Good car..... for a 16 yr old???

Hugoneus · 01-10-2011, 09:18 PM

I hope for the sake of humanity that your parents get some sense knocked into them.

m4a1mustang · 01-10-2011, 09:22 PM

Also, when i was 17 i had a car that was quicker than my Z. I had some close calls but I survived. I didn't feel like I had really matured as a driver until I turned 18. By 21-22 I really started thinking about how stupid I was as a kid... And now at 25 and out of college I feel old and drive like a freaking grandma and make mean faces at kids in elevators.

Red__Zed · 01-10-2011, 09:28 PM

LunaZ · 01-10-2011, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

And now at 25 and out of college I feel old and drive like a freaking grandma and make mean faces at kids in elevators.

When you get to my age you'll start dropping the "these kids today" bomb and you won't even realize you started doing it.

m4a1mustang · 01-10-2011, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by LunaZ

When you get to my age you'll start dropping the "these kids today" bomb and you won't even realize you started doing it.

I already do that. Damn kids and their music.

GZ3 · 01-10-2011, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I already do that. Damn kids and their music.

you mean you DONT like waka flaca flame?!

m4a1mustang · 01-10-2011, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by GZ3

you mean you DONT like waka flaca flame?!

ABBA and Culture Club bro.

Bleek · 01-11-2011, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by GZ3

you mean you DONT like waka flaca flame?!

ps- its waka FLOCKA flame

mick · 01-10-2011, 09:33 PM

not a good car for a 16 yr old because you can't drive your friends around with it.
it only has 2 seats

BanningZ · 01-10-2011, 10:21 PM

Having a Z is something you should work for, so you appreciate it. Regardless of if it's a 240,280,300,350,370. You won't appreciate a car of it's measure, until it is something you can work for. Having a car like the Z handed to you at 16(???) is like screwing to get your virginity.
It don't make sense.

Get a job at burger king, keep your grades up, go to college, and then buy the 2018 490Z

m4a1mustang · 01-10-2011, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BanningZ

Having a Z is something you should work for, so you appreciate it. Regardless of if it's a 240,280,300,350,370. You won't appreciate a car of it's measure, until it is something you can work for. Having a car like the Z handed to you at 16(???) is like screwing to get your virginity.
It don't make sense.

Get a job at burger king, keep your grades up, go to college, and then buy the 2018 490Z

Bah. Like I said before, I appreciate the cars my parents bought for me just as much as the ones I've worked hard to buy myself. It all depends on whether or not you are a douche.

xdeslitx · 01-11-2011, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BanningZ

Having a Z is something you should work for, so you appreciate it. Regardless of if it's a 240,280,300,350,370. You won't appreciate a car of it's measure, until it is something you can work for. Having a car like the Z handed to you at 16(???) is like screwing to get your virginity.
It don't make sense.

Get a job at burger king, keep your grades up, go to college, and then buy the 2018 490Z

IBTL!

oh man...brings back memories of when i was 16 working at burger king

Ron · 01-11-2011, 01:04 AM

My first car was a 1987 Subaru gl wagon...ohhh man but did I then upgraded!...to a 1990 subaru legacy...wagon...then I got myself a 300ZX and now the 370Z.

I think the OP is kinda mature, he is even asking if the Z is too much and if he should wait 'till college, and to that I say YES. How about a 240sx for now? RWD so you can get used to it, decent power and good looking. It even has back seats!

Push370zzz · 01-11-2011, 01:20 AM

You will do stupid **** with the car, just hope you played enough Gran Turismo with a force feedback wheel to at least have an idea of how to handle it when you're about to lose control. I might get flamed for this...but from my own experience (new '06 G35 6MT coupe as first car), it helped a ton. I also had a FWD car I drove as a DD ('02 G20) in the snow and what not (plus you really don't want to park a nice car in a HS lot...) and got pretty good at drifting. That translated to me being much more comfortable with a RWD car in case, not on purpose, the rear end kicked out in the rain or whatever. You should NEVER try to do anything with a RWD car at your age because I promise you don't have the experience you need to keep you, your car, and your occupants safe.

I hope you get the car you want, but be careful with it! I came pretty damn close a couple of times to losing it in the G35 thinking I was the s*** turning off VDC, and in retrospect it would not have been worth it. I learned from that and took a little time teaching myself how to control it on some dirt roads FAR from anything I could hit or kill. It really takes a couple of years to truly get to a point where you can snap the car back into a straight line without even thinking if you are just a little to hard on the throttle in the rain or on gravel. I give you my blessing on the condition that you keep the traction control on until you get there

01-10-2011, 09:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
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01-10-2011, 09:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6963	Also, when i was 17 i had a car that was quicker than my Z. I had some close calls but I survived. I didn't feel like I had really matured as a driver until I turned 18. By 21-22 I really started thinking about how stupid I was as a kid... And now at 25 and out of college I feel old and drive like a freaking grandma and make mean faces at kids in elevators. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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01-11-2011, 01:20 AM	#14 (permalink)
Push370zzz Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NE Age: 40 Posts: 649 Drives: cars Rep Power: 17	You will do stupid ** with the car, just hope you played enough Gran Turismo with a force feedback wheel to at least have an idea of how to handle it when you're about to lose control. I might get flamed for this...but from my own experience (new '06 G35 6MT coupe as first car), it helped a ton. I also had a FWD car I drove as a DD ('02 G20) in the snow and what not (plus you really don't want to park a nice car in a HS lot...) and got pretty good at drifting. That translated to me being much more comfortable with a RWD car in case, not on purpose, the rear end kicked out in the rain or whatever. You should NEVER try to do anything with a RWD car at your age because I promise you don't have the experience you need to keep you, your car, and your occupants safe. I hope you get the car you want, but be careful with it! I came pretty damn close a couple of times to losing it in the G35 thinking I was the s* turning off VDC, and in retrospect it would not have been worth it. I learned from that and took a little time teaching myself how to control it on some dirt roads FAR from anything I could hit or kill. It really takes a couple of years to truly get to a point where you can snap the car back into a straight line without even thinking if you are just a little to hard on the throttle in the rain or on gravel. I give you my blessing on the condition that you keep the traction control on until you get there __________________ Range Rover Sport Supercharged Nissan 370z Touring + Sport

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Ron A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 3,009 Drives: TT '11 PW Nismo #113 Rep Power: 22	My first car was a 1987 Subaru gl wagon...ohhh man but did I then upgraded!...to a 1990 subaru legacy...wagon...then I got myself a 300ZX and now the 370Z. I think the OP is kinda mature, he is even asking if the Z is too much and if he should wait 'till college, and to that I say YES. How about a 240sx for now? RWD so you can get used to it, decent power and good looking. It even has back seats!