As a father myself, I learned the difference between guidance and criticism.

 

that is true. when i had my camaro at 16, i got a ticket and lost my liscence for 3 months. the car was sitting for quite a while and i still had to pay for it. it sucked.

 

A little advice for D-Bomb, if you do end up getting a new Camaro (v6 or v8 whatever) check with your insurance company about a discount for good grades (that is if you have good grades in school).

I have to agree though, another really good idea if you are going to get a new Camaro, is put the insurance under your mother(1st) if not her then your Father(2nd choice) if not him then whoever else in your family. Point being is that you should not in anyway be the primary driver (even if you have all the money in the world at 16), because why would you really want to pay more money if you don't have to (again even if you had alot of money yourself).

As much as I don't think having a new 2010 Camaro (no matter v6 or v8) at age 16 is a good idea at all for many resons, I do know if I was in your shoes, I would be trying to get one anyway that i could. If you find a wat to get that car, all the more power to you, but remember "with great power, comes great responsibility."

And lastly....I think for alot of people here, even though they might not have mentioned it, don't want to see anyone wreck a Camaro (new or old). I'm not saying that you will, though as I mentioned in my other posts, the chances of that happening at age 16 is alot higher for many reasons then if you where a bit older.

 

you know, being 16 and having a new car gives you alot of respect for the car. when i got mine i never abused it. always maintained it. always detailed it. it ws my pride and joy. and having something liek that definately keeps you out of trouble. you focus more of your time on the car and enjoying it than doing stupid stuff. hey if you can get the car, do it. it will be well worth it and it will make you a better person because it gives you alot of responsability.

 

It's funny that at the begining of this post I didn't really agree with you at all, but as the posts go on, I pretty much completely agree with your point of view. Though I still think there is alot to learn by owning a fixer upper used car first, even if it doesn't need that much work.

 

i think that depending on the car you get when you turn 16 depends on what course you enjoy with your car. if i had a fixer uper, i would be more into mechanical work and maintanance with the cars. but since my car was new, i was more into the detail and preservation of it. ever since that car i have done car detailing on the side and i love doing it.im actually trying to build up my clientel more and i would like to do detailing full time. it just depends on the car you get as to which path you take in the automotive world.

 

Yeah I have really gotten away from having to do all of the maintenance/repair type work, just because it is time consuming and a project never seems to go as perfectly planned as you had hoped. Every project seems to have a minor little issue that makes it take twice as long as you had hoped.

I have also really enjoyed the detailing now as well. I really enjoy detailing friends and family members cars because of the reaction that you get from them. People don't realize how easy it can be to make a car look really good compared to just ok. All it is is a little attention to detail (probably why they call it detailing, duh) and a little more time and effort.