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Originally Posted by Walla Walla
when i was your age, i was driving a brand new Kia Rio... 200$ bucks a month (lease) with no cashdown... and guess what.. with that kind of car, you dont really get many speed tickets...
was it fun? nop
was it responsible? yep
and now... with the results of a series of good life choice, I have a job that is 3 times at least the minimum wage, I have a brz that i can afford, I have my home and I'm not even 30...
yeah.. i could have done the same as you when I was your age.... but I guess you will need to start seeing long term.. or you will realize one day youre juste as wreked as your fr-s...
that's my real advice... what you do with it is your choice
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i had a auto corolla! WOOT lol
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Originally Posted by Bristecom
If I had a kid, I would never let him/her get a powerful RWD car to start with. They need to start with a slower FWD or AWD automatic transmission car and prove themselves with that first.
I was fortunate to get a sporty V6 Mercury Cougar off of my older brother as my first car. But it was still just an auto transmission and FWD. I wanted an even sportier car at the time but I learned a lot from that car and still respected it. Then I eventually got my Eclipse GSX which is AWD and manual and this has taught me good shifting skills and how to handle power oversteer. So now I feel like I'm finally ready for a new rear wheel drive car after 10 years of driving and no accidents. I take driving very seriously but I still like to drive spiritedly. I think you can find a balance but it takes maturity and years of experience.
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this statement is true for the 99%
im going to restore 2 cars with both of my kids, through experience of building a car and them learning to repect cars, not only for the fact that they are machines but also a safe haven for the mind and a necessity in today's life for working and getting things done. through that they will learn the responsibility of driving. Ill probably have them in parking lots learning to drive at 14 and by the time they are 16 they will be comfortable driving with everyone else instead of just shoving them in a driving class and putting them on the road in a few weeks
that is how i think children should be brought up to drive at least... if they want to hoon they can come to the track with me and drive the cars they built, if they break them they will know how to fix them, plain and simple.
