Hey mate, your right, I don't know you. Whether you like it or not you do have an attitude, everybody does. I am also a young driver, i am 19 years old. My parents have had farms since i was born and i have driven many, many cars in these low traction environments since my early teens - so don't feel that i am trying to condescend you, i am simply giving my opinion as a peer. I have many friends who are into performance cars, they are all very experienced and have spent a huge amount of time and money learning to drive properly. Yet i have still seen too many crashes to condone a young male in that sort of car. Kids in fast cars is just out right dangerous - no matter who you think you are!
To be honest, if you were really keen on performance driving, you probably would be buying a Silvia or some sort of well balanced light car. Camaro's are cruisers with straight line power, they suffer terribly in the corners let-alone on a race track. The fact that you think 0-60 times are important when buying a first car concerns me.
I agree completely with you, most young males in a high performance car is a very bad combination, however i consider myself a responsible driver and if u would read my above post, you will find that i said just because it can go 0-60 in 6 seconds dosent mean that it has too. Which means it will be drove as a car, not as a race car. (except maybe a few dark nights on the highway!). As for it being horrible in corners, i already know this and plan to change suspension, and anything else i can to make it better in the corners then a stock camaro.
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Oh yes, reminds me of my buddy... he bought a celica, he is now stripping it down and rebuilding a monster... a 500 bhp 77 celica with a Mark III supra soul. He is just a Toyota fanboy.
good luck with your camaro man. i to when i was a bit younger wanted an american v8 with a million horsepower. but the truth is as i grew older and gas prices started to grow i found myself lusting for a smaller engine and a car with less weight. that said i wanted a small hatchback.i had so many to chose from. but the one that appealed to me the most was the mini cooper s. it is pretty darn quick(0-60 in 6.8) top speed of 139mph. and it weighs 2450lbs. and your right u can have anycar u want as long as u can afford it and not abuse it like all the wanna be race car drivers with there beaty lil hondas. i dont really race much but when im in the mood i do some every now and then
good luck with the camaro
no not because we have a V8, but i just like the sound of a V8
when i was on holiday (week ago) a green powerboat (Performance marine, 2x 525 EFI V8 500hp ) pulled away with full throttle, and i got goose bumps because of the sound.
You can operate a car (automatics only?)? That is not difficult at all, in order to drive safely on the road you need to have experience on roads there is no substitute and before you think you can drive any car fast you need to know what it will do when you push it to and beyond your limits, a race track is the only safe place to find this out.
You are a responsible driver who wants to take his car to illegal drag races and for some reason wants it to handle well? Don't fool yourself, the faster a car you choose to do silly things in the faster you'll end up wrapped around a tree. If you are interested in handling then there's no point spending money on a Camaro, there's no getting away from the fact it will be very heavy, automatic (unless you're getting serious), no where near stiff enough and that's before you even get to the solid rear axle.
Having driven two very similar cars, one with a Rover V8 and another with a Ford V6 with side exhausts, I can assure you that whilst the V8 rumble is nice under power it isn't as satisfying as a good 4 or 6.
I seriously doubt that statement. Anybody can and will speed in any kind of car, be it a powerful v8 muscle car or a 1.0 vauxhall nova. At the end of the day it is down to the individual to drive responsibly and with due care and attention, but also to abide by road traffic laws.