CincyEvo

I am an attorney. Dad is not responsible for what junior does now that he's an adult.
Yikes-an 18 year old with an Evo!
I am 57, have done countless driving schools and I have have trouble driving sanely for more than 10" at a time in my Evo.
Maybe I was more responsible when I was 18.
But, I don't think so.

dpardo

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Hear! Hear!

This car really tests my ability to exercise self-control!

That said, in my younger days, if I had known about staying on the gas while cornering at the limit of the car, I might have avoided an accident.

MrBubbler

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how about a VW R32

EVOL 8

Let him do what he wants but let him know that he will be in charge off paying for everything if that means that the car sits while he saves up to buy a new clutch or whatever may happen. IMO, you can get hurt just as bad in any other car if you wreck just as bad as the evo. Let him learn...hopefully not the hard way.

mitch33x

I think everyone that drives an EVO, or any type of "performance car" should participate in a HPDE (high performance driving experience). Instructed sessions on a road course are priceless. They give you so much insight about your car and how to drive it, plus it is the most fun you'll ever have with your car.

If he/she can afford an EVO then I say go for it. I would HIGHLY recommend driving school. Life is short, do what you think will make you happy.

Steve

Edwards

Im going to take driving lessons on the track next week, ive decided to go with the wrx or the 350z. Im planning on getting an evo around July of 05. When I drive my dads evo I still feel im not ready, and I would never be able to drive my evo to school, a big like that would attract to much unwated attention. Thanks guys

neal540

I am 18 years old. In my honest opinion, it all comes down to the driver. I own a 1996 Toyota Corolla (auto). I learned how to drive on that at age 14. Then my best friend got a 1998 Supra TT, and I learned how to drive stick. We now have a few nice manual transmission cars, all modded. All of us are 18ish. None of us have radar detectors. None of us have speeding tickets. None of us have crashed. When some dumbass comes up and wants to race. We just ignore it. Supra boy got 1 ticket like that, has not raced since. It all depends on the kids maturity level. I am in search for my evo, and I think that in the hands of the right driver, it can be an amazing car.
Neal

MBZ16v

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how about a few autox first, i've seen some crazy things happen to novices and advanced drivers on high performance driving school, they weren't pretty, even with an instructor, it can be dicey on a road course, good luck with your soon to be EVO

pj_sabatini

does anyone know of any high performance driving schools in the the jersey area?

fareastkorean

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i bought a ralliart last year, first time drivin a stick, took bout a month to get perfect. just traded in for an evo, payments arnt to much. I got the 3 year maintenance program so must of my maintenance is free, besides buyin tires and other small stuff. But yea if he can afford it and you wouldnt mind him learning to drive a stick in an evo go ahead. But gettin an evo and not knowing how to drive a stick, he might burn his clutch or grind the gears pretty bad, the evo clutch stinks and can burn easily. I put down a 5k payment and financing 25k and pay 400 a month, and my insurannce is about 1 grand year for the evo and i am 20 years old by the way. I think your son can do it, but yea that drivin school thing might be a good start first.

Mistasparkle

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Maybe i can help your son a little. i got my evo when i was 16
while i owe my pops 8k for the evo, which i will pay, the evo was pretty much a drainer. dont get me wrong, i love the car. no matter what anyone says he is young and he WILL speed. Its natural with a car like that, makes you feel invincible. I used to say "man i will never speed nor drive like an ***" well, i got a ticket for 78 in a 45. Be careful with your son; its a damn car and you cant get another son. Driving school is the best way if he is set on the evo. By all means he can get it, there isnt a law that all 16 year olds in an evo will head for the first wall they see, but the statistics dont lie about young drivers.
good luck

machron1

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LOL it's funny the guy's son (Edwards) has posted more than once that he's decided against getting an EVO (opting rather for a 350Z or WRX) yet the suggestions keep coming. It's all good from an informational standpoint, it's just funny how these threads take on a life of their own.

So, since we are still posting, I'll keep the thread going (why not lol)
He said he's driven his dad's EVO and knows how twitchy it can be at highway speeds, and how much attention you really have to pay to driving it as opposed to most cars. I think people that don't say the car is very intensive to drive either a) drive on roads as smooth as glass all the time or b) don't realize they are putting their life in danger driving casually as if driving a buick. 99% of the time you can get away with driving one hand on the wheel & eating a big mac...but you have to beat the odds every time, and it only takes one time to lose everything.

Centrylancer

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my first car was a ford escort, i bought it with my hard earned money and at the time 1.5K at 18 was a lot of $ to drop for me, this was 4 yrs ago

i had that car for not even 2 wks before it was a giant paperweight, someone ran a stop-sign and i didn't know how to react, i should have plowed into him but svere(sp? ) to miss him and had a stop sign go through my windshield and almost rip my face off

the sign stopped 3 inches short of impaling my face in the cabin of the car

if i was in an evo i would have been driving faster and i would be dead

granted it wasn't my fault but the end result was still the same: lack of experiance

if the kid is going to get this car, make him go to driving schools, grain into his head about responsibility, i don't know him but if he's worked hard for 2 yrs and saved his money to purchase this vehicle i say he kind of deserves it

i know a few ppl with evos, 20, 21, etc...they are very responsible with the cars, so it all depends on his maturity lvl

good luck and let us know what you decide to do

Thoe99

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I can agree with a lot of people on the boards about driving school. Fact is, driving school teaches you how the car is, but it doesn't really teach you real life street driving. Only experience can teach you that. But, since your son is buying it with his own money, he's going to appreciate it more, and be more careful. Make him pay his insurance as well, so that it reinforces the idea that tickets/accidents will raise his rates, maybe to the point he won't be able to afford it anymore. As long as he knows all the consequences, he may think twice about racing the lowly civic.

fullyloaded

If your son does buy the evo, I would suggest that you accompany him in the passenger seat and try not to let him drive it alone until you feel that he is ready to handle the car. That was what my dad did to me in my evo.