young drivers.

[Kyle]

On the corvette forum im on i read a thread about how a 17 year old got a corvette back in 2007 and everyone jumped all over him and said he should have one blah blah blah. What are your guys thoughts? i from time to time drive my dads corvette, and im very responsible when behind the wheel, yet the stereotype of being a 17 year old driver behind the wheel of a high performance car is just crazy to most people!

 

[Green 1]

I had my first corvette at 19.

 

[LagunaH1]

I had my first Peugeot at about that age

 

[f5moab]

Is it the high performance car or is it the spoiled brat behind the wheel of the expensive car/truck that makes people upset?

 

[alrock]

Matt, as I recall, you three were not brought up with silver spoons. I'm guessing you paid for most, if not all, of that Corvette.

 

[cgalpha08]

People are going to judge you no matter what. Hell ive driven Lamborghinis at 19 years old. In my opinion as long as the driver isn't arrogant and stupid about the vehicle i.e. actually knows how to drive, then i have no problem. Its a free market, drive whatever you want to drive if you have the means to do so.

 

[twinmill28]

I drove a GMC truck as a teen while another buddy (kind of) I knew had a Porsche 914. He was the typical over spoiled stoned teen that you would expect driving that car.

I realized earlier this week as I drove thru theparking lot of my daughters high school that ALOT of parents around here set their kids up in some REALLY nice rides, and I mean ALOT of kids. My boss bought his son and daughter a car each, 2010 Mustang new (6 banger) and 2011 Dakota lightly used. I'm just looking for a thousand dollar beater for my daughter and I think she'll be doing good.

 

[Scarsman]

My first vehicle was a '78 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4. Bought it myself for $2000. Earned the money from my first full time job at 16. My bother got a '66 LTD with a 289 for $50.

My second son decided he wants my old '84 S10 extended cab. It's been sitting for years and needs a LOT of work, but he will do it. It will get built into a trail rig/driver.

I think one should drive what they want. It's the attitude, not the vehicle. I'm a big believer in earning things though.

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[Kyle]

yea, i paid for my hummer without help from mommy and daddy. When you earn the money and have saved and saved for something and finally buy it, you take pride in it, you dont drive it like its "replaceable". same goes for others cars. for example, my dad from time to time lets me drive his brand new vette, and i treat the car with the highest level of care and respect as if i owned the car.

 

[Steve #1]

I don't have a problem with it (outside of maybe a bit of jealousy) provided the driver is responsible. I think any young driver should have more training than just basic drivers ed and with a performance vehicle, car control is even more important. There are plenty of older people that don't know how to drive the level of car they are driving but some driving experience is better than nothing.

This reminds me of the time I was sent to pick up a car from a shop while I was working at the Ford dealership. I was pleasantly surprised to find out it was a 95 Cobra. The thing was a dog. I found out when I got it back that the shop had installed a governor on it because a guy had just bought for his daughter that was turning 16.

 

[Tractordoll]

When I was fresh out of college and had just turned 21 my first car I bought myself was a corvette. I followed that up with a few more sports cars including a lotus esprit turbo all in my 20's and not bad for a female car owner.


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[twinmill28]

My daughter asked this week if she could take the deuce up to the grocery store and another place a couple blocks away---that would have been the first time she'd have driven on her own since she got her license a couple of weeks ago.
Thank God I forgot my phone that day and didn't get her text until much later when it was too late for her! I about choked when I saw that message.

I've been trying to wheel and deal on Craigslist for a cheapo car for her to take out on her own--I just can't bear the thought of her crackin' up the deuce or the van.

 

[Sneakysilver]

I was looking at corvette but chose the h3 because it was more piratical and I was 19 paying for it all my self. But back in high school a kid drove his dads h1 all the time but is probably the most helping person I know mainly from pulling out them jeepers! Haha but really some people just deserve a nice ride but sadly most are just spoiled

 

[skeptic]

My 14 year old will get my wife's non-turbo '09 Subaru Legacy when he turns 16. He is already asking to drive my '77 Celica (light, turbo, RWD, no modern ABS, traction control or stability system) and the answer is and will remain no until he is at least 21. Once he turns 16 he can drive my T all he wants.

 

[High Five H2]

Man, a corvette is nothing. when I was in HS, I had a 87 suzuki samurai. don't be jealous

my girlfriend loved that thing, she said it was so rough that it "gave her a headache..." if you know what I mean

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

yes, and the Corvette still isn't done. His plan was to finish it for graduation from HS. Strange kid, he's now doing bodywork for a custom builder in Canada and thoroughly irritating the people that got him the breaks he needed to be there...

 

[Kyle]

Man, a corvette is nothing. when I was in HS, I had a 87 suzuki samurai. don't be jealous

my girlfriend loved that thing, she said it was so rough that it "gave her a headache..." if you know what I mean

hell id take a samurai over a vette!! id mod it out do a v8 swap and lift it and put on some bigger tires!! that thing would be badass!!

 

[Mr_Rich]

My mom was in the stage of her life where she was paring down all her possessions. She insisted in giving her '86 Firebird to my 16 yo nephew at the time. I was against it. He wound up bending it up and driving too fast, not necessarily in that order. His dad bought an older BMW with the intention of fixing it and flipping it. My nephew wanted it. My nephew sold the Firebird, bought the BMW from his dad, and promptly totaled it within the space of two weeks.
I took a year working off and on, on my '98 Firebird replacing the LS1 with an LS6 and new T56. My nephew never showed up during the year I worked on it, but he sure wanted to drive it when I got it running. He lost that opportunity a long time ago.
When I was his age I was running miles in combat boots before breakfast at Ft. Bragg. I have NO sympathy for kids acting like punks.

 

[High Five H2]

there's a company that makes a kit to put a VW diesel in a samurai. I always wanted to do that, it was a cool little car. too bad they have a huge cult following now and you can't find an unmodified one for less than $3000 these days. my dad bought mine for $800 and sold it for $1200 a few years later, including the dent on the back from when a guy rear ended me.