This pertains to the "17 year olds getting Z's" debate...
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i hate how people always give teenagers a bad rep. im 17 about to be 18 and i got my car my junior year in highschool. im a senior now. before i got my car i went to performance driving school. im responsible and dont try to show it off when the kid in the mustang drives up next to me and revs. i get good grades, and work to pay for it(not all of it but most, i dont want to work to much and let my grades slip). i have paid for every mod on my car. i dont go and get on it everywhere i go. sure, i have enjoyed my car but i want to know one person on this forum who hasent. i wash it once a week, and keep up with the matience.
im honestly tired of all the steriotypes about teenagers who cant be responsible enoughf to have a nice sports car. i know that alot of them are true because alot of them are true when daddy buys them a 300 hp car and they lose traction for the first time and wreck it. but many of people my age are responsible enoghf for nice cars.
im honestly tired of all the steriotypes about teenagers who cant be responsible enoughf to have a nice sports car. i know that alot of them are true because alot of them are true when daddy buys them a 300 hp car and they lose traction for the first time and wreck it. but many of people my age are responsible enoghf for nice cars.
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here it goes -
at 20 bought a used 1980 VW Rabbit
used 1984 Pontiac Fiero
used 1978 Chevy Camaro Z28 (4spd manual)
new 1990 Ford Probe
used 1990 Olds 98
new 1998 Isuzu Rodeo
new 1998 Olds Intrigue (wifes)
New 2004 Accura MDX
New 2007 Nissan 350z Touring
at 20 bought a used 1980 VW Rabbit
used 1984 Pontiac Fiero
used 1978 Chevy Camaro Z28 (4spd manual)
new 1990 Ford Probe
used 1990 Olds 98
new 1998 Isuzu Rodeo
new 1998 Olds Intrigue (wifes)
New 2004 Accura MDX
New 2007 Nissan 350z Touring
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no i know many of my friends who are responsible enoughf to have nice sports cars. one has a S2000, another a firehawk, and another a M3. but ther are kids in my school who i know if they had any of our cars they would be wrecked within a week. waht im just saying is there are some kids who are responsible enoughf and there are some kids who arent. get to know someone first, which is kinda hard on a forum but listen to what they have to say before you think, " o its just some stupid teenager whos daddy bought them another 350z."
and face it with the z's prices going down as they are, were going to see alot of teenagers getting z's. its a fact, and were going to see many threads saying i got my z!! and then many threads later saying i oversteere and hit a tree, or oops i wrecked my z.
and face it with the z's prices going down as they are, were going to see alot of teenagers getting z's. its a fact, and were going to see many threads saying i got my z!! and then many threads later saying i oversteere and hit a tree, or oops i wrecked my z.
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88 Mazda 323
91 Nissan Sentra SE-R
2000 V6 Mustang
99 Mustang Cobra
2003 Mustang Cobra
2002 Ford Lightning
2003 Mazdaspeed Protege
2003 Chevy Monte Carlo SS
2007 Mustang GT
2008 350Z Enthusiast
91 Nissan Sentra SE-R
2000 V6 Mustang
99 Mustang Cobra
2003 Mustang Cobra
2002 Ford Lightning
2003 Mazdaspeed Protege
2003 Chevy Monte Carlo SS
2007 Mustang GT
2008 350Z Enthusiast
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Do we have to own them? Or is this just what cars we've had :P
89 Honda Accord
98 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer (Paid off winter car)
07 Scion TC
current -04 350z enthusiast
current -06 Fusion (wifes)
89 Honda Accord
98 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer (Paid off winter car)
07 Scion TC
current -04 350z enthusiast
current -06 Fusion (wifes)
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my parents wouldn't even let me drive the family wagon when I was 16.
1. 1968 Ford Torino coupe-got stolen
2. nissan caravan low and high top (in Japan)
3 ford E-150 van
4.76 Ford T-bird
5.1981 toyota lite-ace van (okinawa)
6.1982 Toyota Corona (Okinawa)
7.1984 olds station wagon
8.86-88 ford van
9.93 Camry v-6 xle
10.98 toyota avalon xls
11.1991 camry le
12.2001 avalon xls
13. 1997 camry
14.2004 350Z touring
as you can tell. I had a thing for fords and Toyotas..took me 48 years to finally buy my sports car..
1. 1968 Ford Torino coupe-got stolen
2. nissan caravan low and high top (in Japan)
3 ford E-150 van
4.76 Ford T-bird
5.1981 toyota lite-ace van (okinawa)
6.1982 Toyota Corona (Okinawa)
7.1984 olds station wagon
8.86-88 ford van
9.93 Camry v-6 xle
10.98 toyota avalon xls
11.1991 camry le
12.2001 avalon xls
13. 1997 camry
14.2004 350Z touring
as you can tell. I had a thing for fords and Toyotas..took me 48 years to finally buy my sports car..
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1986 Pontiac Fiero GT
1987 Thunderbird 5.0
1998 Neon R/T
1987 Dodge Shadow (beater)
2001 Audi TT
2003 Nissan 350Z Touring (Current "fun" car)
2001 Cavalier 4dr LS (Current DD)
1987 Thunderbird 5.0
1998 Neon R/T
1987 Dodge Shadow (beater)
2001 Audi TT
2003 Nissan 350Z Touring (Current "fun" car)
2001 Cavalier 4dr LS (Current DD)
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Stuff from age 16 to 22:
1977 Mercedes 450SL Convertible Roadster (1st car)
2002 Chevy S10 4-Door Crew Cab (still have)
2007 GSXR-600 Black/Black (still have)
2008 350z Touring (still have)
Furture Purchase: 2008+ Chevy 2500 Duramax Lifted w/ 33 or 35's ?
1977 Mercedes 450SL Convertible Roadster (1st car)
2002 Chevy S10 4-Door Crew Cab (still have)
2007 GSXR-600 Black/Black (still have)
2008 350z Touring (still have)
Furture Purchase: 2008+ Chevy 2500 Duramax Lifted w/ 33 or 35's ?
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Yes I got rid of the 335i. Im not gonna lie, it was a great car, and it was a color that was rarely seen on them (montego blue metallic). It felt good, but i got weird looks from the older crowd and the car seemed to overheat/overpower the stock oil cooler that came equipped with the car and have found myself approaching the limit of the oil temp gauge(on track days), and even on a hot dry summer day, it still gets VERY hot...burns my oil and a trip to bmw is expensive sometimes. I like the nismo because its just as quick as the 335i, looks badass, and i think it gets a lot more attention and more praise than the beamer did.
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Hmmm interesting question, I'm always shocked at how many cars some guys have had in their lives.
1965 Mustang (got at 16 when it was a classic, not that old, lol)
1991 Jeep Comanche
2003 Nissan 350Z
Don't know if I would know how to act if i had more cars than that, but they were all really great cars and I do wish I had all 3 right now. Now that I have a company car for my own, my list will remain short as my Z will be parked a whole lot and I'm not replacing it for another car payment.
1965 Mustang (got at 16 when it was a classic, not that old, lol)
1991 Jeep Comanche
2003 Nissan 350Z
Don't know if I would know how to act if i had more cars than that, but they were all really great cars and I do wish I had all 3 right now. Now that I have a company car for my own, my list will remain short as my Z will be parked a whole lot and I'm not replacing it for another car payment.
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mercedes 500 sel when i was 16. ( my parents wanted me to have a tank)
about 2 months before turning 18 i bought my 1996 300zx im 20 now and i still have the Z.
about 2 months before turning 18 i bought my 1996 300zx im 20 now and i still have the Z.
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'67 Chevy C10
'01 Toyota Tacoma
'08 350z touring
And by the way...I'm 18 and have paid for all of these. I have been doing body work for 4 years and working for the most respected restoration and custom shop in the upstate for the past 2 years. I worked hard for everything i have.
'01 Toyota Tacoma
'08 350z touring
And by the way...I'm 18 and have paid for all of these. I have been doing body work for 4 years and working for the most respected restoration and custom shop in the upstate for the past 2 years. I worked hard for everything i have.