[Beach Cruiser]

Ok, so my son just turned 18. He has a Honda Accord that he built up pretty stout. Engine swap, coilovers, suspension ect... I think it is something like 300 hp on spray. He really wants to get into an F-body now. He's found a pretty decent 99 Z28 with some mild mods and high miles. Two questions for you guys, do you think a mild F-body is to much for an 18 year old? And what do you guys think abou the price and mod list? I drove the car, and it runs pretty well, and it's very clean, just High miles. Here's the link to the ad: http://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto/1561183126.html

What do you guys think?

[00 Trans Ram]

If he were my son (and in fewer years than I want to admit, he probably WILL be!), I'd probably go ahead. For a few reasons:

1) As Julie said, you'd probably know it if he had any bad tendencies. You are correct that 300 on tap is different, but if he behaves himself with 300 on spray, then he should do it most of the time, too.

2) With an F-body, I'm not sure that the temptation will be there to monkey around as much. What I mean is that, in my observations, the "300hp Accord" crowd is MUCH more likely to be doing stuff on the street that they shouldn't than is the "300hp Camaro" crowd.

3) Since he autoxes, I'd definitely teach him how to oversteer the car. Get him so used to it that when it happens on the street, it's second nature to catch it. Other than that, I actually think that RWD is MUCH safer than FWD.