dont buy either, we dont need any more wrecked or broken evos around. go buy a 240sx and practice and learn how to control a rear wheel drive car. that way you'll understand proper car control before getting into something like an evo.

 

When I was 17 I looked into Getting an evo because It was more or less my dream car for a long time.
but... insurance wise:
One Insurance company refused to cover me. and the others would have been over 700 dollars a month Minimum.
thats with a Clean driving record w/drivers ed and other car control courses completed. I had a 4.0 also. and it was still that high.

what I'm getting at is that at minimum wage, or even a bit higher if your going to be paying for it yourself, and going to school, I want to say its nearly impossible.

Not mentioning that it would be a really bad first car in my opinion. Go buy something like a Rabbit or a old impreza. it will cost you the same as two months insurance would. Save your money. and when your 19 or 20 go ahead and buy an Evo.

if you do get one, remember that you're not invincible.

 

Well said

 

For your safety get a volvo to learn on seriously you've got plenty of time to enjoy speed after you get some driving experience.

 

Thats really sad, I cant imagine how the driver is feeling right now. The only advise for the OP is if you do get it BE responsible, obey speed limits, and if you feel the need for speed GO to a track! It doesnt matter if youre an A student or youre Michael Schumacher you can still get involved in an accident.

 

we all can hope and dream..

 

MY 1st car was a 98 civic sedan 5-speed. It wasn't much, nor was it fast but i loved it and it was cheap to run. It was just right for what i needed it to do; get me to school, work, and for leisure activities. Btw at 16 I didn't have a car. It was only until 18 that i could afford one. On that civic, I learned a lot about cars, tuning and modifying.

My suggestion would be to get something more reasonably priced, easier on maintenance and better on gas and insurance. Maybe an S13 or 14 if you need the 'wow' factor going for you. Just something simple that you can tinker with and learn as you go. Most of us started on civics and DSM's and along the way acquired knowledge that can be vital when owning an evo.

Keep in mind, as a young teen who is into cars, you'll be rearing to modify it in some way or the other. If you did buy the evo you probably won't have much funds left over to mod. Weigh in on things this way. You can be the kid who has a stock evo with high payments, insurance, fuel and maintenance costs or the kid with a nicely modded civic or s13 that is owned, tht you can mess with, learn more from and cheaper to run all round. At 16 you'll want to hang out and go places and experience new things too, don't just allow yourself to be bound by your car and working to solely pay for it.

Again, like the other guys here, i'm not telling you not to get the evo, it's just not a wise idea at 16. But from here on out the decision is yours. Maturity and wisdom will show itself here. Remember, "it's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow."

 

If you do get an evo, make sure you don't do the, stare and drive. You got that from me!

 

If you have to ask people if you should do something, then you probably shouldn't do it.

My take: Don't.. not just because your 16, but if you don't know what to look for in a used Evo, if you end up getting stiffed on daily beaten evo and break something, you're basically screwed financially..

 

Like i would go for it ,buy a drivable car for minimum $ for at least a year and learn and feel your driving and you also have to know everything around you ,not just the car ,,say you go in to a turn at throttle in you evo. and ups too narrow ,boom your expensive and loving evo gone ad maybe some live or thing with it! so build your driving up and learn ,feel and learn to feel the traffic around you ..so maybe after a year you get your self a ok subaru wrx if you only want the 4wd ,and you get some power but not to much unless haevy mods ,but save it. but at 18-19 you can look around for some evos and maybe have some better money range and wages ,but get a proffesional with you because many evos out there doesn´t look like they apear ,so check the condition of every piece then shine it through and cruize along with some sense and enjoy.

 

Dont get the Evo as your first car. This is my story and I hope it helps you. I was a 4.0 student in high school as well if that makes this anymore convincing. The Evo was my dream car since I was a kid and I dont regret getting one at all. I wish it was my first car, but Im glad it wasnt. Like many people here said, get something else like a base car. Once you do, learn whatever you can from it. The car I had to go to school and back was a Toyota Corolla. That thing was hella slow and it only had a 3-speed automatic gearbox, but it taught me a lot of driving dynamic. Like how a car behaves in turns, how to account for understeer, how a car behaves in different weather, how to take corners with different angles and velocities and how the car behaves as a result, how a NA powerband feels like, and how how the power feels like in different corners, how the environment around you feels when in the car, maintenance, etc. I took that Corolla up and down the mountains and it was rewarding. Of course I never left in D and the trans is probably messed up by now, but it was surely rewarding. Kept saving and I bought my Evo a couple of years after High School. Buying your own car is rewarding. The car is amazing, but it didnt teach me more than what the Corolla did. Its small here and there isnt a local track to expand my driving dynamic on. I learned how to drive standard in my father's 911. That thing is pretty powerful, but Im sure I wouldve destroyed that car if I learned more from it. That and it also hid a lot of things from me that I wanted to learn about. The boost from the turbo hides a lot of things from you as well. To this day, I still take the Corolla out when I go to the market down the street and stuff. Maintenance wise, things are pretty pricey, but it depends on how much work you put into it. I dont skimp on the maintenance so I do spend a lot.

Oh and another thing, Driving an Evo to school may be super cool, but its not fun when people get jealous........... Tons of keyed cars and flat tires when I was in High School.

To sum this all up, learn what you can from a basic car, then go from there. This is my opinion. I hope it helps you out. Good luck.

 

Ahhhh to be young again and not have to think about debt or that fact that it's such a pain in the *** to pay it off when you have to make car payments, pay for insurance, over $50 in gas a week, plus not taking into account all the unexpected extra payments life throws at you. Do yourself a favor and get a beater for $2000 they are fun and you can do silly stuff with then and not worry car if they get damaged like hit shopping carts in parking lots or cram like 8 of your friends in the back seat or the stain you get from having sex with your gf in the back seat. You won't be able to afford a gf with the Evo lol. If you plan on going to college you won't need a car anyway since most colleges don't allow you to drive you first year of college, unless you are going to community or trade school.

 

Buy a old gsx tear it up before you destroy a expensive piece of art

great car to learn about turbo & problem solving on ! It's how i learned lol

 

When I was 16 and wanted an Evo. My dad told me to go to college and get a degree so I could afford one on my own. Best advice he ever gave me. (Maybe, he has a lot of good advice.)

Every guy I went to school with who had a "fast car" (M3, Mini Cooper S, Viper, EVO, etc.) ended up wrecking or getting tickets. I would have too. You're a boy and you want to go fast and think you're invincible. We are all that way.

Get something with a 5 speed and learn the basics, work your way up so you don't lose an amazing car to a small driving/judgment error

 

Financially - Not a good idea at all unless your parents are gonna pay off the car in full for you and as everyone said, expect insurance to be at least $500 a month for you. At that point its not even worth it EVEN if you could make enough at a job to afford it. Use your hard earned money on something else

Age - It is rare but it is possible to be mature enough at your age to respect a car and the road and not do anything to put yourself or others in danger. But no one here knows you so only you and your parents can decide on this aspect.

and most importantly...

Experience - This includes both driving experience and experience working with cars. You really need both to own an evo and this is the main reason why I think you should not own one as your first car. There are far more other options for cars you "shouldnt" be driving when you're 16 but at least they won't be as extreme as the evo. If you just have to have a "sporty" car at least start off with something like a stick shift 240sx, prelude, civic si, rsx, non-turbo 300zx...heck even a 02-05 wrx would be more practical for you. Like i said, the cars i mentioned are still questionable as far as whether youre ready to own one...so if those are questionable then the evo is COMPLETELY out of the question in my opinion. hope some of this helps