would you give your child a Ferrari

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:28 pm

at 17 even if $$$$$ was not a factor !
people in hollywood are brain dead i really beleave .
why not just give them a time bomb and set it .
at least that way you know when the call will come in .

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... -accident/

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:27 am

a friend that worked at a BMW dealership would tell me about parents coming in regularly to buy a new M3 for their smiling 16 year old's birthday or first car. one kid got one at age 14 or so, well before having a temp permit...he "wanted it early". wow.

Err · Post by **Err** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:33 pm

If my 17-year-old was Justin Beiber, I'd let him buy whatever he wanted since he's the one paying for the car and insurance.

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:54 pm

Err wrote:If my 17-year-old was Justin Beiber, I'd let him buy whatever he wanted since he's the one paying for the car and insurance.

and paid off my mortgage and paying for my new truck and my Viper!

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:45 am

maybe i'm crazy, but regardless of how much money someone has, safety should come first. i don't think it's smart to give an inexperienced driver that much power...but i know it's done all the time, so...as long as i get an RS8 or similar out of the deal...haha

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:47 pm

A guy posted this in a Mustang forum yet got upset when several people warned him about the logic in the idea stating that all he wanted was advice concerning the car only:
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My son who is 14, just purchased a 1993 Coupe that is 100% original... His plans are to mod the car so that it is available to drive when he turns 16 and has his license... He knows that I will take the car away from him if he get's a single ticket (I know - Dad is a butthead)... So - he is wanting to build his car up to be a tire roasting torque monster... He is not interested in top end speed, but he wants to be able to light up his tires on demand and be able to drive the car on the street on an every day basis... It is an AOD car with 2.73's in the rear end... Right now we plan on swapping out the rear end for 4.10's (from my old car which is now sporting a 9" rear end)... We will be building a new motor for the car this winter... He has already swapped to a SLP Loudmouth catback... What kind of mod's should we be thinking to make this have a ton of torque at the low end, and highway driving manners...

Advice is appreciated!!!!

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:06 pm

lol. did the mustang come with a free coffin?

Err · Post by **Err** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:14 pm

Mustangs are very light in the rear to begin with. You really don't need to to a heck of a lot to them to light up the tires.

Is his dad aware that most cops will give tickets for burnouts?

My advice concerning the car is to put the car in storage until Father and son manage to get some sense.

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:37 pm

The dad claims that his 14 yr old son has a high grade point average, has taught several hunter safety classes and a few other non-relevant things regarding cars. IMO, 16 yr old males, peer pressure from other 16 yr old males, girls, and fast cars usually end up as a problem, often with seriously bad results. I've read about similar stories many times.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:51 pm

I used to own a Mustang & was frequently tailed until I did something wrong enough just so the cops could keep me in line. Heaven forbid that I tried to peel out (not that I didn't from time to time).

That said, I think that so long as the rules are laid down early & the kid is kept responsible that it can work out. I got my mustang when I was 18 & though I got in trouble, I rarely chose to do anything completely stupid. Burnouts won't get you or anyone else killed. Racing on the other hand could.

GuardianAsher · Post by **GuardianAsher** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:46 pm

My first vehicle was a 96 F-150 with a nice little 302 in it. I always spun the tire in that thing on accident. Could never quite lay into the throttle easy enough to keep it from happening. Probably the tires played a decent role in that, but meh. For a truck with close to 200k miles on it, she did pretty good.

Second card was nothing to write home about in terms of power or speed. Third car, a 2005 Sunfire, is a little torque-y if I lay into it on a takeoff. It will make little screeching noises, but no real burnouts.

Far as I'm concerned, kids should be made to either pay for or help pay for their vehicles. The truck really wasn't mine. It was my uncle's. And he taught me how to take care of it, do maintenance on it, and keep it clean. And I did. Taught me a lot of valuable lessons. And since it wasn't mine, I had to keep it in pristine condition. The thing still ran wonderfully until the day we sold it. And we only got rid of it because of the gas mileage. It was brutal.

As for the cars I paid for, well, there's just something about being able to say you paid for something and it's yours. It's a responsibility, and it brings about a bit of pride as well. I love my Sunfire. I wouldn't trade it for anything and I take as good of care of it as I can. The day I paid it off last month was a very happy day for me. Scrimping and saving my money to make the monthly payments. It's now mine. And I worked hard for it. And that's just something you can't replace.