EVO as First Car
Jan 14, 2010, 09:38 AM
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I's more about your brothers level of maturity, which only you can judge. If he's a responsible, intelligent kid, who has respect for his pocessions and for his fellow drivers, then maybe it's a good idea. However, since it's his first car and his parents are most likely buying for him I say screw that. I got my evo as my second car after saving for a couple years and for that reason I think I have more respect for the car. I don't like it when kids are just handed things like cars. Just my 2 cents.
Jan 14, 2010, 10:20 AM
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I's more about your brothers level of maturity, which only you can judge. If he's a responsible, intelligent kid, who has respect for his pocessions and for his fellow drivers, then maybe it's a good idea. However, since it's his first car and his parents are most likely buying for him I say screw that. I got my evo as my second car after saving for a couple years and for that reason I think I have more respect for the car. I don't like it when kids are just handed things like cars. Just my 2 cents.
Cons= You look like a fool and ruin EvoM by bringing up dead threads. (Also, insurance isn't that bad if you're smart about it)
Jan 14, 2010, 12:07 PM
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No, it's not. The thread is old as ****, there are newer threads that are centered purely around the topic of young drivers and high performance cars. This thread ran it's course and should be allowed to die. The OP doesn't care anymore, therefore, this thread is irrelevant as far as what it was originally created for is concerned. Young drivers considering an Evo won't read it anyways, if they did, we wouldn't need a new one every time some 16 year old thought he was hot **** and deserved an Evo.
Jan 20, 2010, 03:53 PM
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It's hard to say what or how many miles would be considered experienced. As long as you aren't stupid, I think a 16 year-old can handle and Evo/Sti etc. It's not insane power, and with AWD and the way the cars handle they can make up for a lot of stupid driver mistakes. If you're just driving a normal car and are a pretty idiotic driver, I'd say at least 2-3 years of driving or 30k-ish miles. But even then, old habits die hard. The oldest/most experienced of drivers still do stupid things.
Now if we were talking Carrera S or Z06 or something like that... We'd have another story. I think some practice is needed before hopping in to one of those as a first car.
Now if we were talking Carrera S or Z06 or something like that... We'd have another story. I think some practice is needed before hopping in to one of those as a first car.
