This pertains to the "17 year olds getting Z's" debate...
10-28-2011, 12:02 PM
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1992 Geo Storm ($800)
1995 Saturn SL2 ($1,500)
2006 Chevy Cobalt ($9,000)
2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS ($28,000.. Divorce Present)
2005 Nissan 350z ($17,000.. Managed to get into positive equity with the lancer so i traded to lower my payments)
1995 Saturn SL2 ($1,500)
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2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS ($28,000.. Divorce Present)
2005 Nissan 350z ($17,000.. Managed to get into positive equity with the lancer so i traded to lower my payments)
10-28-2011, 12:18 PM
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Get over yourselves, we arent driving Porsches.
350Z's are cheap. Very cheap. They arent expensive high class cars unless you buy them brand new. Anyone who can get approved for a loan can afford a 350z. My car payment right now is less then $300. I wouldve been able to afford that at age 15 working part time at a gas station. So whats all the fuss about? Minimum wage isnt 3 dollars anymore.
350Z's are cheap. Very cheap. They arent expensive high class cars unless you buy them brand new. Anyone who can get approved for a loan can afford a 350z. My car payment right now is less then $300. I wouldve been able to afford that at age 15 working part time at a gas station. So whats all the fuss about? Minimum wage isnt 3 dollars anymore.
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What do you mean "Divorce Present"? Your parents got a divorce and bought you a car?
10-28-2011, 12:29 PM
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You can get a 2003 Z for less then 8 grand. Puts the payments at about $150 stretched out. If you ask me thats about perfect for a 17-18 year olds first car.
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10-28-2011, 01:18 PM
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10-28-2011, 01:31 PM
Meaning i got divorced and bought myself a brand new car with every option that came available with it. Actually had to trade it in 2 years later for the Z because a Z was so much cheaper.
You can get a 2003 Z for less then 8 grand. Puts the payments at about $150 stretched out. If you ask me thats about perfect for a 17-18 year olds first car.
You can get a 2003 Z for less then 8 grand. Puts the payments at about $150 stretched out. If you ask me thats about perfect for a 17-18 year olds first car.
10-28-2011, 02:15 PM
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Maybe you should rethink your parenting skills if you dont trust your 17 year old (1 year away from being on their own) to drive a certain car. I knew how to drive at 16 and my uncle let me take out his S2000 all the time when i got my permit. You dont have to have special skills to drive a fast car, you just need to be responsible, which comes with good parenting. Because guess what, even 150hp cars still have the ability to drive fast.
If you have issues with young kids driving a 350z either:
A. You suck as a parent
B. Your parents sucked at being parents which is why you dont trust 17 year olds because your parents didnt trust you.
C. Your fat and spend way to much time on internet forums.
If you have issues with young kids driving a 350z either:
A. You suck as a parent
B. Your parents sucked at being parents which is why you dont trust 17 year olds because your parents didnt trust you.
C. Your fat and spend way to much time on internet forums.
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Obviously you have not been on here enough to see all the carnage caused bt kids having these cheap cars. My personal favorite has to be the one where this guy came on here proudly proclaiming that he allows his 17 years old brother drive his Z and then a few months later post a thread about how said brother totalled his Z. He even admitted that this thread was right all along.
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Maybe you should rethink your parenting skills if you dont trust your 17 year old (1 year away from being on their own) to drive a certain car. I knew how to drive at 16 and my uncle let me take out his S2000 all the time when i got my permit. You dont have to have special skills to drive a fast car, you just need to be responsible, which comes with good parenting. Because guess what, even 150hp cars still have the ability to drive fast.
If you have issues with young kids driving a 350z either:
A. You suck as a parent
B. Your parents sucked at being parents which is why you dont trust 17 year olds because your parents didnt trust you.
C. Your fat and spend way to much time on internet forums.
Besides, most kids buy a cheap V8 Mustang GT as their first cars nowadays and you have more of a problem with them driving a V6?
If you have issues with young kids driving a 350z either:
A. You suck as a parent
B. Your parents sucked at being parents which is why you dont trust 17 year olds because your parents didnt trust you.
C. Your fat and spend way to much time on internet forums.
Besides, most kids buy a cheap V8 Mustang GT as their first cars nowadays and you have more of a problem with them driving a V6?
10-28-2011, 02:32 PM
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So every kids first car should be a Prius? Every old mustang GT i see on the road has some punk teenager driving it. But V6 is off limits?
10-28-2011, 02:37 PM
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So you molested a cow for a little while and then took her money. Congrats.
Obviously you have not been on here enough to see all the carnage caused bt kids having these cheap cars. My personal favorite has to be the one where this guy came on here proudly proclaiming that he allows his 17 years old brother drive his Z and then a few months later post a thread about how said brother totalled his Z. He even admitted that this thread was right all along.
Obviously you have not been on here enough to see all the carnage caused bt kids having these cheap cars. My personal favorite has to be the one where this guy came on here proudly proclaiming that he allows his 17 years old brother drive his Z and then a few months later post a thread about how said brother totalled his Z. He even admitted that this thread was right all along.
And kids are always going to wreck cars. Guess what? Adults wreck cars to. I'm currently a volunteer firefighter in my town and the most calls we get are auto accidents. 1 in 10 of those are kids. 9 out of 10 are adults.
You're on a 350z forum. Of course your going to see posts about 350z's being wrecked you tool. Doesnt mean kids arent off wrecking their friends/parents/siblings honda civics.
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You are absolutely correct, they are out wrecking 4 cylinder Civics. You keep referencing V8 Mustangs, but affordable for a kid Mustang GT's had less hp than a Z.
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10-28-2011, 06:08 PM
10-28-2011, 06:13 PM
Get over yourselves, we arent driving Porsches.
350Z's are cheap. Very cheap. They arent expensive high class cars unless you buy them brand new. Anyone who can get approved for a loan can afford a 350z. My car payment right now is less then $300. I wouldve been able to afford that at age 15 working part time at a gas station. So whats all the fuss about? Minimum wage isnt 3 dollars anymore.
350Z's are cheap. Very cheap. They arent expensive high class cars unless you buy them brand new. Anyone who can get approved for a loan can afford a 350z. My car payment right now is less then $300. I wouldve been able to afford that at age 15 working part time at a gas station. So whats all the fuss about? Minimum wage isnt 3 dollars anymore.
I bought mine to drift though so ya
Meaning i got divorced and bought myself a brand new car with every option that came available with it. Actually had to trade it in 2 years later for the Z because a Z was so much cheaper.
You can get a 2003 Z for less then 8 grand. Puts the payments at about $150 stretched out. If you ask me thats about perfect for a 17-18 year olds first car.
You can get a 2003 Z for less then 8 grand. Puts the payments at about $150 stretched out. If you ask me thats about perfect for a 17-18 year olds first car.
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10-28-2011, 06:21 PM
ya well you see here in california a lot of those kids driving those classics have built them from the ground up and they have a bit more appreciation than some girl or guy that got it for their 18th birthday and doesnt know the brake fluid from the power steering fluid
10-29-2011, 08:18 AM
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ya well you see here in california a lot of those kids driving those classics have built them from the ground up and they have a bit more appreciation than some girl or guy that got it for their 18th birthday and doesnt know the brake fluid from the power steering fluid
I mean like 90s-early 2000's. Not classics. Im on the east coast, who knows maybe everythings different here. 10% interest on a loan? You must have horrible credit. I got a 2.99% loan for 5 years. And thats the highest % loan i've ever had on an auto loan. Then again, this is the first used car i've ever bought from a dealership.
10-29-2011, 09:02 AM
I mean like 90s-early 2000's. Not classics. Im on the east coast, who knows maybe everythings different here. 10% interest on a loan? You must have horrible credit. I got a 2.99% loan for 5 years. And thats the highest % loan i've ever had on an auto loan. Then again, this is the first used car i've ever bought from a dealership.