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First let me state that we absolutely should not tolerate name calling and rude, childish behavior from our members. I believe the C5 community is better than that, and that we can all manage to treat each other with decency and respect.
That being said, do I believe that a 16 year old kid should have a 400 HP beast as their first car? NO I DO NOT. This has nothing to do with whether or not they earned it, deserve it, worked for it, etc., and everything to do with experience and responsibility behind the wheel. Would I have loved to have this car when I was in high school? Hell yes! Today, though, I can tell you that I am glad my parents gave me a 12 year old beat up pick-up as my first car. I know how I drove that thing, and if I had been in an SS, I probably wouldn't be alive today. In fact, I lost two friends in high school in car accidents. One was show boating and acting a fool, the other was in the passenger seat of a friends mustang when they tried to jump a hump in the road, went into oncoming traffic, and the passenger died on impact.
I'm not saying this to lessen anyone's enjoyment of their car, like I said, I know I would have been thrilled to be driving one at that age. I'm 29 in case anyone is wondering. I'm saying it in the hopes that some of our younger drivers read this, and keep it in mind when they are behind the wheel. I hope you love your cars, take care of them, and still have them when they are old enough to be called classics. I hope I never read about any of you getting in an accident and hurting yourself or someone else. Basically, I'm just saying be proud and enjoy your car, but do it responsibly. I just worry that a sixteen year old won't realize just how much car they are getting into.
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