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Originally Posted by moniz
No You'll need to get more years of driving experience to really enjoy cars like this. Getting something lower powered and cheaper. That doesn't mean that can't be fun in their own way. Think the Mazda 2 which is a great little handling car with only 100hp but very light toss able and predictable.
My first car at 19 was '89 Civic Si which back then had only 108hp and something like 98lb/ft of torque. That car was hella fun without getting me into trouble. Think along those lines in a small light low hp car. You'll appreciate a sports car much more once you master the basics in subcompact/compact, and you'll be having fun along the way. Plus like someone said, the insurance on either of those cars at your age will be brutal due to lack of years of driving experience.
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Hmm....lots of assumptions in the responses so far. My first car was a Mustang GT. V8, RWD, manual transmission, and plenty of potential for fun (and trouble). Purchased it brand new at the age of 18, without any help from my parents. Got my own loan and my own insurance.
Did I enjoy it? You better believe it. Was it too much car for me back then? Probably, but I respected the car from day one, knowing that it was far too easy to put in a ditch or worse yet into a tree. I have no regrets buying that car and other than a couple of speeding tickets with it, no problems at all.