but what people are saying is that you are the exception to the rule, not the other way around.

Statistically is it a bad combination--there's no argueing that. But like you said, there are exceptions to it.

 

Got my evo when I was 17, it was a GG IX GSR used. It was the only one we could find around my area and it had 18,000 miles on it. The clutch went on it a month later, and my pops didnt like the idea of putting in a new clutch right after I bought the car. We went back to the dealership, and my dad fell in love with the Silver IX MR SE with only 60 miles on it. We gave the GSR back and added in another 5 grand for the SE. Ever since then its been my car. Only thing I ever did to hurt it was driving it in the snow last week (with no snow tires) and ripping off my front lip. I used my own pay check to buy a new one (APR Carbon Fiber =D) I rarely street race, rarely go to the tracks, and always drive responsibly. Im still 17, I turn 18 in 2 months. I get things all the time from my friends about, having a fast car and not driving it fast. I always tell them that having a fast car like mine requires great responsibility. Why go fast, when you know your car is fast?!?

 

Well Im 30 and still alive. My first car was a 85 Buick Lesabre (camshft cracked and was jettisoned out of the block via #1,3 pistons), I then saved my money for a MKIII Supra (died with 295k), then upgraded to a MKIV Supra (stolen), then I bought myself a 300zxTT (stolen and stripped). I finally got out of the need for speed and bought a 93 TA that was eventually bought back by the dealership becuase it was a lemon. Then onto a 99 GTP which I still miss and that car was traded in to get my Evo.

I figure if you work for the money it goes a much longer way and you try to protect your "investment". This kid got the money handed to him and didnt have any long time on road experience and didnt know the value of a dollar. I never got into an accident with any of my cars and loved every minute I had with each one. I guess some people care and some dont.

 

i got my evo when i was 16 in sophmore in high school. evo8 rr brand new in may 1 of 2004. at 3000 miles, i went 50 on a curve under a bridge, slid, panicked and hit the brakes real hard, right into the wall, front bumper and passenger headlamp had to be replaced, bent the frame a little bit. this was 2 days after i got the clutched replaced at 2000 miles cuz i burned it out. i beat the **** out of it the very first day i got it. 1800 for clutch replacement at mitsu and 5600 for body damage. none of it came out of my pocket, it did from the parent's. since then, i've treated my evo very good. im 20 now and i have 350hp/376trq and know how to handle it. going to dunwoody for automotive repair service and am rebuilding my engine really soon. i admit that i was a god awful kid driving the evo when i first got it but now i really respect it and people respect me, i know much more than before, i basically can redo the whole car if i wanted to.

my parents then bought my brother an 06 sti. 26000 miles and no damage. only reason he hasnt damaged his is he learned from ME! he's only 18 now, he got the sti at 17.

 

100% true.

Let's find this kid and break his legs.

 

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who cares? Kid is paying for it out of pocket. He'll learn the hard way.

 

When I see kids post stuff like this it always makes me laugh....and then I want to slap them. I usually want to follow it up with, "Newsflash, kid! You are not rich, your parents are rich. You are actually worth pretty much nothing since you have not been alive long enough to earn your own wealth,' and then slap them again. Seriously though. Pull the financials and tax records of Johnny Rich Kid...it will show that they have not earned, or owned enough, with their own efforts to pay for the lifestyle they get to enjoy. Once again, that makes their family rich, not the kid.

The area I grew up in was a very well off place, and I was always amused how many kids whose families owned companies that provided the family with great sources of wealth would act superior to everyone. In reality, the rich kids are the worlds most blatant posers and pretenders. Think about it. Typically they flaunt and brag about wealth and posessions that they had no hand in earning. They enjoy the fruits of someone elses labors, and talk down to people that probably have more work ethic and character than they will ever have. It is hilarious how many of those kids that I grew up with that had every financial advantage are now waiting tables at TGI Fridays or are completely worthless, while some of the hard working kids who did not have all of that are in positions that earn them generous incomes. There are exceptions to the rule, but generally speaking, brag only about that which you have actually earned, not about what you have been given.

All that being said, if my parents offered me a new Ferrari for nothing would I take it? Sure! Why not? But the important thing is that Ferrari would not make me one bit better than the kid next to me who worked his butt of to pay for his Honda Civic. At that point I would just be one lucky SOB.

 

Since its storytime. I got the evo at 15, had it till I was 19 (had 77k miles when I sold her), and now drive my 335i that I work and pay for.

You guys should encourage kids buying evos, they are safe cars, awd and great handlers. I would much rather a kid be driving an evo than a modded supra or more expensive 335i that are rwd and more difficult to handle...

 

Ummm, the flaw in your logic is that no matter how many electronic and mechanical nannies the Evo has, it is a fast and powerful car. If you are learning to drive, the LAST thing you need during the learning process is a fast and powerful car. At that point you should be doing your learning process on something with far less power, where you are much less likely to get yourself into trouble.

 

Anybody else find the fact this says rarely and not never disturbing?
Seems like a thread like this pops up almost every week. Bottom line, statistically speaking younger drivers are a serious risk especially when you combine them with powerful cars that they did not pay for. This is pure statistics however, it is possible that some young people out there are great drivers. These are the exceptions, not the rule. There are some people who swim in shark infested water and do not get bit, but I wouldn't recommend it. IMO, any parent who buys their child a car like an Evo or an STI is not a real parent. They are attempting to be their child's friend and give them what they want not what is in their best interest. To the younger drivers, listen to the people on this board. They were once young as well and know what it is like. They are not jealous or "haters", they are giving you a hard time because they feel that's what worked for them. You can argue up and down that you are responsible and mature but the simple fact you are arguing indicates otherwise (you'll get this point when you are older).

 

+1, im 18 and drove my 500whp Sti from the day i was 16 for one and a half years til i sold her without any accidents and only one ticket. Now i drive my evo with no problems with the law or anything really

 

Ttiwwop

 

Exactly! i started off with an automatic d16 civic hatch . Next I moved on to a b18 hatch, and finally just bought my evo this week. I know at 16 I would not of been able to control this car, and plus majority of 16 year olds are going to be stupid at one time or another imo.

 

Just wondering if you actually read my other posts in this thread?