Heh the finance office tells me I'm wasting my Box

[944boy]

I got my 944 when I was 16! Mind you that was only 4K for a 15 year old car. That was over 6 years ago and I still have it and added a Boxster.

I agree with others that you should auto-x and attend some form of driving school. It really helps in critical situations.

It's good that you have good taste in cars. now the trick is to make good money so you can keep moving up with each new vehicle.

When I was in HS (SoCal) there were plenty of rich 'Hand-me-downs' such as the parents 'old' SL500 which was only like 3 years old. There were three Porsches by my senior year, 2 944's and 1 911SC. My parking permit was listed as 'Other'. :-)

Make us proud and prove that there are responsible teenagers!

[nefarious986]

Agreed. I keep having people ask me what year my car is. When I tell them its a 2000, they jaws drop. They expected to hear like 08 or 09 or something. Most people just cant tell Porsches apart .. Our 8 year old $20 car looks like its 1 or 2 years old and worth 50k easily !

I'm 25 and one time driving out of a gas station. A old bum walked up to me .. didnt ask for money or anything .. just looked at me .. smiled and said .. when I grow up, I want to be just like you.

What I hate though, is:

1. people think I am borrowing my dad's car for a joy ride
2. people that knows a bit about car that says stuff like .. oh .. so you couldn't afford a 911 ?
3. girls that says, oh, you have the cheapest Porshe ( like the ONLY reason I bought my car was for the P logo on the hood ) ?

#2 is the most annoying because even though I could afford a 911, I would rather keep my box. To me, balance is more important, but do I really want to get into an argument about mr setups vs rr setups ? And even then I cant win because they'll still think I'm just compensating for the fact that I cant buy a 911. LOL. Maybe a TT .. i'll consider .. otherwise .. NEXT !

[dmcutter]

"best advice I can give you...were I to go back to being 16 years old again - nail all the women you can. be safe or course, but bang them all. "

Niiiiiiice.....

[FrayAdjacent]

Statistically, you're going to wreck that car. That's what she meant.

Got my first car when I was 17. A 7 year old Acura Integra... back when they weren't all that fast. I didn't drive it poorly, but it was wrecked... by a 16 year old dumbass from my school. He rear ended me when I was stopped at a light.

[Lordblood]

Originally Posted by FrayAdjacent

Statistically, you're going to wreck that car. That's what she meant.

Got my first car when I was 17. A 7 year old Acura Integra... back when they weren't all that fast. I didn't drive it poorly, but it was wrecked... by a 16 year old dumbass from my school. He rear ended me when I was stopped at a light.

Ouch, I got read ended by a senior last year, but thank god its was my dad's old beat up Nissan Altima (from 97).

I try to be careful, there are way too many Mustangs around driven by people who's confidence comes from the amount of horsepower coming out of their engines.

Does Gran Turismo or Forza make up for Autocross? I have loads of experience in that! (joking, of course)

[rick3000]

Video games don't count, unless you're using this:
http://timwheatley.org/www/tag/porsche-911-turbo-wheel

I would recommend that you try and leave either before or after everyone else to minimize your chances of a fender bender.