Rx-8 for a teenager
01-08-2006 | 02:58 AM
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Actually, second clutch, rebuilt transmission. I purchased the car used, with over 12k miles on it. I drove just over 300 miles before I brought it to Mazda for service.
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01-08-2006 | 03:14 AM
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Anyway, I'm almost 18 and can't be more blessed with my VR 8. I used to drive a '96 civic and a minivan around and I'm confident in my driving (yes, and I'm conceited enough to think I'm the best driver around). I also learned stick shift on the 8. With the 8, you're going to have a very unique car on the road, and people may challenge you and your car. If you believe you can act responsibly, then go for it. Of course, have fun, but keep it real. And, I'm thinking if I got such a sweet car at this age, there's no excuse for me to have an average life ahead of me; I want to work harder and earn an even better car on my own and the 8 motivates me to do so. Call me greedy.
Anyway, I'm almost 18 and can't be more blessed with my VR 8. I used to drive a '96 civic and a minivan around and I'm confident in my driving (yes, and I'm conceited enough to think I'm the best driver around). I also learned stick shift on the 8. With the 8, you're going to have a very unique car on the road, and people may challenge you and your car. If you believe you can act responsibly, then go for it. Of course, have fun, but keep it real. And, I'm thinking if I got such a sweet car at this age, there's no excuse for me to have an average life ahead of me; I want to work harder and earn an even better car on my own and the 8 motivates me to do so. Call me greedy.
01-08-2006 | 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Bart!
Actually, second clutch, rebuilt transmission. I purchased the car used, with over 12k miles on it. I drove just over 300 miles before I brought it to Mazda for service.
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Originally Posted by Elara
One more like this or the post before it, and you're on a three-day vacation.
01-08-2006 | 04:47 AM
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I'm happy with a beater, actually looking into getting an older civic ( no rice intended 
)... EG hatchback, or something of similiar price range. Good gas mileage, very reliable, and if you get a couple of dings and scratches, it won't matter as much. Then every other weekend, I'll drive the 8 
But then again, I think I'm just jealous I don't have the 8 full time, ahaha
)... EG hatchback, or something of similiar price range. Good gas mileage, very reliable, and if you get a couple of dings and scratches, it won't matter as much. Then every other weekend, I'll drive the 8 But then again, I think I'm just jealous I don't have the 8 full time, ahaha
01-08-2006 | 09:27 AM
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"What's with all these people having their parents buy them cars?!!! Maybe it was the way I was raised but my belief is that if you want something you will work hard for it and earn it yourself. What does that teach you when things are just handed to you, especially an expensive car? If you can work for something and get it on your own merit and expense, you will appreciate it much more because it was a huge investment in your time, money, hard work, et cetera, as opposed to it being someone else's hard work to get you what you want.
I don't think there is anything wrong with wanting this car, but it seems rude and presumptuous to tell your parents "Hey, buy me this car!" Especially with the expense involved."
bunny girl
that is a familiar attitude i get from people when i tell them im gettin an rx8, the fact that im young automatically presumes that my parents are buyin it for me when in fact, i am the one working hard to earn it. granted, 95% of under 25 years with 8's did have the parents buy them for them but whats the big deal? i admit to being jealous of it but wont be a sour apple about it!!!!!!! its how you act with the car is what makes u a cocky jerk. if ur cool about the car then i wont want to put your face thru the windhsield of it
be happy they didnt buy an american car!!!!!!!
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FERRARI MONDIAL
I don't think there is anything wrong with wanting this car, but it seems rude and presumptuous to tell your parents "Hey, buy me this car!" Especially with the expense involved."
bunny girl
that is a familiar attitude i get from people when i tell them im gettin an rx8, the fact that im young automatically presumes that my parents are buyin it for me when in fact, i am the one working hard to earn it. granted, 95% of under 25 years with 8's did have the parents buy them for them but whats the big deal? i admit to being jealous of it but wont be a sour apple about it!!!!!!! its how you act with the car is what makes u a cocky jerk. if ur cool about the car then i wont want to put your face thru the windhsield of it
be happy they didnt buy an american car!!!!!!!
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FERRARI MONDIAL
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01-08-2006 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by RoXanneBlack8
that is a familiar attitude i get from people when i tell them im gettin an rx8, the fact that im young automatically presumes that my parents are buyin it for me when in fact, i am the one working hard to earn it. granted, 95% of under 25 years with 8's did have the parents buy them for them but whats the big deal? i admit to being jealous of it but wont be a sour apple about it!!!!!!! its how you act with the car is what makes u a cocky jerk. if ur cool about the car then i wont want to put your face thru the windhsield of it
There is only one exception (one family) that bought their children new vehicles that they really appreciated, took good care of, and didn't have that whole entitlement attitude, and actually earned it. But, it was also in effect their salary. The family owned a large dairy and the kids all worked there, very, very hard since they were little. In their senior years their parents bought them a new truck each and continued the payments on it, which was essentially their pay and was understood as such through a contract they signed with their parents. If they didn't put in a certain number of hours at the dairy plus maintain grades above a B average, they didn't get to keep their truck. In this case, I see it as fine that their parents bought them vehicles because they were forced to work for it and earn it.
01-08-2006 | 12:34 PM
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Well i understand your feelings but I'm not letting anyone by me a car, thats just a huge punishment waiting to happen(Don't clean your room don't touch your car, but it's mine, but i paid for it) excuse the language but HELL NO!!! I would never set myself up to being a slae for the rest of my highschool career, no but seriously i have a little over 15 grand already in the checking account and by 18 i'll be able to pay up the rest.
01-08-2006 | 12:51 PM
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Are you making payments in between the down payment and turning 18 or.....???? It wasn't my intention to hurt your feelings, if I did. Honestly, granted you do have a nice-sized down payment, you still have to depend on your parents to cosign a loan for you, which then obligates them to your car. More than likely, though, is that your parents will have to take out the loan for you, in their name, because you are a minor. Same thing may happen, as described above, because they are tied to your car to allow you attempt to buy it. Simple fact is that you are a minor, can't enter into a legally binding contract, and most business won't touch you because of it. The car would be held by your parents until you were legally an adult. The dealership may not even deal with you at all, only your parents, so, in essence, they are still buying your car, which is a huge risk for them assuming you flake out on it, can't make payments, or whatever.
I'm not trying to bring you down but those are the realities of it. Be prepared that your parent's might not be up to this arrangement.
I'm not trying to bring you down but those are the realities of it. Be prepared that your parent's might not be up to this arrangement.
01-08-2006 | 01:03 PM
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"The dealership may not even deal with you at all, only your parents, so, in essence, they are still buying your car, which is a huge risk for them assuming you flake out on it, can't make payments, or whatever.
I'm not trying to bring you down but those are the realities of it. Be prepared that your parent's might not be up to this arrangement..." -bunny girl
shes totally right bro, when my gf was 18 and went to this same dealer that i now work at to get her mazda6 , they told her if she was a day younger than 18 they wouldnt even talk prices with her w/o a parent. if your that young its legally the parents car and they can guilt trip you around to do stuff for them bc they own the car. imo itd suck to have that happen. when i was 16 and bought my own car (a hyundai, which i still own, *shrug*) i had my older brother take me onto his insurance. we both benefitted from the deal and my parents didnt have me by the ***** for the rest of my life.....think about it!
I'm not trying to bring you down but those are the realities of it. Be prepared that your parent's might not be up to this arrangement..." -bunny girl
shes totally right bro, when my gf was 18 and went to this same dealer that i now work at to get her mazda6 , they told her if she was a day younger than 18 they wouldnt even talk prices with her w/o a parent. if your that young its legally the parents car and they can guilt trip you around to do stuff for them bc they own the car. imo itd suck to have that happen. when i was 16 and bought my own car (a hyundai, which i still own, *shrug*) i had my older brother take me onto his insurance. we both benefitted from the deal and my parents didnt have me by the ***** for the rest of my life.....think about it!
01-08-2006 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by RX8 Zoom Zoom
Why do you care so much about teenagers buying their own cars and whatnot. What difference or effect does this have on you?
01-08-2006 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by BunnyGirl
What's with all these people having their parents buy them cars?!!! Maybe it was the way I was raised but my belief is that if you want something you will work hard for it and earn it yourself. What does that teach you when things are just handed to you, especially an expensive car? If you can work for something and get it on your own merit and expense, you will appreciate it much more because it was a huge investment in your time, money, hard work, et cetera, as opposed to it being someone else's hard work to get you what you want.
I don't think there is anything wrong with wanting this car, but it seems rude and presumptuous to tell your parents "Hey, buy me this car!" Especially with the expense involved.
I don't think there is anything wrong with wanting this car, but it seems rude and presumptuous to tell your parents "Hey, buy me this car!" Especially with the expense involved.
01-08-2006 | 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Bart!
It's a great chick magnet, i'm an Abercrombie model so I don't need it.. but it sure helps
excuse me...if you're being facetious, fair enough, if not...display a modicum of modesty. if you're vain enough to say something like that, "chicks" would do best to avoid you. i hope you don't exhibit the rampant vapidity that so often goes hand in hand wih people who consider themselves beautiful.
mind the bitterness...
as to the topic at hand, i think it's okay for a teenager to get an rx8, provided it's not his or her first car. there needs to a level of experience that kids have in order to be able to fully appreciate what it is that they are getting themselves involved with. i was able to drive a litany of high performance cars while i was 16 and 17, from porsches to saleens to bmw m3s and twin turbo supras...but i don't think i had the respect for those machines that i have now (at 20), and i probably don't have the respect for my week old '8 that i will in a few years. i'm lucky enough to have my car at this age and i can't fully appreciate it. any kid who says they do is full of crap...the ONLY way that someone can appreciate a car is if they do the work to earn the money and pay for it themselves. bottom line for me though is, just don't buy an '8 as a first car. that's an extraordinarily shortsighted idea...
01-08-2006 | 03:02 PM
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Hey, I'm 17, I've had the car since last spring. Obviously in parent's name, however they haven't put a dime towards the car. I have six months payment in the bank for car and insurance as a precaution, however if I lose my job for whatever reason the car goes. Neither of my parents can drive stick so it's of no use to them. I don't think it's necessarily wrong for a teenager to have the car, however if you speed you will wreck it. One guy I know hasn't had his license for a year and he's already wrecked two cars. Thankfully for him the cars sucked. However, even though they did, careless driving can wreck any car, the 8 or a Pinto.
I do recommend you take a performance driving class. I have done this, and it allowed me to better understand the limitations of the car. I had fun spinning out several times, granted in a secure and supervised environment wearing proper restraints and a helmet. Obviously it wouldn't be wise to test these limitations on the open road, however if you have a better understanding of the car, you won't try something that you know will lead to a crash.
A lot of people talk about this being a performance car, however I don't think that plays too much of a role in saying who can drive it. I had been driving prior to buying the car, however without years of experience, I have learned a lot more driving with this car than any previous car. You're accustomed to driving whatever you start out with and learn on, so whether it be an 8 or a Diablo, you'll be most comfortable with whatever you have driven the longest. I have more trouble keeping control of my parents' bulky Dodge Stratus than I do my car as I drive mine more and know its faults a lot better.
- Chris
I do recommend you take a performance driving class. I have done this, and it allowed me to better understand the limitations of the car. I had fun spinning out several times, granted in a secure and supervised environment wearing proper restraints and a helmet. Obviously it wouldn't be wise to test these limitations on the open road, however if you have a better understanding of the car, you won't try something that you know will lead to a crash.
A lot of people talk about this being a performance car, however I don't think that plays too much of a role in saying who can drive it. I had been driving prior to buying the car, however without years of experience, I have learned a lot more driving with this car than any previous car. You're accustomed to driving whatever you start out with and learn on, so whether it be an 8 or a Diablo, you'll be most comfortable with whatever you have driven the longest. I have more trouble keeping control of my parents' bulky Dodge Stratus than I do my car as I drive mine more and know its faults a lot better.
- Chris
01-09-2006 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by zz30344
How's everyone doing, I'm new to the forum but I was wondering how everyone felt about me as in a teenager having an rx 8 as their first owned car.
How do I feel now that my daughters are soon to be driving when I see death after death from reckless teen driving? I think every teen's first car should be a 25hp Volvo with Nerf bumpers and 50 airbags until they're 20. Okay, that's exagerating and I personally know some teens right now whom I consider perfectly responsible so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
I believe there is more to think about with the RX-8 than with most standard cars. If you're into the rotary engine and willing to read up on the car (there's lots to learn right here on the forum) then I think you'll really enjoy an RX-8. If you're not interested in popping the hood on any car (oil change? change it into what?) then the RX-8 is probably not for you. The RX-8 isn't a bad car or a maintenance nightmare, but if you just want to turn the key and drive it every day without thinking about it, well, we've seen owners like that post their dissatisfaction here.
Actually, I have a very high opinion of the safety features of the RX-8. The DSC is excellent - folks post stories of it savings their butts (and cars) all the time. I think the crush zones and airbags protect the occupants better than many other vehicles on the road. If you want a selling point for your parents research the RX-8s safety features and hit them pretty hard. Search back through the old threads and find some of the accident stories and pictures.
In fact, if I had my choice of a teenager losing control of his vehicle and hitting me with an RX-8 or an Expedition, well, it's simply a matter of physics.
I've got no beef with parents buying a car - mine bought me a used vehicle in good condition when I turned 16 (mostly for their own convenience - "drive yourself to school!"). I'm more concerned with the values the teen learns about owning, maintaining and responsibly using a vehicle than how they got it in the first place. We have several responsible teens on this forum who enjoy their RX-8s (although I never knew Raptor2k was 17 - he posts like a well spoken adult).
Read, ask, learn - enjoy the forum. Hope you find what you need here.
01-09-2006 | 02:35 PM
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Well, I say "way to go" to any kid of that age who truly owns his RX-8 by covering all of the costs of it - and I mean all - downpayment, tax, title, license, insurance, payments, fuel and maintenance.
I say "what the hell are you thinking" to any parents who buy their kids one of these.
My oldest is 13 - I've got about 3 years to plan for this, and when it's time, he will get a nice, sensible-shoes 4 door, used Civic to motor around in. That's all he needs. And he won't be allowed to mod it or rice it out. No fart cannons in my house. Because it will be MY CAR. He will just be allowed to drive it.
When he makes his own money, he can buy whatever he damn well pleases.
I say "what the hell are you thinking" to any parents who buy their kids one of these.
My oldest is 13 - I've got about 3 years to plan for this, and when it's time, he will get a nice, sensible-shoes 4 door, used Civic to motor around in. That's all he needs. And he won't be allowed to mod it or rice it out. No fart cannons in my house. Because it will be MY CAR. He will just be allowed to drive it.
When he makes his own money, he can buy whatever he damn well pleases.