There was a M5 crash in Ocala, Florida which I'm sure some of you have heard about. Here is a link to the forum where the kid posted. He was asking the members on advice on how to drive his car...or his dad's car.
In the thread, he acts like he purchased the car by saying, "I traded in my 335i to get a M5...totally acting like an immature kid making other people believe that he should get respect from older gentlemen because of what he drives...
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/sho...d.php?t=111454
It's sad to read the posts on the forums, and the premonition or omens from those posts on the accident to come.
I remember when I was 16 (I'm only 21 now turning 22 in august) and I wanted a SUPERCAR like this kid. Lucky for me, my parents started me out on a '88 mercedes e300 which I loved and thank my parents to this day for even buying me a car.
I've owned 10 used cars before my G and I appreciated all of them and love my parents for working their fingers to the bone in order to give me an opportunity to commute to where I need to go. (galants blow up on me 4 times, oil-leaking camry driven for 2 yrs, explorer that got broken into 3 times....list goes on)
I did stupid things in cars that I regret and wish I could apologize to the drivers around me when I was young, but lucky for me my parents gave me cars with LIMITS. A brand new M5 has no limits to push and is not the right car for 80% of the drivers regardless of age. A kid is not going to say, "Dad, this car isn't for me...I don't have enough experience and maturity to handle this great of a responsiblity." He's going to say, "hell yeah, i'mma go brag on forums and all my friends that I have a M5." ...which is only human nature
I guess where I'm trying to get at is that I know there are a lot of different age groups on this forum...just do the right thing and don't give your kid something he hasn't earned. My friend's dad is the VP for UPS, and bought him a C230 hardtop vert when he was 15 and he wrapped that thing around a tree while drunk driving.
If you do feel like the kid deserves it, then do him a favor and take him to a professional driving school. Teach them to be humble so they don't have to perform exhibitions of speed and endanger lives. I'm not saying the kid's parents were bad parents but just a bad decision we all make every day. Drive safe guys
