toxin440

Well -- I will say congrats, but also your spoiled.

It's a simple fact that when you just hand someone something badass they will never treat it the same way as if they earned it themselves.

I never even had a car till I was 19... and the only reason I got it (2nd hand hand-me-down) 98 Saturn econobox... was beacuse I needed it for college when i tranferred up to the main A&M campus.

Getting handed the keys to an RX8 when you are 16 is stupid, most people will agree with me that every young person on the road should start out with a simple/cheap/non-powerful car. No matter how careful you are no matter what you do, you WILL **** it up, just like if i decide to get a sport bike, im not going to pick out some powerful race bike if I can afford it due to the fact I KNOW im going to lay it down at some point.

Mommy and daddy didnt buy my 8 for me... im 24 years old and have worked my *** off to pay it off. No help with downpayments, maintainence, ANYTHING. Don't be too sad when you **** up on something and they take away the keys to your 8. hah

The only thing worse then parents buying their 16 year old spoiled kid a car like this (or anything equal or above) is the fact that AFTER The kid goes and wrecks it, they just say "oh well and go buy their kid another one".

Enjoy it man, 99% of us didn't have it that good and actually worked for our ****.

toxin440

When i was 16, my ride was called "mom" (no... not like that you sick *****)

SayNoToPistons

iTrader: (8)

that made me giggle. but yes a +1 to your post.

blakew15

its amazing how rude everyone can be just because a 16 year old has an rx8. you dont have to be in your 20's 30's or 40's to drive one. keep the rude somments to yourself, and let him enjoy his car, and ability to use the knowledge of others on this forum just like the rest of us.

dillsrotary

HA, who cares if he gets an rx8, its a freakin car. just cuz some didn't get a nice car at 16 doesn't mean he get. ITS A CAR PEOPLE, hell you should read the vette forums, quite alot of 19 year olds have Z06's and the older crew doesn't care what so ever.

Congrats on the ride UK dude. don't do anything dumb, well you probably will (part of learning to drive is 'close calls'), but don't kill yourself.

The Mighty Red

While the comment about the "rare yellow rx8 in pieces" was surely based on the author's experience and is backed by statistics, your vengeful outburst interjected with childish insults only serves to expose your immaturity and inability to express your opinions in an adult like fashion.

The truth of the matter is....

"Statistics show that younger people are more likely to be in a speed-related crash in a sports car or performance sedan. Chalk it up to peer pressure, the sound and feel of these cars and marketing. The same holds true for convertibles."
Source: http://www.autoextra.com/firstride/do-tips

While it is also noted that youths who purchase their own cars are less likely to wreck them, they are still significantly more likely to wreck than an adult driver. Sporty cars increase the odds even more so.

Call me (or anyone else) whatever name you so desire. It won't change the facts.

khtm

Sigh. Your mommy and daddy own it. Whose name is on the title of the vehicle and the registration/insurance?

Mafia

i got an rx-8 for graduating, and it was my first car, yes i am lucky, but my car isnt in pieces, my car is still show room, an 04 with only 13000km, but my friends and I love cars so we try to keep our cars as minty as possible

X+7R3ME

Yes you can get adaptive bi-xenons as options, and many other garages can fit them for you. They do turn when the steering wheel is turned. And yes i use the sat nav in my drive way lol, and no my dad doesnt want to adopt anyone. The only reason my parents can afford to buy me an RX8 is because they both work really hard as most people do anyway, my dads a StockBroker + my mum is a lawyer .... my dad drives a Range Rover , and my mum has got the new Audi Q7.

X+7R3ME

Dads name lol. Gettin a private number plate on it in the next few weeks. Got £8000 to spend, but i will only spend £5000 or less on plate.

But i wont / havent crashed it. Im gonna get my driving lessons in my RX8 not a corsa or Micra. Im gonna hook up with the driving instructors that teach you in your own cars, but i cant wait till i can go to a Track day at Silverstone or the Nuremburg in Germany.

chr1s

hahahahahahahahahaha. awesome....

XDEEDUBBX

stealthfox is the worse..hahaha

lazi

Low Fly'n 8

If the worst problem you have in life is not being able to drive your new RX-8 on the road at age 16, then you're in pretty good shape compared to most people in the world lol. Ain't life a bitch?

SayNoToPistons

iTrader: (8)

wait... what? how would you know? you havent really even gotten into te captains seat and drive the rx8. you cant tell the future.

X+7R3ME

True .... I just ordered Road Angel Plus 299.99 in shops, found it going for £200 on the web should keep the speeding tickets to minimum.

RotarySpirit

Not even ready to drive the car on the real streets and you're already planning on getting speeding tickets? Tsk tsk.

I have nothing against kids having nice cars (there will always be kids born with silver spoons in their mouths), but I don't agree with it at all.

AdRoCK3217

Excuse the "outburst" but this subject is getting increasingly annoying to me!

It seems almost daily now that a kid comes on here, explains how his parents bought him a car, and everyone bashes him/her saying they will wreck it.

Seriously, it needs to stop. Just because people are young doesn't mean they are completely ignorant to the rules of the road...

I am 16. I drive average. I don't ignore stop signs, red lights, speed thru yellows, I use my turn signal even when I probably don't have to, and I am courteous to everyone else on the road.

Facts aside, this subject really pisses me off.

SayNoToPistons

iTrader: (8)

so you already know that youre going to be speeding eh?

dillsrotary

then stop reading them cuz its still going to occur

AdRoCK3217

I have a radar detector simply because I have a problem maintaining speed. I use cruise control whenever possible, but, in the city thats a bit hard to do. If I am at the speed limit, a couple of seconds later I find myself 5-15 over it, without even knowing it. The car rides too smooth :\

chrism

wow do i miss being that age, headstrong and invincible!

JeRKy 8 Owner

Awwwww...did I hurt your wittle feelings? I'm sowwy.

I'm not even going to bother responding to this post.

But I'll respond to this one since you actually made a little sense there.

It's easy to see why my remark would easily strike a nerve, but I know what I'm talking about. Buying a teenage novice driver a brand new (and beautiful looking) sports car is just an all around dumb ******* idea. Sure there are always exceptions and hopefully you will be one of them, but you sure as hell won't see me holding my breath here.

They lack real world driving experience what with their young age and immaturity. They're easily prone to aggression and are constantly seeking thrills. They overreact to stupid bullshit. They misinterpret things because they just don't know any better. Worst of all they underestimate the consequences of their actions because they've barely lived through any, and are at times care free since they have parents that wipe their asses for them.

Now you're going to take all of that **** and stick it in the driver's seat of a sports car? That's just another young "bad *** mother ******" I want to steer clear of on the road...especially while I'm watching TV in my car at the same damn time.

RX-8fan01

Hey im 19 .... and i have a turbo 8 and everyone has seen the pics ... I have alot of money into it ... I drive like an *** .. and i speed through yellows ... Does that make me a bad person ... or a bad driver .. i have never been into a accident .. But i have 17 points ... ha

o well ... they should go away within a month or two

shane

RX-8fan01

Not to change the subject on this very intresting thread .... but where it says post in the right hand corner .... is that how many time you posted ... if so i been here for a long time and check this everyday and i dont post to much ... hmm o well

shane
again ....
just tryin to now get my post higher since i been here so long