As a Teenager driving this car, what will I expect?

Chuck33079 · 07-17-2015, 10:03 AM

I did a lot of stupid **** in a 100hp Civic. If I had a 300+ rwd sports car, I'd have died before I graduated from high school.

GZ3 · 07-17-2015, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck33079

I did a lot of stupid **** in a 100hp Civic. If I had a 300+ rwd sports car, I'd have died before I graduated from high school.

hahaha this!

OP what was your first car? Over all the Z is a very well balanced car, unless your bieng completely stupid and reckless, youll be ok

Amj2020 · 07-17-2015, 10:33 AM

Your parents should just get you a Casket to go with it!

Ok maybe a little strong...I wonder if they think they are being good parents, or irresponsible ones. For all I know your father is Mario Andretti and im completely wrong, its happened before but... RWD, HP, inexperience all recipes for disaster. That being said please drive with the maturity this car demands, or I assure you Darwin will claim what is rightfully his. Good luck and dont let your raging testosterone get in the way of enjoying the car.

Birdfan67 · 07-17-2015, 10:54 AM

OK...the car is in the driveway, who's buying the gas (PREMIUM) with a huge tank for it's size car...19 gal to be exact. Who's paying for the service and maint ? and last but not least the insurance for a teen for a car of this caliber is ungodly.

Your folks must have a fortune to drop 40k+ for a present...but is it a smart present ??...I say no ! Tell them to buy a 2015 Civic SI 203HP (plenty for you), half the money...half the HP and more affordable to drive...and insurance would be a whole lot cheaper.

Being a teen in a machine like this...Im afraid you will be a statistic of some sort.. you will at a time or another have blue lights behind you..if I were a trooper I'd pull your *** over if your doing 56 in a 55...just because.

You have gotten some harsh replies and you may think some are being smart asses...but these are harsh realities. If i were your parents a Z would NOT be on the shopping list..

Proceed with caution my man !

Chuck33079 · 07-17-2015, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amj2020

Your parents should just get you a Casket to go with it!

Ok maybe a little strong...I wonder if they think they are being good parents, or irresponsible ones. For all I know your father is Mario Andretti and im completely wrong, its happened before but... RWD, HP, inexperience all recipes for disaster. That being said please drive with the maturity this car demands, or I assure you Darwin will claim what is rightfully his. Good luck and dont let your raging testosterone get in the way of enjoying the car.

Every bit of this.

OP, learn how to drive. Actual driver's instruction, not BS driver's ed you had to take to get your license. This car can kill you if you act stupid. Be an adult and you'll be ok.

FairladyZ10PG · 07-17-2015, 11:17 AM

Z as a first car.... I wouldn't do it I were your parent

mishuko · 07-17-2015, 11:29 AM

in my honest opinion... if you REALLY want a sports car get the FRS. atleast it has a back seat so you can daga the ladies real good (for all 8 seconds huehue)

also more reasonable horse power

seriously, you're a teenager, you're going to be banging in your car and you're going to wish you had a back seat. the trunk doesn't work (speaking from experience)

maintanence isn't as bad as people make it out to be. petro, oil, rubber.

Array · 07-17-2015, 11:31 AM

Recipe for disaster, GL bud

I'ts been said before, but if we don't change your mind for the love of god drive the car safely

Meulen · 07-17-2015, 11:34 AM

meh...

I had 5.7 liter camaro for a first car. By 18 I had sportbike. By all counts I should be dead...

Chuck33079 · 07-17-2015, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Meulen

meh...

I had 5.7 liter camaro for a first car. By 18 I had sportbike. By all counts I should be dead...

You're the outlier.

birdman71 · 07-17-2015, 11:50 AM

I wouldn't recommend a Z as your first car either. It has just way too much horsepower and torque to be messed around with like most first cars are driven. I had an 02 Altima as my first car. Guess what, drove it into the ground. Blew a head gasket and ended up selling the thing for a down payment on a barebones ford ranger (job wasn't what it is today). As time went on and I had that truck for about a year and a half, I had a new job at this point making twice as much as I did at my previous job, which put me in a better situation to make a move towards a new car. Of course this is also excess over all the necessary bills; rent, utilities, insurance, gas, food, misc. items.

I know only being 20, I am in that category of being a teenager and having this car, but the fact of the matter is, I'm self-supporting and pay for the car myself. When you actually pay for a car yourself and invest big amounts of money into it, it makes you drive it completely different than if it were a gift from your parents; and its because if you end up doing something to screw it up, you not only have to pay to fix it but also have to still keep paying your monthly payment.

I do think this car should be one you earn just because at that point you've done your research and gone through the driving experience to realize the amount of respect you have to have driving a machine like this on the road.
I'd suggest going with the 2016 Honda Civic Si that will be coming out soon if not already out. Its got about 210 hp and is plenty fast and plenty luxurious for a first car.

The Z is definitely a force to be reckon.

Woman charged in fatal 370z crash caught on dash cam

Fuzzzy · 07-17-2015, 11:59 AM

OP, are you related to Tim Richmond?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Richmond

Excerpt from link:

When Richmond reached age 16, his parents purchased him a Pontiac Trans Am, a speedboat and a Piper Cherokee airplane for his birthday. Yet his mother Evelyn often worried about spoiling her only son. She once said, "Tim was lazy...", and "... I did everything for him. I ruined him, I admit it. He was my whole life."^[10]

Firebase99 · 07-17-2015, 12:12 PM

He hasnt posted since his first. Troll /

FairladyZ10PG · 07-17-2015, 12:20 PM

DeliriousClam · 07-17-2015, 12:42 PM

I'm 21 and everyone assumes my parents bought it for me. It's really annoying. I worked hard to get this car. Also, why does everyone assume if someone has a fast car for their first car, they're going to crash it? My first car was a T5 volvo modified to 320WHP and I never got into a crash or got a ticket. Just a lot of fun at the drag strip.

07-17-2015, 10:03 AM	#31 (permalink)
Chuck33079 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Houston Posts: 12,265 Drives: 2011 370ztt Rep Power: 29538	I did a lot of stupid **** in a 100hp Civic. If I had a 300+ rwd sports car, I'd have died before I graduated from high school. GZ3 and cranzy like this. __________________ 2011 MB Touring-Sport-6sp-Nav/GTM TT/FI TT TDX/JTran/Kosmic/Eibach/Hotchkis/SPC/CSF/RPS/SoThatsWhereAllMyMoneyWent

07-17-2015, 10:33 AM	#33 (permalink)
Amj2020 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NY/LI Posts: 393 Drives: MB Z,Jeep,BMW Rep Power: 13	Your parents should just get you a Casket to go with it! Ok maybe a little strong...I wonder if they think they are being good parents, or irresponsible ones. For all I know your father is Mario Andretti and im completely wrong, its happened before but... RWD, HP, inexperience all recipes for disaster. That being said please drive with the maturity this car demands, or I assure you Darwin will claim what is rightfully his. Good luck and dont let your raging testosterone get in the way of enjoying the car. Chuck33079 likes this. __________________ 2012 Magnetic Black 370z \| Fast Intentions CBE \| Stillen G3 \| Motordyne ART \| H&R Coilovers \| Work Emotion \| Fujimura \| Uprev \| Amuse\| GT-R Start

07-17-2015, 10:54 AM	#34 (permalink)
Birdfan67 Base Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Chesapeake Va. Posts: 89 Drives: 2017 NISSAN NISMO Rep Power: 10	OK...the car is in the driveway, who's buying the gas (PREMIUM) with a huge tank for it's size car...19 gal to be exact. Who's paying for the service and maint ? and last but not least the insurance for a teen for a car of this caliber is ungodly. Your folks must have a fortune to drop 40k+ for a present...but is it a smart present ??...I say no ! Tell them to buy a 2015 Civic SI 203HP (plenty for you), half the money...half the HP and more affordable to drive...and insurance would be a whole lot cheaper. Being a teen in a machine like this...Im afraid you will be a statistic of some sort.. you will at a time or another have blue lights behind you..if I were a trooper I'd pull your *** over if your doing 56 in a 55...just because. You have gotten some harsh replies and you may think some are being smart asses...but these are harsh realities. If i were your parents a Z would NOT be on the shopping list.. Proceed with caution my man ! Last edited by Birdfan67; 07-17-2015 at 10:56 AM.

07-17-2015, 11:17 AM	#36 (permalink)
FairladyZ10PG A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SoCal-IE Posts: 1,890 Drives: PGraphite m6 Rep Power: 254	Z as a first car.... I wouldn't do it I were your parent __________________ ///MPPSK///M Performance FRONT SPLITTER///M Performance KIDNEY GRILLS///MPerformance CF MIRRORS///MPerformance CF SPOILER///AC SCHNITZER

07-17-2015, 11:29 AM	#37 (permalink)
mishuko A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: bouncin on tigga Posts: 8,062 Drives: '12 Z Rep Power: 9434	in my honest opinion... if you REALLY want a sports car get the FRS. atleast it has a back seat so you can daga the ladies real good (for all 8 seconds huehue) also more reasonable horse power seriously, you're a teenager, you're going to be banging in your car and you're going to wish you had a back seat. the trunk doesn't work (speaking from experience) maintanence isn't as bad as people make it out to be. petro, oil, rubber. Zipper 104, cranzy and birdman71 like this. Last edited by mishuko; 07-17-2015 at 11:34 AM.

07-17-2015, 11:31 AM	#38 (permalink)
Array Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: home.jpg Posts: 286 Drives: '12 Pearly White Rep Power: 10	Recipe for disaster, GL bud I'ts been said before, but if we don't change your mind for the love of god drive the car safely __________________ 2012 370z 7AT- ES2 with PSS, K&N Drop-ins, LED's all around, Berk HFC, FI CBE non-res, KW V1's 2003 A4 5MT- The Beater

07-17-2015, 11:34 AM	#39 (permalink)
Meulen A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Romeoville, IL Posts: 1,093 Drives: 2010 370z 40th Rep Power: 3389	meh... I had 5.7 liter camaro for a first car. By 18 I had sportbike. By all counts I should be dead... __________________ Follow my build thread here: Meulens Build Journal

07-17-2015, 11:50 AM	#41 (permalink)
birdman71 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,579 Drives: People Crazy! Rep Power: 40	I wouldn't recommend a Z as your first car either. It has just way too much horsepower and torque to be messed around with like most first cars are driven. I had an 02 Altima as my first car. Guess what, drove it into the ground. Blew a head gasket and ended up selling the thing for a down payment on a barebones ford ranger (job wasn't what it is today). As time went on and I had that truck for about a year and a half, I had a new job at this point making twice as much as I did at my previous job, which put me in a better situation to make a move towards a new car. Of course this is also excess over all the necessary bills; rent, utilities, insurance, gas, food, misc. items. I know only being 20, I am in that category of being a teenager and having this car, but the fact of the matter is, I'm self-supporting and pay for the car myself. When you actually pay for a car yourself and invest big amounts of money into it, it makes you drive it completely different than if it were a gift from your parents; and its because if you end up doing something to screw it up, you not only have to pay to fix it but also have to still keep paying your monthly payment. I do think this car should be one you earn just because at that point you've done your research and gone through the driving experience to realize the amount of respect you have to have driving a machine like this on the road. I'd suggest going with the 2016 Honda Civic Si that will be coming out soon if not already out. Its got about 210 hp and is plenty fast and plenty luxurious for a first car. The Z is definitely a force to be reckon. Woman charged in fatal 370z crash caught on dash cam __________________ *Birdman's Build:* Powerhouse Amuse/ Nismo/ Eibach/ ACT/ Tommy Kaira/ Avant Garde/ Fast Intentions/ Project Kics/ Fly 1 Motorsports/ EVO-R/ Z1 Motorsports/ Weber Sports/ Zoom/ Zele Japan Last edited by birdman71; 07-17-2015 at 11:58 AM.

07-17-2015, 11:59 AM	#42 (permalink)
Fuzzzy Track Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MS Posts: 875 Drives: 2014 370Z 7AT MR Rep Power: 21860	OP, are you related to Tim Richmond? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Richmond Excerpt from link: When Richmond reached age 16, his parents purchased him a Pontiac Trans Am, a speedboat and a Piper Cherokee airplane for his birthday. Yet his mother Evelyn often worried about spoiling her only son. She once said, "Tim was lazy...", and "... I did everything for him. I ruined him, I admit it. He was my whole life."^[10]

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07-17-2015, 12:42 PM	#45 (permalink)
DeliriousClam A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2015 Location: NJ Age: 30 Posts: 3,758 Drives: 12 Base Sport Rep Power: 54272	I'm 21 and everyone assumes my parents bought it for me. It's really annoying. I worked hard to get this car. Also, why does everyone assume if someone has a fast car for their first car, they're going to crash it? My first car was a T5 volvo modified to 320WHP and I never got into a crash or got a ticket. Just a lot of fun at the drag strip. Stright_Drop and birdman71 like this.

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