How about this cobalt at 16.
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Maturity is also knowing your skill level and having the knowledge to respect a vehicle. A cobalt ss is not a car for beginners if you plan on driving the car to its full potential. It is too powerful and too expensive to drive like that.
Obviously you aren't interested in high performance driving and just want a nice car to tool around in with some power to play with every now and then, so for you it's totally cool. However, that is not the case with most people your age. They want to go fast and push the limits around the corners, but the problem is they don't know the limits or what to do when they exceed the limits.
I know that one day when I have kids, I'm going to send them through a racing school and have them attend many autocross events before I let them get their license. Then if they decide they want to go fast, they don't kill themselves, and they know how to respect the vehicle. Racing school and autox can be expensive, but it's less expensive than a new car, and a lot less heartache than losing a loved one.
Obviously you aren't interested in high performance driving and just want a nice car to tool around in with some power to play with every now and then, so for you it's totally cool. However, that is not the case with most people your age. They want to go fast and push the limits around the corners, but the problem is they don't know the limits or what to do when they exceed the limits.
I know that one day when I have kids, I'm going to send them through a racing school and have them attend many autocross events before I let them get their license. Then if they decide they want to go fast, they don't kill themselves, and they know how to respect the vehicle. Racing school and autox can be expensive, but it's less expensive than a new car, and a lot less heartache than losing a loved one.
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Welp I guess I'm special because I had both the SC and TC and I'm still here. It deals with how mature you are, not you're age. To put it into perspective there is a location where a bunch of car people hangout of Fridays and Saturdays. Out of all the Cobalt owners who went there can you guess who acted the most mature and didn't do burnouts or try to race everyone?
Yup you guessed it right. Me, a 17 year old kid.
Yup you guessed it right. Me, a 17 year old kid.
I think a 16 year old kid getting a Cobalt SS supercharger or turbo is a horrible idea and boarderline irresponsible parenting. With that said to the OP you do realize for the 18k you have to spend you can get a C5 Z06 Vette.
I mean if you are going to kill yourself you might as well go all out.
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like everyone says.. learn the car and don't kill yourself. I honestly at 16 probably would've done way stupid stuff.
and where the hell do you guys find subaru's for 18k.. maybe normal ones. Last time I looked STI's were going for 20k 2004's at that.
I wanted the AWD, but eh I'll make do.. with FWD my Prix GTP was a blast, and launching the SS is easier in my opinion. I'm enjoying the turbo it's a blast! and I still got a supercharged car sittinig over winter so I kinda got a taste of both, yet the SC car is insanely wicked course the cars only 2700 lbs.
good luck and drive safe.
and where the hell do you guys find subaru's for 18k.. maybe normal ones. Last time I looked STI's were going for 20k 2004's at that.
I wanted the AWD, but eh I'll make do.. with FWD my Prix GTP was a blast, and launching the SS is easier in my opinion. I'm enjoying the turbo it's a blast! and I still got a supercharged car sittinig over winter so I kinda got a taste of both, yet the SC car is insanely wicked course the cars only 2700 lbs.
good luck and drive safe.
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