What should I do?

[ported 04]

I might just switch off with him. Sometimes i'll take the cobra to work and he'll take the truck to school, and sometimes he'll take the cobra to school and i'll take the truck..

I'm going to have to put street tires on the cobra thought because i'm not driving it in the rain with the nitto DR.

 

[Chris _Scott]

He deserves every bit of it. Honor roll, doesn't drink or do drugs, and he is on his way to being a college football star.

Here a little video of him. Shitty video.

YouTube - cy woods football

My jaw just DROPPED..

Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

tell him to come and bring that talent here to UCF!

 

[lancec2c30]

I got the 01 cobra after I had my license for ~7 months. I have a 100% clean record still, and haven't had the car over 100mph. I understand there are a lot of idiot teenagers that drive irresponsibly. Trust me, I saw them. Most of my friends totaled their first cars.

But from my own experience, I had spent way too much time with the porter cable to want to total my Cobra. lol

 

[SVT_4_me]

He deserves every bit of it. Honor roll, doesn't drink or do drugs, and he is on his way to being a college football star.

Here a little video of him. Shitty video.

YouTube - cy woods football

yeah, so he deserves a gt500 super snake at age 17. give me a freaking break...

that is just disgusting.

 

[MoToCoBrA]

yeah, so he deserves a gt500 super snake at age 17. give me a freaking break...

that is just disgusting.

Hmm ok. Well why doesn't he? Give me one good reason why he doesn't.



Pm me if you have comments on my brothers football ability's or about his cars. I don't wanna start a pissing match in this thread.

 

[mustangvsix]

yeah, so he deserves a gt500 super snake at age 17. give me a freaking break...

that is just disgusting.

yeah that is truly excessive right there. More power to him if he continues to be responsible not drink/do drugs and maintain grades.
But all it takes is one extra person in the car, whether it is his buddy or his gf saying come on man just push it where he gives into peer pressure and suddenly when he roaring down a street with 700 hp, powershifts into 2nd or 3rd gear, rear tires let go, and him and possibly someone else says hello and goodbye to a tree real fast. Not that any of us couldn't do the same, but at least most of us have more than 1 -1.5 years of driving under our belts and can A) think a little more about the consequences and b) possibly react a bit better to the situation/think about road conditions, location etc. before screwing around.
sorry that is a rediculous amount of power to have in high school(assuming HS since you said on his way to being a college football star).


as for the op, glad to see you are double thinking the cobra for you son. An s10 or mustang gt would be great first cars for him, plus then you and him can mod/work on your cars together, go out to legal racing venues and have a great competition/time racing each other.

 

[MoToCoBrA]

Not that any of us couldn't do the same

lol. Its the same shit different age.

 

[SVT_4_me]

Hmm ok. Well why doesn't he? Give me one good reason why he doesn't.



Pm me if you have comments on my brothers football ability's or about his cars. I don't wanna start a pissing match in this thread.

he's 17! :idea:

no 17 year old has done enough in their life to "deserve" a $75k 700 hp car. that is irresponsible of your parents to give him such an automobile.

 

[61mmstang94]

My son isn't going to be doing 110 anywhere besides the track. Well, I hope he won't. When he floors it, it's usually getting onto the highway he drops it down into 2nd going about 40 then hits it.
Whatever I get him, he will want to put mods on it. Even if it's a civic he wants to build the motor and put a turbo on it. He's been driving the cobra 9 months and he does good.
And he will drive the cobra even if I do get him a car. He wants to take it to school to show off and take his g/f out in it.

If you give him free range with the car....he'll be doing more than 110mph. Even if you feel he's responsible, it'll happen. I think it would be a huge mistake on your part for letting him drive the car by himself frequently.

+1 on what they said. Too much engine for a sixteen year old young man.

Your boy is probably going to hate you for not letting him have it, but when he is in his late twenties, he will thank you for not letting him have it. But until then, you have to be smarter and stronger.

I'm not saying anything against your kid, I'm sure he is a fine young man. But it is the "young" that is the hold up, and means that this decision is up to you, not him.

Jim Snover

+1

I understand. We went and looked at a 2001 S10 4cyl 5spd and he got to drive it and he said he really liked it but the thing had NO NO NO power at all. He wants something he can haul his dirt bikes around in. I was thinking about selling the cobra to have some extra dough but now I decided that I'm def. hanging onto the cobra because I beleive these will be worth a lot of money later on. And it's winter time so I won't be riding my harley at all.

The S10 is the perfect choice for a young kid especially him since he'll be able to use it to haul his dirtbikes around.

If you love your son (which I'm sure you do) you won't let him drive your Cobra, especially the way you say he's been driving it with you in the passenger seat.:nonono::nonono::nonono:

+1

Coming from a 17 y/o....more than likely HE WILL drive differently when your not in the car.

1st hand advice there lol.




I think even a responsible 16 year old would end up hurting himself and others with a 500hp car if it was gi ven to him. I also think besides the fact that he could hurt himself, you have to think that as a parent, should you give something like that to a kid who hasn't worked for it and bought it himself? Needing a car is understandable, because he might not be able to affrod a car and needs to get around. But something like the used S10 would be better to teach him that good things don't come free in life and that you need ot bust yoru ass to have luxury items that you can enjoy in life. Too many times I hear parents complaining about how they feel their kids are not thankful for things they have and aren't motivated to work hard for things like school or at their job, etc. and it takes a lot for me to not tell them that if they didn't hand their kids everything they wanted on a silver platter their entire life they might have turned out different but I know it's hard not to want to give your kids the best you can when you have the money to do it...but sometimes it's just better not to give in and teach them valuable lessons that they will always benefit from.

 

[lifter213]

I'd be dead if my dad let me drive a car with that kind of power when I was 16. All it takes is one mess up and you could kill yourself and others. One down shift on the highway when its cold at night to show off and you could lose control. Granted the same could happen to me now... but when your older and you paid for the the car yourself your gonna me more careful no doubt. IMO I would not let him drive it on his own even once or twice a month. He will test its power and do you really think if he has a passenger he's not gonna show off for them? I'm so glad my parents got me a pos 87 S10 to drive when i got my license. I drove that thing till i was 18 and could pay for my own car payment and it made me appreciate cars and that you have to work to have nice things.

 

[wizbangdoodle]

Wow, I'm not sure where this idea came from that parents buy their kids a car. I bought my first car when I was 16 for $250 (1969 Cougar) from money that I had earned. I took better care of that car than any kid at school that had their car bought for them. However, it seems the OP is intent on providing some sort of vehicle for his son. If that is the case, make it a sensible car that he has to work on occasionally. It'll teach him how to fix stuff and be more responsible. Don't unleash him in something that is way too tempting to uncork and go out of control WAY too fast.

 

[MoToCoBrA]

he's 17! :idea:

no 17 year old has done enough in their life to "deserve" a $75k 700 hp car. that is irresponsible of your parents to give him such an automobile.

That makes no sense. Now your just sounding like a jealous idiot.

 

[61mmstang94]

That makes no sense. Now your just sounding like a jealous idiot.

No, maybe the way he said it came out that way but it makes sense. A 16 year old boy shouldn't be given any nice car. I'm not saying people should buy their kids death traps to teach them a lesson, but you have to be reasonable. You just hand your son a performance car at that age and it really teaches him a bad lesson. Best thing would be to have him earn something on his own, but if you do give him something it should be modest to teach him that if he does want nice things then he'll have to work and make something of himself in order to enjoy those nicer things in life. Too many kids are handed things their whole life and then they develop the bad habit that everybody will keep handing them things. These tend to be the guys who slack off in school or at work because it makes no difference to them since they're already being given nice things and don't have that motivation.

 

[VictorySong]

I'm 16 y/o and I have a terminator. Been pretty responsible so far. Got it up to 85 on a county road before it scared me. He CAN be responsible but if you have to ask strangers if he can be trusted you already know the answer. The thing that bugs me is him beating the crap out of your car with you in it. Sounds to me like he does not respect YOU or your car. Looking back on it my cobra is really to much car for me. I should have gotten a Powerstroke Diesel 4x4 which would have made more sense in college. ( South Dakota lol)

BTW saying he is a good driver does not really mean anything. Experience is all that matters I have had hundreds of track passes on my old 5.0 and none of them relate to real world driving experience. As you get more time on the road you begin to predict what other drivers are going to do instead of just reacting.

P.S. I did not feel like my parents had gotten me a POS when I got my old 150k hatch (2 years now and I have never got on it on public roads). I loved it then and still like it more then my cobra TBH. Don't feel guilty about getting a less expensive car.

 

[snakebite6]

Make him get a part time job. He should easily be able to afford insurance if he is working like 3 days a week when he isnt at school. Buy him a v6 mustang and have him mod that. Thats a good car for a 16 year old.

Then in a few years when he gets older and becomes a smarter driver, maybe he can sell it and buy a GT, and then work his way up to a Cobra. Thats what i did.

 

[snakebite6]

Whatever you decide to do he is your son and you know him better than we do. Everyone says a 16 yr old shouldn’t drive a fast car. My brother is living proof that you can be 16/ young and be responsible.

He is 17 now. He started with a H3. Then he got a whippled 03. Then a 2009 GT500. Now he has a 2008 GT500 super snake. He has never been in wreck or got any tickets.

I on the other hand if I would have gotten a fast car when I was 16 I would probably be dead. I got a 2000 Ws6 when I was 17 and wrecked it 3 weeks after getting it. It wasn’t from driving fast. I was on the highway doing the speed limit in the rain then all the sudden I hydro planed in the median. Now I wouldn’t have hydro planed if I hadn’t been doing burn outs every chance I got.

He is your son and if you trust him just let him drive the cobra. :beer:

I'm calling BS on this 17 year old having a super snake. Pics or GTFO

 

[MoToCoBrA]

I'm calling BS on this 17 year old having a super snake. Pics or GTFO

Not sure why i would lie about my brother having this car. If anything i would say i owned it.

Anyways here you go a few from the night it was delivered. Shitty cell phone pics.

 

[NewKid]

+1 on what they said. Too much engine for a sixteen year old young man.

Your boy is probably going to hate you for not letting him have it, but when he is in his late twenties, he will thank you for not letting him have it. But until then, you have to be smarter and stronger.

I'm not saying anything against your kid, I'm sure he is a fine young man. But it is the "young" that is the hold up, and means that this decision is up to you, not him.

Jim Snover

This.

 

[Chris _Scott]

No, maybe the way he said it came out that way but it makes sense. A 16 year old boy shouldn't be given any nice car. I'm not saying people should buy their kids death traps to teach them a lesson, but you have to be reasonable. You just hand your son a performance car at that age and it really teaches him a bad lesson. Best thing would be to have him earn something on his own, but if you do give him something it should be modest to teach him that if he does want nice things then he'll have to work and make something of himself in order to enjoy those nicer things in life. Too many kids are handed things their whole life and then they develop the bad habit that everybody will keep handing them things. These tend to be the guys who slack off in school or at work because it makes no difference to them since they're already being given nice things and don't have that motivation.

While generally speaking..this can be true..but not for EVERY student.

to his description...it sounds like the kid deserves to drive a nice car and I do not see a problem with that.

When I was 16 I was FAR from being a reckless kid and still am...I keep it on the track.

 

[SickBlackMach]

OP, you should be able to find a nice Ranger or S10 for very cheap for him to putt around in. Heck, I still have my ranger from when I went to high school.