I don't get it....
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i disagree, coming from my point of view ( 17 years of age ) i think i would be much much more careful in an expensive c63 compared to a honda civic. I mean... I've seen crazy drivers with expensive cars, but i've seen so many riced up civics that just drive insanely fast and dangerous versus the luxury performance cars like the c63. Also, your parents would buy you an expensive car not because it's fast or anything but it may be more safe versus the lower-end cars. But then again, any type of car can get yourself killed if either party does anything stupid whatsoever. Everything here is just up to what their parents think. If they wish to buy them a high performance sports/luxury car, then let them. People learn from mistakes, but some people don't get the second chance they wanted. just my thoughts.
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i disagree, coming from my point of view ( 17 years of age ) i think i would be much much more careful in an expensive c63 compared to a honda civic. I mean... I've seen crazy drivers with expensive cars, but i've seen so many riced up civics that just drive insanely fast and dangerous versus the luxury performance cars like the c63. Also, your parents would buy you an expensive car not because it's fast or anything but it may be more safe versus the lower-end cars. But then again, any type of car can get yourself killed if either party does anything stupid whatsoever. Everything here is just up to what their parents think. If they wish to buy them a high performance sports/luxury car, then let them. People learn from mistakes, but some people don't get the second chance they wanted. just my thoughts.
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parents don't know anything about cars. kids read the forums, get excited, nag their parents to buy them the car. parents with money say "oh if you do well in school, I'll buy it for you as a reward." or, parents of parachute kids say "I'll wire you some money." kids feel entitled to them b/c "I'm a good kid, I stay in school, don't do drugs." continue nagging...
kids get car. kids think they're the best drivers in the world. turn ESP or DSC off. crash into wall.
/done.
kids get car. kids think they're the best drivers in the world. turn ESP or DSC off. crash into wall.
/done.
More so many parents do a horrible job in preparing their kids for driving of any kind. I did not let my kids have operator permits until they were 17 years old and my daughter still wrecked her new Civic within a month of recieving it.
As far as vehicle selection, any car built can reach speeds that would be deadly in a crash. However the peer pressure to do something foolish would be much greater on the kid who shows up in a C63 rather than a C300. In addition to staying away from "performance" models, front wheel drive is usually more forgiving than rear wheel drive and all wheel drive may seem the safest but can create a false sense of security.
I am sure that many fatal accidents can be directly attributed to a young person driving a car that was not compatible with either their technical skills or emotional maturity.
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parents don't know anything about cars. kids read the forums, get excited, nag their parents to buy them the car. parents with money say "oh if you do well in school, I'll buy it for you as a reward." or, parents of parachute kids say "I'll wire you some money." kids feel entitled to them b/c "I'm a good kid, I stay in school, don't do drugs." continue nagging...
kids get car. kids think they're the best drivers in the world. turn ESP or DSC off. crash into wall.
/done.
kids get car. kids think they're the best drivers in the world. turn ESP or DSC off. crash into wall.
/done.
Parenting, and the skill thereof is severely lacking these days. Kids run more game on their parents than the Xbox and PlayStation combined. Parents have no idea of what is really going on in many households. My knuckle-head niece is driving a BMW at the age of 17, I just looked at her mom and shook my head. Fast forward a few years, my niece does not maintain the car, is spoiled, and has more mouth and ***** than brains. I always tell her, "the more one thinks they know, they really know nothing at all".
A lesson you learned well, the sad part is that many learn at the cost of their lives or someone else. I know maturity varies from person to person (even older people) but at that young age, you want to push the car more, and think you can handle it. Even seasoned drivers have accidents.
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Sadly, I think you nailed it.
More so many parents do a horrible job in preparing their kids for driving of any kind. I did not let my kids have operator permits until they were 17 years old and my daughter still wrecked her new Civic within a month of recieving it.
As far as vehicle selection, any car built can reach speeds that would be deadly in a crash. However the peer pressure to do something foolish would be much greater on the kid who shows up in a C63 rather than a C300. In addition to staying away from "performance" models, front wheel drive is usually more forgiving than rear wheel drive and all wheel drive may seem the safest but can create a false sense of security.
I am sure that many fatal accidents can be directly attributed to a young person driving a car that was not compatible with either their technical skills or emotional maturity.
More so many parents do a horrible job in preparing their kids for driving of any kind. I did not let my kids have operator permits until they were 17 years old and my daughter still wrecked her new Civic within a month of recieving it.
As far as vehicle selection, any car built can reach speeds that would be deadly in a crash. However the peer pressure to do something foolish would be much greater on the kid who shows up in a C63 rather than a C300. In addition to staying away from "performance" models, front wheel drive is usually more forgiving than rear wheel drive and all wheel drive may seem the safest but can create a false sense of security.
I am sure that many fatal accidents can be directly attributed to a young person driving a car that was not compatible with either their technical skills or emotional maturity.
Hey I'm only 22 years old and I'm on to my second AMG. Haven't ever come close to wrecking a car. (knock on wood) But honestly it's all up to the parents. My parents wouldn't put me into anything else besides a MB; lucky for me. They are the some of the safest automobiles in the world and a lot of parents would do anything to protect their children; however, an AMG does have a lot of power for an unexperienced driver. There's a lot of maturity that plays in to this and it depends how the parents raised their children. You always see both case scenarios: a very responsible, deserving kids with great parents, or an immature monster with not the greatest, most responsible parents. This post is funny though. It sounds like some people in here are just jealous that they see little kids driving nice cars.
But HotIce, you didn't do anything wrong. If your parents wouldn't put you into something like that when you were a young lad maybe you weren't fortunate enough or simply because your parents are the type that want to make their kids work for everything. Sure my parents are the same way, but I've been working since i was 16 and going to college full-time with a 4.0, so my parents trust me.
and you don't need to be in a car to show off and have some serious consequences hhughes. kids show off all the time whether it be on a snowboard, or whatever and they can get seriously hurt. The kids that usually show off in their cars are usually the kids that show off everything anyways. they are just asking for it.
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If you were given a car at the age of 15/16, I highly doubt you'd take care of it because you'd have the attitude that if something happens, you'll just get another one. You have no sense of value or money at that stage in life.
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Hey I'm only 22 years old and I'm on to my second AMG. Haven't ever come close to wrecking a car. (knock on wood) But honestly it's all up to the parents. My parents wouldn't put me into anything else besides a MB; lucky for me. They are the some of the safest automobiles in the world and a lot of parents would do anything to protect their children; however, an AMG does have a lot of power for an unexperienced driver. There's a lot of maturity that plays in to this and it depends how the parents raised their children. You always see both case scenarios: a very responsible, deserving kids with great parents, or an immature monster with not the greatest, most responsible parents. This post is funny though. It sounds like some people in here are just jealous that they see little kids driving nice cars.
But HotIce, you didn't do anything wrong. If your parents wouldn't put you into something like that when you were a young lad maybe you weren't fortunate enough or simply because your parents are the type that want to make their kids work for everything. Sure my parents are the same way, but I've been working since i was 16 and going to college full-time with a 4.0, so my parents trust me.
and you don't need to be in a car to show off and have some serious consequences hhughes. kids show off all the time whether it be on a snowboard, or whatever and they can get seriously hurt. The kids that usually show off in their cars are usually the kids that show off everything anyways. they are just asking for it.
But HotIce, you didn't do anything wrong. If your parents wouldn't put you into something like that when you were a young lad maybe you weren't fortunate enough or simply because your parents are the type that want to make their kids work for everything. Sure my parents are the same way, but I've been working since i was 16 and going to college full-time with a 4.0, so my parents trust me.
and you don't need to be in a car to show off and have some serious consequences hhughes. kids show off all the time whether it be on a snowboard, or whatever and they can get seriously hurt. The kids that usually show off in their cars are usually the kids that show off everything anyways. they are just asking for it.
