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Lumix · 05-05-2013, 11:49 PM

Skip the camaro and just give him a loaded gun!

AdamEL · 05-06-2013, 12:42 AM

Man, no way in hell I'd get a 16 year old kid a freakin' ZL1 or even an SS. LS or LT all the way. Let him earn his way to the bigger cars. He'll never learn to respect those kinds of cars at his age. At least I know that I wouldn't have...

Uggss · 05-06-2013, 01:22 AM

I have a friend who I grew up with and when he hit 16 his dad bought him a buick grand national and 3 or 4 months later he tried to beat a train and it cost the lives of 3 kids. He was an all A student and played Hockey in the compuware league and had bright future ahead of him until that moment

PalmerGA · 05-06-2013, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by AdamEL

Man, no way in hell I'd get a 16 year old kid a freakin' ZL1 or even an SS. LS or LT all the way. Let him earn his way to the bigger cars. He'll never learn to respect those kinds of cars at his age. At least I know that I wouldn't have...

Not sure the 'go with the LS or LT because they have less power' argument is valid. 323 HP is no slouch either. I had an LT before my SS and I could pretty much break the tires loose anytime I wanted to. And it's still a Camaro and the peers will still want to see what it will do. I'm thinking a nice Honda Civic would be a better (wiser) choice for a 16 year old kid.

PalmerGA · 05-06-2013, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by mlee

You guys are finally catching on.. LOL

There is probably a similar thread on the Mustang and Challenger forums.

Still an interesting discussion though.

DRKS1D3 · 05-06-2013, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by black79ta

i have made my kids buy their own cars, that is what I had to do. most kids have an accident in the first year or 2 of driving. i drove a pos mustang i bought for 300, when i graduated college, civil engineer, i bought a 77 transam, got 3 tickets in 2 months, good thing i did not have it in highschool, my pos mustang had a sixer

jmo kids should drive junk they buy. it helps them appreciate things more

Winner! Somebody actually gets it. Earning something through hard work=more appreciation for said item

JN3WMN · 05-06-2013, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by PalmerGA

Not sure the 'go with the LS or LT because they have less power' argument is valid. 323 HP is no slouch either. I had an LT before my SS and I could pretty much break the tires loose anytime I wanted to. And it's still a Camaro and the peers will still want to see what it will do. I'm thinking a nice Honda Civic would be a better (wiser) choice for a 16 year old kid.

Exactly. People on this site act like the v6 has the power of a 94 civic or something. The car still has 320+ HP for christ sakes.

OrangeVert · 05-06-2013, 09:08 AM

Yeah, rented a hardtop LS about a month ago and had to get to 65 real quick up the on ramp on California 85. Yikes!

Zabo · 05-06-2013, 09:15 AM

Buy him a higher mileage LS1 hard top Camaro.

- LS1 can easily become an LS3
- 15+ years of development backing on the platform
- Bought outright meaning more money for mods
- Hard top because if he wrecks it, it just might be savable. I know this from personal experience.

Trust me, he'll have way more fun in that thing. I wanted a 5th gen since 2006 when I was 19 and broke ass poor in college. Found my bird and like everyone here we all have our days with our cars but in the end a 3800lb soaking wet car with minimal bolt ons and no tunes cracking 400 crank/343 rear wheel is an awesome feeling.

AdamEL · 05-06-2013, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by PalmerGA

Not sure the 'go with the LS or LT because they have less power' argument is valid. 323 HP is no slouch either. I had an LT before my SS and I could pretty much break the tires loose anytime I wanted to. And it's still a Camaro and the peers will still want to see what it will do. I'm thinking a nice Honda Civic would be a better (wiser) choice for a 16 year old kid.

You're right... My first car was a 1980 Pontiac station wagon. I think it had about 12HP. I would have gotten myself killed in a Camaro at that age. Every kid is different, and some are definitely mature enough to handle a powerful sports car [V6 or V8], but a sedan would definitely be the best choice for most kids at that age...

alanhurst · 05-06-2013, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by JN3WMN

Exactly. People on this site act like the v6 has the power of a 94 civic or something. The car still has 320+ HP for christ sakes.

This?

alanhurst · 05-06-2013, 09:45 AM

That last post was a joke so dont break out the flamethrowers just yet,lol

*mlee* · 05-06-2013, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by PalmerGA

There is probably a similar thread on the Mustang and Challenger forums.

Still an interesting discussion though.

Yup and not the 1st time for here...

as long as it doesn't get into the normal bash fest it can still be fun.

rich3fan · 05-06-2013, 10:28 AM

The first car my parents let me drive was one of these...

It was the same color as the trash trucks in my neighborhood. No hanky-panky ever took place in the back seat of THAT car!

05-05-2013, 11:49 PM	#113
Lumix Drives: 2015 1LT Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 581	Skip the camaro and just give him a loaded gun! Attached Images

05-06-2013, 09:08 AM	#120
OrangeVert "Catharine" Drives: '11 2SS/RS LS-3 IOM/IO vert Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Southern NH Posts: 2,132	Yeah, rented a hardtop LS about a month ago and had to get to 65 real quick up the on ramp on California 85. Yikes! __________________

05-06-2013, 09:45 AM	#124
alanhurst Master Chief Drives: 2011 Camaro SS RS L99 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Shippensburg, PA Posts: 414 View My Garage	That last post was a joke so dont break out the flamethrowers just yet,lol __________________

05-06-2013, 12:42 AM	#114
AdamEL Adam E. Lucchesi Drives: 2010 1SS/RS LS3 VR Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,381 View My Garage	Man, no way in hell I'd get a 16 year old kid a freakin' ZL1 or even an SS. LS or LT all the way. Let him earn his way to the bigger cars. He'll never learn to respect those kinds of cars at his age. At least I know that I wouldn't have...

05-06-2013, 01:22 AM	#115
Uggss Drives: Black with silver stripes 2011 2ss Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 92	I have a friend who I grew up with and when he hit 16 his dad bought him a buick grand national and 3 or 4 months later he tried to beat a train and it cost the lives of 3 kids. He was an all A student and played Hockey in the compuware league and had bright future ahead of him until that moment

05-06-2013, 09:15 AM	#121
Zabo Gunning for Sixth Drives: '03 ZR2 Blazer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Woodhaven, Michigan Posts: 9,358 View My Garage	Buy him a higher mileage LS1 hard top Camaro. - LS1 can easily become an LS3 - 15+ years of development backing on the platform - Bought outright meaning more money for mods - Hard top because if he wrecks it, it just might be savable. I know this from personal experience. Trust me, he'll have way more fun in that thing. I wanted a 5th gen since 2006 when I was 19 and broke ass poor in college. Found my bird and like everyone here we all have our days with our cars but in the end a 3800lb soaking wet car with minimal bolt ons and no tunes cracking 400 crank/343 rear wheel is an awesome feeling.

05-06-2013, 10:28 AM	#126
rich3fan What's this button do? Drives: 2019 Black 2SS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Wylie, Texas Posts: 1,364	The first car my parents let me drive was one of these... It was the same color as the trash trucks in my neighborhood. No hanky-panky ever took place in the back seat of THAT car!