Help me with my first car choice
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Originally Posted by Doogie Howser
I think its admirable that your trying to pay for your first car but trying to learn stick and drive an evo as your first car is really not a stellar idea.
If you want to mod your car, learn how to add mods, do basic diy, and just learn more about cars I would look into a nice used manual WRX. They can run from 12-15k, yet have AWD, and are really fun cars to drive and mod.
If you want to mod your car, learn how to add mods, do basic diy, and just learn more about cars I would look into a nice used manual WRX. They can run from 12-15k, yet have AWD, and are really fun cars to drive and mod.
One thing that ihave in my mind is just putting a blue neon light underneath.
lol..
I love Evo for what it is.
It took my heart away when i first saw it....
and i *think* that i donot need to learn stick anymore... i *think* i know how to drive a stick....
I may be wrong.. please correct me
I cant imagine myself at 16 getting into a car like an Evo just the way its setup and your kinda small at that age.
DUDE TRUST ME it'll be very intimidating getting into the car and leaving the dealership and going onto real highways. Keep in mind your 16 and havent driven for crap except around your town doing easy stuff.
YOU CANNOT handle highway traffic 80mph speeds at 16 I would be too nervous atleast.
Im learned stick and took my drivers test on stick and didnt stall once and was driving a Hyundai Accent 2 door (now totalled from a friend drifting into our lane wrecklessly head on first month he had license) No matter how good of a driver are you can't react to a situation like that so It's better to have a POS till your friends get better.
After I learned stick my parents bought a truck and learned the physics of RWD and a truck is fun in the snow you can drift, because you wont be able to bring the Evo out in the snow that reminds me... you've never driven in snow have fun stopping.
But If you do buy it let Karma be on your side
DUDE TRUST ME it'll be very intimidating getting into the car and leaving the dealership and going onto real highways. Keep in mind your 16 and havent driven for crap except around your town doing easy stuff.
YOU CANNOT handle highway traffic 80mph speeds at 16 I would be too nervous atleast.
Im learned stick and took my drivers test on stick and didnt stall once and was driving a Hyundai Accent 2 door (now totalled from a friend drifting into our lane wrecklessly head on first month he had license) No matter how good of a driver are you can't react to a situation like that so It's better to have a POS till your friends get better.
After I learned stick my parents bought a truck and learned the physics of RWD and a truck is fun in the snow you can drift, because you wont be able to bring the Evo out in the snow that reminds me... you've never driven in snow have fun stopping.
But If you do buy it let Karma be on your side
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Originally Posted by Vishnu_Evo8
someone of this age need to get a 1990 accord.. not an evo.. but if he even needs to ask what to get then he doesnt deserve an evo
I want an Evo...
But that doesnt really justify that i deserve an Evo..
i dont want to 'hurt' it.
Sometimes i wonder, would anyone consider getting cars as their 'wives'?
lol
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From: southern california
Originally Posted by aznindianboi
Yea, u guys have really good points. but for me my first car will be with me for awhile. and i want the best to start out with and then let it follow me. and for the point on messing up the evo if yoiu have no experience. can you help me with not messing it up. cause this is my first car and i will have no experience with maintanence. all i can see that i could mess up is the clutch.
if a person is not sure they even know how to drive stick, they dont deserve an evo.. or any high performance car for that matter. I guarantee this is the reason why we see evos at teh track running 15 and 16 second 1/4 miles with mods.
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aznindian******boi:
i'm 17. i know a few kids with fast cars (350Z, Supra, Sti, Evo) and i would never in a thousand years trust myself to get in a car with them. a kid in my grade got an evo for his 16th birthday. i said to my brother "i bet he crashes it in 3 weeks." 2 weeks later he flips it over, totals it, breaks his arm, causes a kid to get his jaw wired shut, and the two other kids in the car got concusions. im glad it happened. then he was "punished" by being bought an infinity SUV. no one my age deserves an Evo. if my dad offered one to me, id probly take it, but not as a first car. but that will never happen. am i jealous? yes. do i value my life? yes. do i think youll get whats coming to you when your dad buys you the car? yes. and i hope it does. also, dont bull**** me with the "im different from other 16 year olds." i am a very responsible person. no tickets ever, no crashes, i go to school and work for my money 5 days a week (and ive been doing it since 2004), ive never gotten lower than an A in a class in my life. if i had an evo theres no way i wouldnt do 40 mph pulls on the highways and drive fast through backroads. we all know yer lying when you say this. ive driven my friends (he's 24 and pays for his car) STi, and trust me, its not a car that someone with your driving skill can handle.
in conclusion. you dont deserve this car. i dont care how many A's you get in chemistry class. your parents never learned how to raise children. you dont bring up a good kid by spending 35K on them for no reason. if anything, that just hurts you in the future. dont be a ******. just get an Si.
and the biggest thing is NEVER TELL ANYONE THAT IT'S YOUR CAR. its your parents and you've done nothing to earn it. if you do. ill personally come to texas and give you a texas sized *** kicking.
i could have made this post more civil. but my point comes across better this way.
i'm 17. i know a few kids with fast cars (350Z, Supra, Sti, Evo) and i would never in a thousand years trust myself to get in a car with them. a kid in my grade got an evo for his 16th birthday. i said to my brother "i bet he crashes it in 3 weeks." 2 weeks later he flips it over, totals it, breaks his arm, causes a kid to get his jaw wired shut, and the two other kids in the car got concusions. im glad it happened. then he was "punished" by being bought an infinity SUV. no one my age deserves an Evo. if my dad offered one to me, id probly take it, but not as a first car. but that will never happen. am i jealous? yes. do i value my life? yes. do i think youll get whats coming to you when your dad buys you the car? yes. and i hope it does. also, dont bull**** me with the "im different from other 16 year olds." i am a very responsible person. no tickets ever, no crashes, i go to school and work for my money 5 days a week (and ive been doing it since 2004), ive never gotten lower than an A in a class in my life. if i had an evo theres no way i wouldnt do 40 mph pulls on the highways and drive fast through backroads. we all know yer lying when you say this. ive driven my friends (he's 24 and pays for his car) STi, and trust me, its not a car that someone with your driving skill can handle.
in conclusion. you dont deserve this car. i dont care how many A's you get in chemistry class. your parents never learned how to raise children. you dont bring up a good kid by spending 35K on them for no reason. if anything, that just hurts you in the future. dont be a ******. just get an Si.
and the biggest thing is NEVER TELL ANYONE THAT IT'S YOUR CAR. its your parents and you've done nothing to earn it. if you do. ill personally come to texas and give you a texas sized *** kicking.
i could have made this post more civil. but my point comes across better this way.
Originally Posted by Sxhawnn
i'm 19, I've had an evo for a year and a half now.... We can't just ASSUME that this guy is going to be irresponsible with an evo. As a daily driver.... the Evo is both reliable and fun. As long as this guy is disciplined enough to not do stupid **** like canyon racing or high way running in heavy traffic... he'll be fine. BTW the evo was my first manual car as well, and I wouldn't consider myself a good driver by any means but i'm more than capable of "handling" an evo. It's not hard to go to your local speed way and sign up for a couple of lessons for 100 bucks. And by this i don't mean how to properly launch or how to heel toe down a canyon, but the basic things as downshifting to proper speeds, and shifting "nice." Stop hating on this guy... we all wish we had an evo when approaching 16...especially when his family is financially sound enough to afford it. BtW... Go with the evo.....I just traded cars with my friends 350Z for the weekend and I demanded a trade back before saturday was over. The damn thing is slow... I don't care how much horsepower it has at the crank. As for the 2006 Sti... that things just ugly imho.
Originally Posted by aznindianboi
Well. i have taken all ur advice in mind. i haven't made my decision just yet. i still have time and alot more to learn.
But just to add. i know many specualte that young people like me are immauture and do stupid stuff like speed though traffic. and i just want to tell you that i am not that kind. putting in play that my dad taught me how to drive. i will never try to do something stupid. let alone something to my car. the one thing i hate the most is losing my dad's trust. as you can see i am really really respectfull and always thinking of what my dad will say if i do something. i am not saying i am a perfect child. but i will leave the reckless driving out of my life for awhile.
maybe anand understands. indian parents are sometimes very strict. but it worked on me. i fear upsetting my dad, i am really being serious.
But just to add. i know many specualte that young people like me are immauture and do stupid stuff like speed though traffic. and i just want to tell you that i am not that kind. putting in play that my dad taught me how to drive. i will never try to do something stupid. let alone something to my car. the one thing i hate the most is losing my dad's trust. as you can see i am really really respectfull and always thinking of what my dad will say if i do something. i am not saying i am a perfect child. but i will leave the reckless driving out of my life for awhile.
maybe anand understands. indian parents are sometimes very strict. but it worked on me. i fear upsetting my dad, i am really being serious.
But another thing also, when other people are pressuring you to do stuff with your car then thats a different story. If you can resist every mustang reving at you and trying to race then you'll be fine.
Originally Posted by Vishnu_Evo8
if a person is not sure they even know how to drive stick, they dont deserve an evo.. or any high performance car for that matter. I guarantee this is the reason why we see evos at teh track running 15 and 16 second 1/4 miles with mods.
So here I am almost 20, Evo has 34k with stock clutch after going to the track 12+ times and running a 12.9.
Your statement is false.
Originally Posted by illxxblood
aznindian******boi:
i'm 17. i know a few kids with fast cars (350Z, Supra, Sti, Evo) and i would never in a thousand years trust myself to get in a car with them. a kid in my grade got an evo for his 16th birthday. i said to my brother "i bet he crashes it in 3 weeks." 2 weeks later he flips it over, totals it, breaks his arm, causes a kid to get his jaw wired shut, and the two other kids in the car got concusions. im glad it happened. then he was "punished" by being bought an infinity SUV. no one my age deserves an Evo. if my dad offered one to me, id probly take it, but not as a first car. but that will never happen. am i jealous? yes. do i value my life? yes. do i think youll get whats coming to you when your dad buys you the car? yes. and i hope it does. also, dont bull**** me with the "im different from other 16 year olds." i am a very responsible person. no tickets ever, no crashes, i go to school and work for my money 5 days a week (and ive been doing it since 2004), ive never gotten lower than an A in a class in my life. if i had an evo theres no way i wouldnt do 40 mph pulls on the highways and drive fast through backroads. we all know yer lying when you say this. ive driven my friends (he's 24 and pays for his car) STi, and trust me, its not a car that someone with your driving skill can handle.
in conclusion. you dont deserve this car. i dont care how many A's you get in chemistry class. your parents never learned how to raise children. you dont bring up a good kid by spending 35K on them for no reason. if anything, that just hurts you in the future. dont be a ******. just get an Si.
and the biggest thing is NEVER TELL ANYONE THAT IT'S YOUR CAR. its your parents and you've done nothing to earn it. if you do. ill personally come to texas and give you a texas sized *** kicking.
i could have made this post more civil. but my point comes across better this way.
i'm 17. i know a few kids with fast cars (350Z, Supra, Sti, Evo) and i would never in a thousand years trust myself to get in a car with them. a kid in my grade got an evo for his 16th birthday. i said to my brother "i bet he crashes it in 3 weeks." 2 weeks later he flips it over, totals it, breaks his arm, causes a kid to get his jaw wired shut, and the two other kids in the car got concusions. im glad it happened. then he was "punished" by being bought an infinity SUV. no one my age deserves an Evo. if my dad offered one to me, id probly take it, but not as a first car. but that will never happen. am i jealous? yes. do i value my life? yes. do i think youll get whats coming to you when your dad buys you the car? yes. and i hope it does. also, dont bull**** me with the "im different from other 16 year olds." i am a very responsible person. no tickets ever, no crashes, i go to school and work for my money 5 days a week (and ive been doing it since 2004), ive never gotten lower than an A in a class in my life. if i had an evo theres no way i wouldnt do 40 mph pulls on the highways and drive fast through backroads. we all know yer lying when you say this. ive driven my friends (he's 24 and pays for his car) STi, and trust me, its not a car that someone with your driving skill can handle.
in conclusion. you dont deserve this car. i dont care how many A's you get in chemistry class. your parents never learned how to raise children. you dont bring up a good kid by spending 35K on them for no reason. if anything, that just hurts you in the future. dont be a ******. just get an Si.
and the biggest thing is NEVER TELL ANYONE THAT IT'S YOUR CAR. its your parents and you've done nothing to earn it. if you do. ill personally come to texas and give you a texas sized *** kicking.
i could have made this post more civil. but my point comes across better this way.
Originally Posted by defiance
No...i donot plan to mod my Evo (future) enginewise.
One thing that ihave in my mind is just putting a blue neon light underneath.
lol..
I love Evo for what it is.
It took my heart away when i first saw it....
and i *think* that i donot need to learn stick anymore... i *think* i know how to drive a stick....
I may be wrong.. please correct me
One thing that ihave in my mind is just putting a blue neon light underneath.
lol..
I love Evo for what it is.
It took my heart away when i first saw it....
and i *think* that i donot need to learn stick anymore... i *think* i know how to drive a stick....
I may be wrong.. please correct me
anyway, if it's all jokes, your comments were funny. i laughed.
