[GT33]

I know...but im happy they didnt

[Former245]

Well if u like the car can afford the insurance and know how to stay safe it is fine. My first car at 16 was a notch back with a built motor. I will say though they do pretty much suck in the winter. I never wrecked it but boy did i rack up the points and insurance was just nuts. But if you do get it just try not to be to stupid in it.

[06RedfireGT]

TM, what you say is very admirable, and true in most cases, but not all. You don't know the OP, I drove fast cars when I was a teenager and never did anything stupid, unless you call the occasional burnout stupid.

Basically what I'm saying is, that most of the time a GT is way too much car for a teenager, but it depends on the person.

I don't know enough about the OP to judge whether or not I think he could handle a GT or not, and I don't think you do either.

But to answer the OP's question, you could drive a stang in the winter, but at your age, I would look for a sporty car that is more suitable for the snow.

One option is to look for a 4 cylinder fox body and put a turbo on it. It will still be fast but insurance will be much cheaper.

[texas_mustang]

and while hes at it he could get an SRT4

[06RedfireGT]

I would take a turbo'd fox over an SRT4.

[ReverendDexter]

Originally Posted by 06RedfireGT I would take a steaming pile of monkey poo over an SRT4.

Fixed that for you

[06RedfireGT]

[mrbigjeep]

i'm 17 (18 in less than two weeks) and i got a mustang gt...wouldn't have gotten a mustang if i had to get a v6. sorry but i definitely would have gotten somethin else if all i could have gotten was a v6 mustang. i sold the jeep and got the gt...if i had to get a sixer i would have kept the jeep instead

of course your gonna have a heavy foot sometimes but just don't be a retard and do somethin you know is stupid and dangerous and you'll be fine. just take it easy lol.

my buddy has a 454 camaro (that will dust my gt) and is 19 and hasn't ever had any problems. he did flip his truck though lol.

if you rule out cars then get you a jeep for that snow

[ia07gt]

Vehicles I have had and age
14-1984 F150 300 I6 4 speed
15-16 1987 Buick Century
16-17 1991 Ford Festiva
17-19 1984 Ford Ranger 5 speed
19- 2003 Ford Focus heavily modified with bolt ons still couldnt break 16's LOL
19-20- 2004 Ford F150 STX
20-21 2004 Ford F150 Lariat 4x4
21- 2006 F150 XLT Chrome package a beauty
21-present 2007 Ford Mustang GT

[ReverendDexter]

Originally Posted by ia07gt Vehicles I have had and age 14-1984 F150 300 I6 4 speed 15-16 1987 Buick Century 16-17 1991 Ford Festiva 17-19 1984 Ford Ranger 5 speed 19- 2003 Ford Focus heavily modified with bolt ons still couldnt break 16's LOL 19-20- 2004 Ford F150 STX 20-21 2004 Ford F150 Lariat 4x4 21- 2006 F150 XLT Chrome package a beauty 21-present 2007 Ford Mustang GT

You go through vehicles at about the same rate I do

[ia07gt]

Yea but the stang is here to stay.

[Luis_GT]

Originally Posted by texas_mustang im 17, and i can tell you, that everone that i know that owns a GT under 20 has wrecked it. its to much power for you. id be dead by now if i had a GT

Not evryone...

[mikedoogen]

Im 19 live in columbus ohio and own a GT and drove it every day this past winter. Its really not that big of a deal unless youre a bad driver. I never got stuck in the snow and never spun out and besides this car is not that fast!

[ia07gt]

the hardest part is keeping it straight while accelerating.

Originally Posted by mikedoogen Im 19 live in columbus ohio and own a GT and drove it every day this past winter. Its really not that big of a deal unless youre a bad driver. I never got stuck in the snow and never spun out and besides this car is not that fast!

I dont know what you are talking about, a sub 14 second car is fast. 75-80 percent of all passenger cars are not that fast.

[Luis_GT]

Originally Posted by texas_mustang your telling a 17 year old guy with a 300hp car not to be stupid thats like handing zip a beer and telling him not to drink it

I got my GT when I was 17 and I never made any stupid decisions... then again, why would I if I can't even bring myself to drive the car anymore unless I absolutly have to.

[96GTRagTop]

Originally Posted by HMUSN really.. I saved money when I had a v6 AND a GT on my coverage. I believe cricket pays an extra $30.00 a year when he traded in his v6 for a GT.

i thought crickets insurance went down?

anyway, these guys are trying to warn u, but if u respect the car, u won't crash it. I've owned V8's since i was 15, some of which were modded an scary as fuck to drive through snow.

i did it no problems, and the only wreck i had was because a women in a durango decided that 60mph was a proper speed to go over railroad tracks to make a red light i was turning through.

keep ur foot off the gas and PAY ATTENTION and u'll be good as gold man.

good luck with whatever u buy, and feel free to stick around even if it's a chevy

[1BADSTANG]

my son is 17 with a mid 13 second fox body. I race with him all the time on the streets, to 60mph. I make it like its a big deal to do it, seems to make him afraid to go past those speeds. Worked well so far.

[96GTRagTop]

Originally Posted by 06RedfireGT I would take a turbo'd fox over an SRT4.

hell, i'd take a 4 cyl non turbo fox over and SRT4.... people wouldn't point and laugh as much

and +1 to ur previous post before this one Red

[96GTRagTop]

Originally Posted by 1BADSTANG my son is 17 with a mid 13 second fox body. I race with him all the time on the streets, to 60mph. I make it like its a big deal to do it, seems to make him afraid to go past those speeds. Worked well so far.

damn dude....... why couldn't u have married my mom......

[libtec193]

im 18 i got my gt when i was 17 and have done nothing stupid in it and im not exactly a perfect kid. Yeah the occasional burnout but nothing bad. I dont have a second car but when it snows i get rides from my brother or take his truck. I love the car and i dont think its too much power. Now my other brother at with the 05 vette, thats another story