[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]

I think that it was mentioned that the 18yo will be paying insurance. If he can afford it...

Since it seems to ne nostalgia time, allow me to reminisce. It ws 1992, and I got my license at 15 (yeah, driving age was 15 and drinking age was 18 - I love Louisiana!). Drove an 89 Grand Am for 4 months, until I threw a rod through the block.

Parents bought me a 1966 Mustang with the I6 for $4000. That engine let go after 3 months, and we put in a 225hp 289. Before we sold it 3 years later, I had racked up 4 speeding tickets and 1 failure to maintain control. I raced friends on the street and did burnouts constantly.

Sold the Mustang and got a 95 Camaro (with the 3400 V6). Took that car to Univ of Texas. Racked up another 3 speeding tickets in TX, 2 in Alabama, 1 in FL, 2 in MS and another 2 in LA. Luckily, no one talked to each other, and I always kept my license. I'd be on Hwy 2222 just west of Austin, going 117mph, with 4 people in the car, hitting the e-brake to spin it on a deserted 7-lane hwy.

Traded that for a 2000 Firebird Convertible with the 3800 V6. Caught the autox bug and had to trade it in after only 2 years. Only got 2 speeding tickets in this one.

Bought the 2000 Trans Am WS-6 that I still have as a racecar. Never got a ticket. Got to top speed once, and that was it. Raced it only on autox days.

Bought a 2006 Saturn Ion when I stripped the Trans Am of it's interior. Sped the crap out of that little thing. Never got caught, but I was always winding it up.

Now I have the G8GT. Rarely speed in it. Spin the tires every now and then, but not often.

My point is this - the more powerful and performance-oriented the car, the less I abuse that power. When I had that little Saturn, I felt like I had to redline the thing to get any decent speed. But, just knowing that I can blow most cars away with my G8 makes me not worry about it.