17 Year Old With A E90 M3
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B'stard Child said:
HighOctane91 said:
It's pretty common in the US of A for children to get performance cars, although I am basing my opinion upon programmes on MTV and others I still reckon he deserves as much as anyone else but may lack the experience to handle it.
Just because it's common does
Oh how I hate double negatives
Edited by Digger. on Saturday 21st February 14:22
Digger. said:
B'stard Child said:
HighOctane91 said:
It's pretty common in the US of A for children to get performance cars, although I am basing my opinion upon programmes on MTV and others I still reckon he deserves as much as anyone else but may lack the experience to handle it.
Just because it's common doesOh how I hate double negatives
EFU?
skylinecrazy said:
HighOctane91 said:
B'stard Child said:
HighOctane91 said:
va1o said:
Always amazes me how stupid some peoples parents are. Utterly ridiculous first car.
You are being sarcastic I hope...Why on earth would any sensible level thinking parent give a high performance car access (let alone purchase) to a new driver
To my viewpoint it's just wasting the previous 17 years and 9 months effort it took to get the child to an age where he could drive
No, he doesn't have the experience on the road.
But tbh, we all know nothing, for all we know he could have been driving around on private land for years now and might be able to handle such car.
Who knows.
Edited by skylinecrazy on Saturday 21st February 14:19
B'stard Child said:
Digger. said:
B'stard Child said:
HighOctane91 said:
It's pretty common in the US of A for children to get performance cars, although I am basing my opinion upon programmes on MTV and others I still reckon he deserves as much as anyone else but may lack the experience to handle it.
Just because it's common doesOh how I hate double negatives
EFU?
.Steve748 said:
Whoever discovers the 'he's dead' post can they tag it onto the end of this thread rather than start a new one. It will happen. 
tho I hope it won't happen. Such a waste, so very wrong on all levels.
Better idea - hunt the parents down and send them a link to this thread tho I hope it won't happen. Such a waste, so very wrong on all levels.http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60-m5-e61-m5-tou...
Might need to explain why american5 no longer posts.....
Digger. said:
Nono, you didnt offend me. I amused myself by reading it out loud to understand more than one negative in sentence. My brain's on a go slow today. You missed that m out on purpose didnt you . . .not falling for that one .
Nope sorry to say I din't miss it out on purpose......Still want to know whats "EFU"?
B'stard Child said:
Steve748 said:
Whoever discovers the 'he's dead' post can they tag it onto the end of this thread rather than start a new one. It will happen. tho I hope it won't happen. Such a waste, so very wrong on all levels.
Better idea - hunt the parents down and send them a link to this thread tho I hope it won't happen. Such a waste, so very wrong on all levels.http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60-m5-e61-m5-tou...
Might need to explain why american5 no longer posts.....
Thinking back to how I drove at 17, I think it's a very good thing my parents couldn't afford to buy me a £50k sports saloon. I probably wouldn't be typing this now if they had.
That said, he seems to be a fairly level-headed kid but whether that translates across to when he's driving with mates and they're egging him to nail it is another matter. Peer pressure is a powerful thing.
That said, he seems to be a fairly level-headed kid but whether that translates across to when he's driving with mates and they're egging him to nail it is another matter. Peer pressure is a powerful thing.
B'stard Child said:
Digger. said:
Nono, you didnt offend me. I amused myself by reading it out loud to understand more than one negative in sentence. My brain's on a go slow today. You missed that m out on purpose didnt you . . .not falling for that one .
Nope sorry to say I din't miss it out on purpose......Still want to know whats "EFU"?
Digger
t!Digger. said:
edited for understanding,
Ahhhh - thank you Digger. said:
I was just messing about BC. I am not the brightest spark at the best of times so was trying to (jokingly) Understand, maybe i should have put T for translation instead. Nothing personal at all, I think there was a smiley in my post?
Digger
No problems - now I understand what EFU means - I wasn't offended by your comments in fact you showed me how to write what I meant without a double negative and it still made sense - there probably was a smiley - and I didn't quote it againDigger
Anyway BTT
As a kid I learned to drive on 7+ litre cars. My mother's 455ci Oldsmobile delta 88 and my Dad's 460ci Lincoln Continental. Bias ply tyres, drum brakes, wallowy suspension and all, we used to do some pretty stupid things with them.
The motor mounts were forever breaking in the Lincoln when I would jump it off some crests.
Got away with a lot in those cars...
I know people who would buy thier teenager a new Porsche as a first car. It's only money, and if the kid has any sense he is not going to get in any more trouble than a kid in a small car.
The motor mounts were forever breaking in the Lincoln when I would jump it off some crests.
Got away with a lot in those cars...
I know people who would buy thier teenager a new Porsche as a first car. It's only money, and if the kid has any sense he is not going to get in any more trouble than a kid in a small car.
Here is the original thread on the M5 board from the kid who killed himself in the M5...I recall when he came on the board, and we thought he was all BS...then people got worried as the news came in...
He was only on the Board for about a single day. Its sobering stuff
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60-m5-e61-m5-tou...
He was only on the Board for about a single day. Its sobering stuff
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60-m5-e61-m5-tou...
Edited by RDMcG on Saturday 21st February 15:38
What a faimly of t0$$ers.
The lad is going to be very ungrounded - no matter what he says with this 'I'm a very mature calm level headed person'. He's made a post about being 16 and given a very expensive sports car with pictures to show off. Thats hardly calm, level headed or mature.
The guy will either kill himself, kill someone else, become depressed when he realises that he's made nothing of his life or gamble his inheritence.
All the Lads who I've known whose parents are wealthy (and I mean Millionaire wealthy) who've been given brand new cars have written them off, become obnoxious, selfish and very unstable.
And for all the people who say 'oh well let him enjoy it' or 'if you had the money you would'. These are crap arguments. Any decent parent should make sure their Children kids work for what they achieve thus consequently giving the child a sense of achievement and a feeling of well being. Handing them supercars on a plate will make them spoilt and shallow.
The lad is going to be very ungrounded - no matter what he says with this 'I'm a very mature calm level headed person'. He's made a post about being 16 and given a very expensive sports car with pictures to show off. Thats hardly calm, level headed or mature.
The guy will either kill himself, kill someone else, become depressed when he realises that he's made nothing of his life or gamble his inheritence.
All the Lads who I've known whose parents are wealthy (and I mean Millionaire wealthy) who've been given brand new cars have written them off, become obnoxious, selfish and very unstable.
And for all the people who say 'oh well let him enjoy it' or 'if you had the money you would'. These are crap arguments. Any decent parent should make sure their Children kids work for what they achieve thus consequently giving the child a sense of achievement and a feeling of well being. Handing them supercars on a plate will make them spoilt and shallow.
Hammerwerfer said:
if the kid has any sense he is not going to get in any more trouble than a kid in a small car.
Which he doesn't, because he's 16 and he's got a 400HP car, and he appears to be quite normal - i.e. he's got the risk-assessment and avoidance skills of a 16-year-old boy, to wit: absolutely bugger all, and he thinks he's immortal.Words from the boy who killed himself and 4 others in an M5
M5froth I completley understand where you are coming from assuming that I am irresponsible..that is definetly understandable. I do sometimes make bad decisions but I am young and I do drive safe and I will not endanger the lives of others..and I hope you are not under the impression that I am the one to brag, I have never been that way and never will. Plus I will have pictures up asap with me in the pictures. I have no reason to lie buddy.
Words from the boy who has just got his new M3
And for those of you that are saying "this kid is going to kill himself". i want to let you know that im a very calm, not hot headed, responsible kid.
To give you a idea on what kind of kid I am, this Christmas I told my parents that instead of getting me presents, and to give them tosomeone who reallyneeds them. So that's what they did, and I'll tell you I've never had a happier Christmas knowing that a family of kids who don't expect anything on Christmas will wake up to more presents than they ever could have imagened.
Both are exactly the same. Going on about how they're not spoilt but so very very level headed and appreciative they are/were. Makes me want to be sick reading it.
M5froth I completley understand where you are coming from assuming that I am irresponsible..that is definetly understandable. I do sometimes make bad decisions but I am young and I do drive safe and I will not endanger the lives of others..and I hope you are not under the impression that I am the one to brag, I have never been that way and never will. Plus I will have pictures up asap with me in the pictures. I have no reason to lie buddy.
Words from the boy who has just got his new M3
And for those of you that are saying "this kid is going to kill himself". i want to let you know that im a very calm, not hot headed, responsible kid.
To give you a idea on what kind of kid I am, this Christmas I told my parents that instead of getting me presents, and to give them tosomeone who reallyneeds them. So that's what they did, and I'll tell you I've never had a happier Christmas knowing that a family of kids who don't expect anything on Christmas will wake up to more presents than they ever could have imagened.
Both are exactly the same. Going on about how they're not spoilt but so very very level headed and appreciative they are/were. Makes me want to be sick reading it.
Edited by red_rover on Saturday 21st February 15:44
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