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10-31-2009, 11:38 AM
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Get a Civic, just because you know how to "drag race" doesn't automatically make you Michael Schumacher. People much older than you and with much more driving experiance still manage to spin these pretty often.
11-01-2009, 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by ASM Stook,Oct 31 2009, 02:38 PM
Get a Civic, just because you know how to "drag race" doesn't automatically make you Michael Schumacher.
Seriously if drag racing is what you enjoy 86-new Mustang V8's are the way to go
Tons of go fast parts;easily to find someone to help you mod it and the stock rear diff can take 350hp easily
......and you can still find convertible examples for under 6K if you like to "drop the top"
11-01-2009, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by S2K904,Oct 29 2009, 11:16 AM
my uncle owns a drag strip and ive been racing down the track since i was 8 years old. So i no what and what not to do. and thank you for the advice
Not saying that I didn't act the same way when I was that age, and not saying that all teenagers act like that. But you've already demonstrated with your lack of fear/respect for real-world RWD driving that you're going to be high risk.
I had a sportbike when I was 16. It was a bad idea.
Get something with traction control and all-season tires. Autocross to see if your inner racer matches up with your real-world skill.
You may be a really skilled driver. But probably not. And the way to find out is legal competition (that involves more than driving in a straight line).
11-02-2009, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by S2K904,Oct 29 2009, 02:16 PM
yeah i was going to pay the insurance and my parents will pay for the car note, and my uncle owns a drag strip and ive been racing down the track since i was 8 years old. So i no what and what not to do. and thank you for the advice i was leaning to the s2k cause a friend(most of my fried is over 20) has a rx8 and the mpg is HORRIBLE
As others have said, an sports car might not be the best choice for you at this point in your life.
to the suggestion of autocrossing (or track days).
11-02-2009, 07:03 PM
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I think an S2000 is too much car for a 16 year old. You will eventually do something extremely stupid. My second car at age 17 was a Honda Prelude, and I think even that was probably too much car for me at that age, but I nearly escaped death. We were all young once...
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