RotarySpirit

I do believe that is what the speedometer is for. You're obviously not concerned about speeding, you're concerned about getting caught speeding. There is a difference.

AdRoCK3217

Like I said before..I look down and find myself going faster then I was seconds before. I can't explain it, but, meh, it happens.


And uh..to Jerky RX8 Owner. I fully agree that parents should NOT buy their young (new) drivers a sports car. I also think that a parent should never buy their child a car period, but, meh..

I know where your coming from with your comments, but, its still sad that young drivers have to be categorized into a group of bad drivers. This is exactly why insurance is higher for males vs. females!

SayNoToPistons

iTrader: (8)

^ well it depends on teh car and the price and knowing what their kids are capable of. if it was some POS civic or econobox for 1-3k then why not? im sure as hell that i wont buy my kid a sports car. ill buy him a freaking 900 POS 95hp econo box and have him pay for the insurance.

X+7R3ME

Thats good driving ... and no your not a bad person

khtm

I love when people who've been driving for 3 years brag that they've never been in an accident.

Do you want a hero cookie or something? 3 WHOPPING YEARS?

RX-8fan01

khtm ... you think i can get like a metal or something ???

StealthTL

iTrader: (1)

Yes, I think you have some metal coming your way, real soon.

S

khtm

lol Stealth

delrmx01

iTrader: (1)

Yes it does -- when you drive like an @$$ and speed through yellows.

chrism

funny how i been driving 14 years and only been in 3 accidents.....each time t-boned by some one under the age of 18 either running a light or stop sign......none of the accidents were deemed my fault......but kids drive great!

RotorChase

honestly im going to have to agree with most of the ppl so far, young age/immature driving is prone to either accidents or just tearing up the car. and btw not trying to be mean but at almost 16 you havent had much of a chance to mature. your not used to driving conditions yet or how to react with the car in certain situations. i think most all of us can look back to the first car we started to mod and think of all the short cuts or unnessisary things we did. so the stereotype of wrecking the car does apply to most ppl if a sports car is their first. my suggestion is to take it easy learn the car, seriously consider taking a road course class that teaches you how to handle the car. other than that congrats hope you enjoy it.

AdRoCK3217

With you completely on that, especially on the driving class thing. I took one, got to drive a high-end RWD BMW, I learned things I would've NEVER expected at that school. Just how good ABS can be, and when it lets loose...

RX-8fan01

Wow khtm ... maybe chrism should get one of those cookies to your handing out these days

chrism

is that supposed to be an insult?.....

ddub

Depends on the situation. If you are financially secure, your child is GOOD, respectful, trustworthy, and responsible, then why not buy them a car? I fully agree that SOME children should not just be given a car because they would not understand be thankful or deserving enough to get it.

ddub

There are adults that drive like idiots too

My friend had been t-boned twice BEFORE he was 18, once buy a 30 some year old guy looking for the chicken he "dropped" on the floor and ran a stop sign, other time by a 70 year old guy that claimed the light was still green.

I was side-swiped by a 40 some year old guy in a giant truck that said he couldn't see me... in my SUV...

Bad driving isn't necessarily correlated with age. Yes younger drivers are worse at driving because they have less experience. But there are BAD drivers that remain bad drivers their entire life. This is usually because they are morons.

chrism

i never said that all young drivers are terrible.....sure i inferred it with my sarcasm but i was young and stupid too.....and i drove like an animal when i was younger.....took me a while to get that out of my system....matter of fact i still do drive stupid occasionally....but not as much as i did when i was in my teens

ddub

Yah I know, and I agree with you that most teenage males with a "sporty" car are idiots. I had friends with turbo eclipses that were not very smart, it happens. I just wanted to point out that there are a lot of crappy adult drivers too

coll

ok quick question why is this still in the multimedia section????

now for my two cents

to me it seems like u came here to show off...all the things you have before even being able to drive it and best of all you didnt pay for it. now you say you worked hard for all you "****" hmmm at 16 idk what could be so hard, go to school come home and play some video games..im guessing on you 80" plasma home theater. that about somes it up. when i was sixteen i had a grand am gt...bullshit to all of thos that say you wont speed especially in an 8. i know if i had the same car back then god knows what would have happened to me. lucky for me i never got into an accident (knock on wood) there were a few clos calls altho. and for the guy who cant explain why he goes over the speed limit let me break it down for ya...ITS CALLED SPEEDING simple. im 20 now and keep my baby safe since im paying for it.

that is all make this thread intresting and post some pics of it aleast..your daddy got u a camera right????

SayNoToPistons

iTrader: (8)

^ he brought him a Veyron too because he took out the garbage.

Rupes

Yea! He's been driving for 6 months, so he obviously hasn't crashed the car and wont because 6 months is like an eternity!

P.S What job at 16 affords 30k per year, and a credit rating able to afford a car like this? Are you sure it's not your parents name on the paperwork? Next time you think your parents didn't help you buy this car, think again.

Rupes

Btw, the good thing about being a young driver and having prejudiced comments directed your way is that in a few years you won't be categorized as a young driver anymore! So just suck it up, and in a few years look back like the rest of us have and decide that you are now a more responsible adult driver than when you were younger.

shakRpahX8

Again, why the hell is this thread in Multimedia section??

coll

no clue lol

BunnyGirl

That was my ride up until I got Bella finally, at 25.

That almost seems embarrassing that I didn't get my license or my first car until I was 25. Oh well. I'm happy now and I figure by waiting this long to finally get a car and working I would be able to afford something decent, so I didn't care too much that my mom had to drive me everywhere.

Edit: I have been driving since I was 18. I just never got my license because I didn't have my own car, so there didn't seem like much point.