How Bad of an idea is this

"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30) 10/28/2018 at 23:26 • Filed to: None

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for a 16 y/o to drive this

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DipodomysDeserti > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/28/2018 at 23:29

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Not a bad idea. They won’t get to drive it because it will be broken all the time.

wafflesnfalafel > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/28/2018 at 23:30

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uh... how long do you need it not wrapped around a telephone pole?  Do you have good insurance?

(at 16, I would have injured myself in approximately 27 minutes. The car would have been fixed and then I would have killed myself 42 minutes later.)

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > wafflesnfalafel 10/28/2018 at 23:32

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i have a worse one  https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/d/mercedes-benz-e55-amg-clean/6731400678.html

CB > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/28/2018 at 23:32

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The worst idea.

For Sweden > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/28/2018 at 23:35

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Extremely

Imagine the insurance costs

glemon > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/28/2018 at 23:37

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So you give it to a kid who likes performance cars and enjoys it, and then wraps it around a telephone pole or worse. Or you give it to a kid who doesn’t give a crap about performance, in which case you might as well give him a Hyundai and have fewer headaches.

Like the other guy said, at that age I would have done harm to the car and possibly myself and others with a car like that.  Luckily I had a fun car that was quite slow.

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > glemon 10/28/2018 at 23:38

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this has people raging and i love it

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/28/2018 at 23:40

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The problem is less of how bad of an idea it is to drive it and how much more of a problem it is to fix it.

WilliamsSW > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/28/2018 at 23:40

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I can think of about 12 reasons why that’s a terrible idea.

But if I was that 16 year old, I could probably come up with a few half baked ideas as to why I should get it

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/28/2018 at 23:42

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Hey, it’s your  insurance.

Alfalfa > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/28/2018 at 23:43

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The w211 e55 is both the most tame and most reliable AMG out there. It's the best version of this particular bad idea.

smobgirl > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/28/2018 at 23:52

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It’s a rare terrible idea that I can’t at least somewhat support, but this might be it.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > WilliamsSW 10/28/2018 at 23:53

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Baked, you say?  Sounds legit.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/28/2018 at 23:54

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Depends on how much you like to see news reports of teenagers killing themselves and others in fast cars.

AdverseMartyr > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/28/2018 at 23:55

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I guess that depends on the 16 year old. If the person is responsible and learns how to drive the car then it’s probably a fairly safe car. If their stupid, it will probably destroy the car, but maybe they’ll survive the experience.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/29/2018 at 00:02

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When it ran, I would have gone through many tires. And I would have probably killed myself in it too.

WilliamsSW > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 10/29/2018 at 00:06

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Something about Moar power being safer because freeway merges probably 

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 10/29/2018 at 00:11

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Would have been fully, but gotta pay the mechanic somehow

Nom De Plume > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/29/2018 at 00:58

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Click bait.

The only reply worthy of typing is to ask how badly this kid needs help getting laid?

TheRealBicycleBuck > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/29/2018 at 01:25

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My kids go to private schools. My daughter was just telling me how stupid some parents must be to give Corvettes and Porsches to kids her age. For some reason, they do. One girl totaled her Porsche the week after she got it. I’ve noticed a lot of Mercedes and Land Rovers in the pickup line, but I haven’t toured the parking lot to see what the kids are driving. Full disclosure - my daughter is driving a used Outback.

There’s a reason all pilots start in small prop planes. A pilot must have many hours of experience before being allowed to fly the big, fast birds. The same should hold true for drivers. Graduated licensing shouldn’t be just about the times the kid can drive and the number of passengers. There should be limits on horsepower too.

DipodomysDeserti > Nom De Plume 10/29/2018 at 01:38

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Yeah, if there’s one thing high school girls care about, it’s cars...

Gotta wait till you’re older before your possessions help you get laid.

promoted by the color red > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/29/2018 at 01:46

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Bad, but not the worst.

It’s going to get sold and you will spend the next ten years fantasizing about how different your life would be had this been your first car .

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > DipodomysDeserti 10/29/2018 at 01:47

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I prefer the term "between operable states"

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > DipodomysDeserti 10/29/2018 at 01:49

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I’ll have you know the backseat of my Integra was good for one thing. Although she probably wouldn't have even said no to a Pinto.

DipodomysDeserti > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/29/2018 at 01:59

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Bro, my first car was a’92 Integra!

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > DipodomysDeserti 10/29/2018 at 02:01

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Really? My first car was also a '92

pip bip - choose Corrour > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/29/2018 at 02:52

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very bad

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 10/29/2018 at 06:12

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And it's their kid...

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/29/2018 at 06:14

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Under_Score > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/29/2018 at 07:04

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*Recently purchased*

*Has a license plate from c.2011*



arl > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/29/2018 at 07:31

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Nope. The kid in me says YES, but the parent in me says NO.

Too much car, too much power. Just too much. 

The Dummy Gummy > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/29/2018 at 07:32

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Do you want the kid dead? This is how you get a dead kid. 

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > glemon 10/29/2018 at 07:38

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Counterpoint: T each them how to handle it properly and it won’t be a problem.

Source:

Most of my 16-17 yo vehicles had more power in far lighter bodies than this.

Or you can stick them in a Hyundai and we can have yet another person who gives no shits about driving behind the wheel.

The Dummy Gummy > TheRealBicycleBuck 10/29/2018 at 07:38

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I never understood the super cars that some kids received from their parents . Why, as a parent, would you not want your kid in the safest car/suv possible?

What I’ve learned is that some wealthy parents treat their kid as an extension of themselves. Having some cheap plebeian car some how makes them look bad. In reality, no one cares. It’s all bullshit ways to exude status.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > DipodomysDeserti 10/29/2018 at 07:39

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Explains why I got more ass in my beaters than I ever did in my “cool” cars........

Wait no it doesn’t.

jimz > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 10/29/2018 at 08:12

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You can’t teach a teenager to act responsibly when he’s with his peers.

jimz > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/29/2018 at 08:14

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Eh, I could have been driving a Rolls in high school, and it wouldn’t have helped me there.

DipodomysDeserti > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 10/29/2018 at 09:29

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Yeah, I had a white four door. Great car.

functionoverfashion > TheRealBicycleBuck 10/29/2018 at 09:36

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I agree, especially “these days” where you can get crazy power for very little money, relatively speaking anyway. And there are tons of cars that have over 300hp, which is really a lot for a new driver.

I mean, I drove a loaner S60 a few years ago now, and with the T6 engine that thing was FAST for a bland Volvo sedan. My 16 year old self would have crashed it 100%. A freaking Volvo sedan. 

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > jimz 10/29/2018 at 10:05

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Not with that attitude........

Put him through proper training, teach him about the dangers, and low-and-behold he will learn to think critically before doing dumb things in cars.

If he can’t manage that, it doesn’t matter whether he has a 500hp monster or an 80hp shitbox, he will find a way to fuck it up.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner 10/29/2018 at 16:10

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I know for a fact I wouldn't be here today if I had this at 16.

jimz > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 10/29/2018 at 21:24

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sorry, no. that’s not how teenagers work. doesn’t matter what you tell him, or what you teach him, he thinks he’s invincible and will do god knows how many stupid things if he thinks they’ll impress his friends.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > jimz 10/30/2018 at 07:06

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Apparently me and my friends weren’t teenagers at 16/17 then....

We all went through numerous driving classes, got seat time in emergency maneuvering classes, were taught the dangers of vehicles, and were taught to handle 500+hp cars without nannies. Most of us built 4-500hp cars without nannies for our first cars.

1 crash among the 10 of us, he was rear ended in the winter at a red light. The rest of us got along just fine with our high-powered cars, because we knew how to handle them, even if we did some screwing off.

He’ll do stupid things regardless of the car. Your options are:  

Teach them about the vehicle and how to handle it, so they know how to control it.

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Do nothing, hand them a soul sucking car, have them crash at the next light because their phone instantly became more important than driving.