This is a great discussion! Thanks White Stripes!!! I'm willing to bet that most of the disgust pointed your way on here is at least a little bit based on jealousy. I know my folks didn't have that kinda bread when I was in the market for my first car! Everyone telling you that you're just a kid is probably like you turning off the volume on the radio...you don't want to hear that! I remember having freinds that age with blowers of 70' challengers, NO2 chevelles, 67 camaros with 400" hp and I thought...damn!! I wanted it too. I looked through autotrader mags daily! I will argue that if they would have let me get a 67-69 camaro and I didn't wreck it, the ting would be worth 10x as much right now!! Anyway...just remember that everyone on here was once a sixteen year old too (believe it or not we remember it like yesterday) and not a dmn one of us would have listened either back then...if we could get our hands on a beast of a car like the SS camaro! Everyone is right though...you are going to test the thing out, show off to your buddies/ girlfriend...whatever. maybe you have good driving skills..I don't know. I thought I had/have skills. I wrecked my first 2 cars (78' monte carlo, and 84' Renault <--punishment for the Monte Carlo) Man I beat the piss out of those cars..and it was great!!! No way I could have gotten away with driving the Camaro the way I drove those cars!
Whatever happens...good luck and have fun! Just know your limitations and be at least a little cautious. Remember...insurnace companies have you by the balls! #1 you/or your parents will be paying 10% or more the value of that car every year in insurance for you to drive it. You get in an accident or a few tickets and I don't even want to think of what insurance will cost...and that will stay with you for 5 years!! Sounds like your dad has nice cars....borrow them for dates with the ladies and get something that you drive hard for yourself...I miss the way I beat that little renault alliance and it took it!
