i personally think that it is all the driver i got my g when i was 16 and i was paying for it so in my opinion it was fine i have never wrecked it and i get on the throttle all of the time and i even drove for a long time with my VDC off just so i could get some more expirence at driving a rear wheel drive car but i also grew up around cars and had been driving cars with alot more power way before i was able to drive legally so

 

After 3 years of wrecks, and tickets in a Jetta, you certainly don't seem able to handle a G35. What is it with these people who have multiple wrecks? I've never had a single collision in 15 years of driving. From crappy fwd cars, to high power rwd, mid engined cars. I must be some sort of driving GOD!



I only got in one wreck in 3 years. the point im making is after three years of tickets and wrecks in different cars you will be alot better driver and much more aware in a G then you would having it as your first car

 

Most of these kids that get expensive, fast cars from their parents as a first car never learn to appreciate it. There's something to be said about being able to pay for everything associated with having a nice car on your own.

And to answer the question, yes, i think a G35 is too much power for a 16 year old.

 

YES! Hopefully this 16 year old is more responsible then I was when I started driving at 15.

Crashed 2 of my parents cars (at 15 and again at 17). Both were total losses.

I am a totally different driver now but I was a PUNK at 16.

 

that wat i call YOUNG & DANGEROUS

 

I Say Its Not Enough Power

 

yes, my 325i was too fast for me when I bought it when I was 16. Sold it and now own a 528i which I've owned until now (19) and now im selling it now that I have been driving for a while

 

Im 17 and i bet i take better care of my car than you do. I zaino the damn thing twice a month, vaccum it every 2 days, and leather condition every 2 weeks.

I even have special wax for my wheels.


It all depends on the damn kid. There is a kid at my school, had a brand new audi last year, now has a brand new BMW 3 series.

He parks it up front, covered in dings already, never washes it and it looks like sh**. Same thing with the other kid that has an 08 328xi coupe. I looked in his windows. There was standing dirt on the floor with leaves and ****. It was HORRIBLE.

But i'll agree most kids dont take care of nice cars..... im an exception though..

 

get an old chevy truck and call it a day! chevy FTMFW

 

Lol this thread is awsome! I don't think its too much it all depends on the 16 yr old I think.. When I was 16. I was a safe and vigilant driver..........ha

 

What does keeping a car in "mint condition" have to do with making real adult decisions and engaging in less risky activity especially when it comes to taking chances out on the road???

I have little doubt that the 18 year old in Florida who killed himself and four other teens, taking his Dad's BMW M5 airborne, always helped keep his Dad's M5 "mint".

How about some real adult responsibilities such as providing a home for a family, progressing in a career to invest for a retirement before 65, saving or paying for your kid's college tuitions, and becoming involved in community charitable organizations. Adulthood is about responsibility for OTHERS first.

I'll be the last person to say "adults" don't act impetuously or foolishly. The path to that foolish behavior often can be traced back to their teen years. That foolishness often has a life-long effect on either themselves or innocent others. It's just that teens, by virtue of the fewer years they have been on this Earth, don't yet understand all the dangers and pitfalls in life enough to make the most prudent decisions in a variety of circumstances.

If you make the claim that some 16 year olds are better suited than others to safely and prudently drive high power sports cars then why not allow teens who have several hundred hours co-piloting a Piper Cherokee - a 180 hp 2000 lb single prop training plane - to jump right into the left seat in the flight deck of an 400 ton Boeing 747-400 loaded with 400 passengers? Or let the teen rail enthusiast operate the engineer's console of commuter train locomotive as happened in Chicago recently?

 

First car I had was a 96 sunfire, if anything, it wasn't enough power, BUT 1 year of practice def saved my last two car's from any stupid incidents....

 

It's too much for a 16 year old in many ways; Not just power.

 

Like many others have said, It all depends on the kid. I'm 17 and I have an FX, it is my first car.. I already got a speeding ticket about a month ago. No I'am not bragging about it, but I have been driving for 2 years already and this was my first incident. Since then, I have honestly been watching my foot on the gas. I guess whenever "It" happens, you'll have to learn from it. Some realize this beforehand, some after....

 

get a tank, old volvos, at least you know he/she will be safe