Originally Posted by m4tt VIII

Personally, I totally agree. The first car I ever wanted was a 450 whp 2001.5 S4. Still is one of my favorite cars, but you know what, I had just turned 16 and even though my family was more than capable of affording it, my dad did the right thing. He said HELL NO. He gave me a brand new Jeep (V8 and all with every possible option) did I hate the car at first, yes and I was mad at my dad, but after about 2 weeks I realized that this was the right car for me. I learned how to drive an automatic safe car for the first 6 months. Then my dad gave away my jeep to his brother and gave me his old modified 5.7L Cherrokee which was awsome. Soon though, matinence on a 1998 car became silly and we got rid of that too. All this time, I had totally forgotten about the need for speed I had because I was learning to drive. I got one more Jeep (another 5.7L hemi) and then just when I applied to College (2 months ago) I got my Evo. Would I have ever been ready to drive the Evo with out the almost 2 years of driving. No Way. Trust me, it's too much power. Get something quick, nice and safe (BMW 3 Series, G35 Sedan, A4, Jetta VR6) all fun cars that are fast, but safe and all are really nice, plus you can even tune them. I know your getting all hyped up for an Evo, but no one here wants to see another person get hurt (or another evo). I just needed to say this because one of my friends got an S4 and crashed it two weeks after his liscense test because he thought he could do anything.

Originally Posted by andysoo8284

Your dad is a very smart man that obviously loves his children. Very good call on his part.

Originally Posted by ambystom01

Oh dear god you have got to be kidding me. My advice, don't buy a performance car (or rather don't convince your parents to buy you a performance car) when you are this young. I know you don't want to hear it, but it is just not a good idea. Numerous threads have come on here about young people who crash their cars. In some cases it is because of pure and simple stupidity, but in a lot of cases it is simply because they are young and don't have the experience to handle a 300 hp car. Also think about things like insurance, who's going to pay for that and for how long (are you going to let your parents cover this until you're 25?), gas, premium or higher is not cheap, maintenance, look at how much a tire costs, etc.. Buy a car that is cheap, fun and most importantly, reliable and of a suitable level for your ability. A civic si, mazdaspeed3, bmw 3 series, etc. are all good cars that should be plenty fast enough for you.

Originally Posted by purevibez

you know its funny. his parents probably dont even know what a evo is. just a winged up mitsubishi from the movies. and it has a 4cyl it cant be dangerous. ignorance is bliss until you have to bury your son still attached to his recaro's. sure you want an evo, 8 or 9 who cares, king of the 4cyl's. best light to light car you can buy in my opinion. fun fun fun. but remember "with great power, comes great responsiblity"(cant beleive i said that) learn to drive first, get some experience and as much as i wish you would listen to this and all the other members on this board i know you wont. you sound just like my brother at his age. i made the mistake of giving my younger brother my 450 hp gst one night and my mother and father still havent forgiven me, its been 3 years. i still see him every november for his birthday, he is buried at a cemetary on 117th and kendal drive on miami about 2 blocks from my house. i want you to think about this very carefully before u go to the dealership. if not for yourself think about the other people you could take from their families, if you hit or crash into someone else becasue you cant control the high hp evo or car your parents bought you.

just think about it.........................please.............

sincerely
purevibez