Lol, Me and My Brother got Evo's, Lol, 19 and 20...Lol, Accidents happen though no matter what age you are...Lol, There's no way in hell a person can turn from the age of 18 to "Old enough to drive an Evo." Lol, I would suggest this kid gets a new evo and have mommy and daddy help him out, thats what there here for. You know what they say "If you got it, Use it."

 

wats wrong with u parents buying the car?....wat does that havta do with driving an evo???....justin wondering?

 

Yeah..no kidding. If my parents were gonna scratch out a check for a Evo 10, or I was gonna be stuck with my old car (I guess depending on what it is), I would smile and thank my lucky stars my parents are buying me a $40,000 vehicle. I got a 1976 Chevy Luv from my parents.

 

LOL....take it how you want, but I don't think a kid in high school should be driving a high performance car being paid for by thier parents. That is MY opinion. Glad your buddy has a nice 997 GT3 and I'm glad his parents can afford to give it to him, but I'd feel better driving a car that expensive knowing I paid for it. Not my parents.

I'm 32 years old and make plenty of money and have been doing so since I was 23. I didn't have a car handed to me while I was in high school. I worked and saved my money and bought MY OWN CAR with MY OWN MONEY. Since then, I can't tell you how many cars I've owned, but they were all paid for BY ME and I'm proud of that.

My parents couldn't afford to be buying me a $30,000 car and to be honest, I would never expect them to even if they could. I know people that put themselves in financial binds just to satisfy thier kids or even drive crappy cars while thier kids drive nicer ones. My two sons will not be driving a car that is nicer than mine if I'm paying for it.

My life didn't and doesn't suck one bit. Everyones parents have thier own ways of bringing thier kids up. My parents way worked for me and that is the exact way I plan to show my two boys how to become responsible and appreciate whats important. While in college, driving a new 997 GT3 shouldn't be one of them.

 

saw that...but last i heard they wanted like 37k for a evo9 MR!?!

 

Boostfiend's comment is the only 1 that has any meaning to this thread. All these "youre young so you cant own an evo" comments are idiotic. As stated before, young people drive recklessly is stereotyping. Sure lots of them do, but so do lots of adults.

When i first owned my evo before i was 20 (no rich parents here) majority of the guys who revved or messed with me on the streets were guys who were old enough to be my dad. I rarely had youngsters messing with me and i lived in SoCal (big street racing scene).

None of us know the OP, if he's spoiled, then sucks...you cant always get what you want. But if he isnt, then good luck to you on another deal.

PS: "another 1000" on a 5 or 6yr term with interest can add up to a hefty amount here guys. When i negotiate with dealers, i haggle them down to the very dollar amount that i want.

 

My parents never bought a car for me. Oh well, don't care and I still love them the same. If the OP's parents are going to buy him a car, who should care what it will be? If the guy had said the car was returned cause of bad paperwork and had left out the parents buying him a car, then this whole posting would have been about people telling him... "that sucks man"

To me it just seems that everyone who's parents didn't buy them a car in highschool or college are jealous.

 

Ah yes, they let you take it right away to make sure you fell in love with it. That way when they jack up the price you can't say no. Sucks for you, but your folks made the right call.

That said, if your parents would rather buy you a 40k+ Evo X instead of dealing with another used car dealership...well...it sounds like you have nothing to worry about. Honestly, I don't want to be an *** about it, but if they can afford to buy you an Evo they can afford to buy you plenty more.

 

get a job...then you can buy whatever you want

 

What if he already has a job? Jealous cause no one will buy you a car?

His thread wasn't about everyone's opinion about his parents buying stuff for him.

 

The performance level of an Evo requires a certain level of maturity and responsibility in order to prevent the driver from getting in over their head. If you're getting a car purchased for you, odds are you're young, which means you have 2 strikes against you right out of the box.

The Evo is NOT a good car for an inexperienced driver, or one who is likely to still be developing their level of maturity. If one pays for their own car, it will at least increase the odds that the owner/driver will respect the car more than one who is handed the keys. Not every young driver is Colin Braun - in fact, I'd say the vast majority are at the opposite end of the spectrum.

It's just a generalized rule of thumb to try to better the odds of survival for both the driver (yes, we care about them too) and the Evo.

 

Why is everyone putting the evo on this high platform? It's not all that everyone makes it seem to be. Your age does not determine your maturity level. What if his parents bought him a civic si instead? Would everyone agree that it's ok for a young person to drive cause it has no turbo??? He could then buy a supercharger or turbo kit and be faster than a stock evo. It really doesn't matter if they bought him a geo metro or ferrari enzo, people seem jealous cause their parents didn't buy them a car. Bottom line.

 

Don't listen to these retards about age. As stated above age doesn't decide your maturity and neither does buying your own car. I've either talked to or read about atleast 5 Evo owners that totalled their Evo's (all being their own fault) and they were all 24-35yrs old. Yes your chances are better that you'll get into an accident if you're younger as far as DOT statistics but it's just a law of averages.

 

Well stated

 

You're right that age != maturity...just watch those 2 Fast 2 Real videos where plenty of middle aged men are out there street racing lol

That said, I can understand the concern about handing an Evo to a kid (if, in fact, the OP is a kid). I think a few years on the road in a non-turbo car is a smart way to go. Not only does it help build experience, it gives the driver time to work out those youthful indiscretions without 300hp+ under their ***. Basically it's like giving a kid a BB gun and training them to use it properly...if they screw up or do something stupid, it's just a sharp sting (you'll shoot your eye out, kid!). If they screw up with an actual rifle, the situation is a bit worse. I admit that's not the best analogy, and don't really like comparing guns to cars lol but you get the gist.

And with all that said, I'm still confused as to what the problem is. The OP is saying that his parents won't get him a used Evo, and he doesn't want a new one. Am I wrong? Can't the OP get pretty much any car in that price range? Why should I shed a tear exactly? lol In all honesty, telling him to "get a job" is a fair answer. If he had a job, and it was his money, he would have the choice of getting any used Evo he wanted. So, there you have it, that's one possible solution.