Teenagers with Srt's
 

Give me som advice on SRT!!!

RE: Teenagers with Srt's
 

Wondering how all of you tennagers convinced your parents that it wasn't a fast car and its not a "race car".. Explain how i can convince my Mom to buy me one. Its not the price issue its the thing that she thinks its a race car. We went to the dodge dealership and also the subaru dealership. The dodge dealer explained how fast it was and so on.... The subaru dealer didnt say anything about speed just that it was turbo charged, and she doesnt know what that means so if i cant convince her about SRT..im getting a WRX... HELP ME OUT THOUGH!!

RE: Teenagers with Srt's
 

First the bad news.....When the insurance company sees how old you are, your Mom is going to sit up and take notice no matter which car you buy. Also, as a police officer, I can tell you mano-e-mano that cops target teenagers in "go-fast" cars for the simple reasons that they have less driving experience and are more likely to make mistakes and, as a GROUP, they are more likely to be drinking and driving as well as using drugs and driving. This is NOT my opinion, these are statistics we get from "higher-ups".

You can go to several insurance company websites which will show you the same thing....

RE: Teenagers with Srt's
 

Hmm thats a tough one. dusty is right though. I know insurance on this car is killing me and im 27 and married. It would break the bank if iI was a teen.

RE: Teenagers with Srt's
 

If your a teen, you probably aren't that responsible to have a wrx or an srt-4. You should'nt have to convince your parents if they knew you were actually a responsible person.
Realize that your mom is probably going to have to work over a thousand hours to pay that thing off. I personally think if you are going to let your parents buy you a car, go with something affordable, possibly a stratus or neon in the low 15K zone. If you want an expensive vehicle as you were talking about over 20K, why not get a job and pay it yourself? ;)
Thats a good point too Dusty.






-Matt-

RE: Teenagers with Srt's
 

I'm 16 and I own the SRT. I'm not listed as the main driver but i usually drive it more than the van. It is a great car. I didn't have to convince my parents at all, my parents have trust in me not to do anything stupid. I know about 90 percent of the kids at my school would have it up to 140 mph all the time if they had it, me on the other hand have only drove it up to 75-80 range on the interstate, because I know my parents trust me and i want to keep that trust. If your mom trusts you she should not even have to think about it. If you get either don't give us teens a bad wrap, we can be respinsible and not irresponsible morons.

RE: Teenagers with Srt's
 

I agree with you...It all depends on the individual. When my son turned 16 (1997) I purchased him a 1997 Turbo Eclipse due to his good grades (4.8 gpa). He was and still is a responsible driver and never received any moving violations. The only ticket ever received was a CS ticket for modified exhaust....which we won in court........When I was 16 I was able to purchase a 1969 RoadRunner with a 383 4-Spd (I wish I still had that car). I also received no moving violations and was a very responsible driver. I was involved in street racing in a controlled environment....not on busy city streets. Teenagers can and should own High Performance vehicles, but they must be responsible. If not then they will have to live and pay for their mistakes....

RE: Teenagers with Srt's
 

Whats up man im 20 and I just baught mine in July I put 3,500 down and im paying like 349 a month and 200 in insurance and I love it just get a good job and establish good credit i viewed this car as an investment to my future credit rating.

Hey Dusty get a MSD COIL Helps Idel wickedly

RE: Teenagers with Srt's
 

Thanks alot guys ... i appreciate all the feedback! My mom trusts me its just she knows how kids are, my brother is 19 and my parents got him a Pontiac GTO so i think ill be able to get the SRT. However i heard that the SRT's will not be in production after 2005, is this true?

RE: Teenagers with Srt's
 

Yes.








-Matt-