[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?

[rpoz-29]

I've thought this through a couple of times. The only real comparison I have is with firearms. Both Matthew and Patrick had shot every gun I owned by the time they were 12 or 13. I don't have anything really special, (except maybe my great-grandfather's LC Smith.), but they fired everything from a .22 Browning Buckmark, a .30 M-1, to a .50 Hawken. A friend of mine questioned my intelligence regarding my decision, and I responded that I felt like I had taken the "mystery" away from the guns. I talked to them in a "man to man" manner outlining my expectations, and the consequences of not following them. There would be no poking around while I was at work, the guns weren't hidden, and the boys knew what they were capable of. No amount of peer pressure would convince them to take them out of the cabinet, (I didn't have a safe then), unless I was home. The same principal could be applied to your son and the Camaro. Outline your expectations, and ask him not to dissapoint you, and from what you've said, he should be fine. Let him read this post. If nothing else, it shows a genuine concern for his well-being from a bunch of folks that don't even know him. And ask him not to dissapoint us either.

This post has been edited by rpoz-29: Jan 30 2010, 01:52 PM