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Originally Posted by STV3

I don't think either of these should ever be a kids first car unless you were one of those kids who grew up racing and already have a lot of driving experience. With that said you are going to do what you want to do. I'd say the 86 is a better choice because it has less power and is a safer car.

true, but we gotta start somewhere though. not every good driver started out on a racetrack at the age of 7. certainly not here.

Originally Posted by Cliu91

As someone who's worked in the Financial industry for the past few years, I'd like for you to seriously consider this purchase - a little more thought than just a few forum posts and/or day-dreaming. The car is usually people's second biggest purchase is their life next to a home.

You're 16 years old, who is going to be paying for the car? You mention, "a brand new car like the BRZ, it's gonna be a lot more to pay for (around $40k and insurance, not easy for a 16 y/o)". What do you mean by this? Will YOU be making the payments yourself by working part-time/full-time minimum wage job?

I never discriminate because of age, because there are people who are 20 years old making more than someone who is 45 years old, it happens. But are you in this situation? What is your capacity? How is your job security?

In my humble opinion, I would buy the cheaper car (if buying is the only option), the Supra is already a great car, and 12k is much more manageable than a 40k car.

My advice? Take your dad's old car, save up, and then put it towards the down payment or even pay the car off in full.

i agree with you on this. a brz would NOT be easy to live with in terms of payments etc and i will have to get a good paying job to get what i want when i can (planning to be a mechanic mainly because i want to be (yes 16 y/o working on your car stereotypes coming) i hear they get good money here too)

Originally Posted by 7thgear

if you feel confident in your respect and road manners then you buy whatever you can afford, that's really all there is to it.

yep. true.

Originally Posted by WhiteFRS69

yea i agree with this above statement







first time i ever drove a car with boost, the torque steer almost killed me and i was 18,


i remember driving to high school and hearing nothing but stories about peopel crashing there mommy and daddies Mercedes or BMW ( i live in a rich area)

i don't understand parents concept of giving a BRAND NEW driver a BRAND NEW car!

first car i had, at 15 was a 99 dodge neon 5 speed, loved that car, was so happy just to have a car, at that age i didnt care about anything else but just owning a car, hell i even saved up all my money to buy a car!







are you going to be buying the car with your own hard earned money, or is mommy and daddy buying it for you???

with all the cars ive owned in the past 9 years of driving, they have all been bought with my own hard earned money! and i appreciate it more!

if your making mommy and daddy buy you a car, start off small, used, old! i can tell you the truth that 90% of kids who have there parents buy them a car, dont appreciate what they have, atleast thats with my experiance

i see what you mean mate. yes i admit i am one of those kids with things out of mommys and daddys money but i do wish to start earning my own money to save up and getting things with it.

so with cars, in this case, maybe dad giving me his when he cant drive any longer (which is soon sadly.) or going something cheap as well. a supra would suffice with space for 4 people (me, me dad when hes observing my early driving, and young bros when taking them to school hehe).

Originally Posted by fang_gt86

I'd go for the BRZ. It's newer with less power and a lot safer.

It's never too early to own/drive a sport car if you can afford all the associated cost and responsibility. Owning either of these cars will be your marathon up Mount Everest.

At age 19, I barely made it out alive with a 99 Civic Si with fart-cannon.

its probably a lot harder to live nowadays. even worse here in aus with pretty much everything way more expensive than they should be.

Originally Posted by Diode Dynamics

MK4 Supra all day

I'm a big fan of Supras though, so my opinion is rather bias

Not a bad situation to be in at age 16, but I imagine your insurance costs will be exceptionally high

Nick C.

Originally Posted by martinEZ

get him an AE86

hehe MK4 supra!!!

idk a lot about insurances etc so i cant say much apart from knowing that its a lot of money. i should do research.

Originally Posted by STV3

Ok just for clarification, because there seems to be some confusion here.... OP you are indeed the 16yr old in question correct? Or is this the dad asking for his son?

yes, i am the 16 y/o posting.

sorry for the said confusion.

Originally Posted by AJ4211

Dunno how anyone thought it was the father, from the way he's written the posts it's clearly the 16 year old in question. And disregard the "mommy daddy payment" crap, everyone has their own situations that give them the cash to make decisions like these, OP was asking for insight not a life lecture. IMO go the BRZ over the Supra, safer and warranty, and of course go 86 over BRZ - more money for later on.

thank you for that mate. everyones opinions are different (or could be same given the stereotypes).

tbh, i think i would be a bit (idk what word to put here) spoilt(?) to just say that there are too many 86s on the road compared to nearly no brzs seen here which made me go brz over 86. i do love the 86 though. i think theyre around the same price point of $40k now (the 86 went $2k cheaper after the spec change last year here i believe) so i dont think that last one would do much.


thank you everyone for your posts