany for a living, and over 1/2 of their family still lives in Germany. He's 20 now, but when he was 16, he showed driving skills that surpassed almost everyone that was on the road in miami. Why? Because the positive influence was there.

 

Burlingame High.

there were actually two F50s in Hillsborough that i know of. one i did not not mention, since the guy graduated last year, and is currently 19 (hence, it doesnt really belong in a conversation about "immature" 16 year olds ). but the other one is owned by the CEO of Cisco Systems, and his son is currently a sophmore. since his dad collects Ferraris, he has been seen rollin in a few of them, including the F50. i havnt seen him driving thier new Pagani Zonda C12S yet, but im assuming its not gonna be too long.

i dont know about the Korean girl you are talking about though.

ahhh....gotta love those damn Hillsborough kids!

 

Like we care what you say.

 

yeah...after many sleepless nights, i decided that the Supra would be the better car for me. i would prefer driving the car, rather than working on it, i like racing on the highway more than off-the-line (oh wait...racing is immature ), you could get it insanely fast for less money, you dont need to do "reliability mods"...etc. etc.

i still love the FD, as it still holds a place in my heart. devoting almost 2 years of love and research for the car is hard to let go, but after seeing all the FDs for sale being complete pieces of garbage, i just had to move on.

so the journey now continues. this time for a MKIV TT 6-speed black/black or black/tan. but if i stumble upon a clean FD in good condition, i just might go back to my first love . but so far, all the Supras i have seen are in MUCH, MUCH better condition then even the cleanest of FDs.

 

Does the Supra have to be in walking distance also?

 

I've got a 1998 Z06. It's really nice.

 

Bad driving has nothing to do with driving experience. It's cause-and-effect. If you come out of your first accident/insurance claim/rate hike unscathed, you'll be more for the better. And you WILL f*ck up as you explore your new world, and a wallet-reality check may check in. It's almost good that it does in a way. Sadly it may be the "other guy's fault" even if you went to a performance driving school. The 25 year-old insurance break is there for a reason to allow you to establish financial independence from parents and realize driving priveleges is a no-*******.
Once you got that down, you'll pick your street battles wisely without peer pressure.

 

LOL took the words right outta my mouth....

-Kib

 

My 2 cents:

young drivers are inexperienced and will get into an accident. Now if a parent wants to spoil their kid fine, teach them nothing about money, great idea! But the kids who work to afford what they buy is another story. They will most likely crash their car (due to traffic these days) but at least theyll know what its like to loose something. I can vouch for this because Im 19, went to school with kids who drove bmws, lexus, mercs, you name it and I worked my butt off for my del sol. now Im getting an fd. And yes I did crash my first car =] So in short, its not some much the kids but it will be sad to see the fd go into the junk pile when he turns 16 and flips it. =[

Good Luck to him.....

 

<flame suit on>

Oh and on a side note, lay off jinx....if you talk to him that kid has his sh^t together!

 

no...walking distance to too broad of a range. the car for sale must be visible when i look out of the windows of my house.

 

Let think about it, "responsible American teens" is kind of oxymoron

 

Come to think of it, years behind the wheel may not be the best indicator of experience or safety.

However, I know that most ppl at 15 or 16 has little or no experience w/ driving are prone to accidents. That's basic fact and statistics.

I also know that just about every FD owner has had a close call in the first few years of ownership due to the fact that it's a fast car. This is regardless of age and experience. I drive turtlespeed most of the time but I've still gotten a few close calls.

The combination of the two factors don't encourage safety. That's all I have to say about that. Parents buying their son/daughter a high performance sports car are just not thinking clearly. Borrowing parents' sportscar once in a while is one thing, buying one as the primary car for a 16 yr old is another.

 

I disagree...those who bust their a$$ at school/jobs to mod their cars and cherry them out are generally WAY MORE responsible than selfish momma's boys with no sense of responsibility and ownership/insurance costs. If you earn it with your own money, you'll treat it nicer and make smarter decisions. It's a lot of investment to lose if you jack it up, regardless of make/model of car.

Damn, wish the newb drivers would listen to those who've been there, but I guess you'll have to learn the hard way like generations before, IF you survive your own arrogance and self-assessed skill, especially with an unforgiving car like the FD.