25 for another month. Got my first when I was 16 for my pops.

Thanks

 

got my first when i was 5. 1972 red 454, all original. dad said when i get my own house, not apartment, he would give the keys to me, but for now it sits in our garage next to a 73 yellow 427. my dad never had anything handed to him when he was young, worked for him self doing some oddjobs and worked his way up, bought those cars as investments instead of stocks. when i was 16 my parents suprised my out of the blue with a 94 red vette, drove it for about a year and a drunk driver hit me...totaling the car. we received no money from it because we had liability only on my car and the drunk drove off. sold the car for parts and we got an awsome deal on my now 01 black vette with 43k miles, couple of scratches and stuff wrong with interior, but we have some friends that own a car lot and we go the hook up on some trim work but i am 18. i dont work except during the summer, only reason i dont work is because i play full time varsity sports at my school, i have 2 weeks in the whole school year of not being in a varsity sport. have made MVP for soccer 3 years in a row, and 2 years in a row in baseball. i also swim on the team only as training for soccer and baseball. my mods for the car i use money from birthday and christmas, and selling my truck that i drive in the rain all my friends are importers (bite my tounge) but the looks are unforgetable from the hot chicks (getting slapped by my gf next to me as i smile back to the hot chicks) to the, no offense, old fogies dropping their dentures and waving their hands at me. for chrismas my gf bought me a rocky mountain radar scrambler and they guarentee no tickets and if you get one they pay for it, and so far ive gone past a cop when the radar went off saying i was being scanned going 50 in a 35 (just to test it) and the cop just watched me go by! recommed it! take care!

 

Kamran my man, go for it! I'm 52 going on 21! I don't care how old you are it seems once the car bug hits ya, it's with you for life, and that's not a bad thing. And it does not matter what your ride preferance is because it will change over the years. I was allways a bike/ street rod guy but got into the Vettes and for now love'um and have no intentions of changing at this point. The bad thing is if your a car guy it seems like a drug habit because you just can't stop the MOD's. NO JOKE! I am on this forum all the time looking for the next mod. Can't say that cars are the best investment but what the heck, you only live once. I wish you luck, and would like to say you are only young once but that is not really true, like I said I'm 52 going on 21 so I guess you can always be young at heart. Best of luck

 

I'm 18 and on my first Vette. It took a long time to get it but it was worth it.

 

Got mine over the summer. And I'm 21. Great car. Couldn't live without it now. Insurance is a killer though since I have a pretty bad wreck on my record.

 

22 here. 00 coupe. only thing i dont like is the "take your dad's car home" look......ive only had it for a month now,but i get the look at least once a day

 

Got my first when I was 22. I totaled it, be careful out there guys!!! Now, I am 29 and on my third... and still have my second!!

Peace!

Vetter

 

Well...call it jealousy if you like...but if you're not buying it, you're not really going to appreciate it the same. I bought my first when I was 22...paid cash for it. It was 10 years old at the time, but it was a Corvette and I was very happy to have it. There was a lot of pride that came from earning the money to buy it.

Either way, best of luck!
Josh

 

I'm 23 now I bought my 95' when I was 20. I have been working on them even before I was 20. Which just before that I became and ASE Cert. Master Tech.
-=Rick

 

20 years old here, bought my '99 6spd last week on my own w/cash...full time student, blah blah blah...Previous car was a supercharged camaro, car before that was a 3000GT VR4 (twin turbo)

 

Since you asked, I'll go ahead and answer.

Personally, I'm glad that young guys are committed to keeping the Corvette tradition alive and well. It speaks well of the car and bodes well for the future.

As one of the "older" people you refer to (53) I think that many of us, not all, but at least a few, have had to wait until houses were paid for and kids cared for and educated before we had enough discretionary $$ to pay for a Corvette. That's why a few older guys may feel just a tiny tinge of resentment towards you young ones for being able to drive such a car at such a young age... many of us had to wait a looong time.

Some of the people you work with may be in the process of supporting families right now and at this point just can't afford a Vette. Or they can't put all the people in it they need to haul around town. They may be in their 25-30 year "waiting period."

Now you go out and enjoy that car and appreciate it. And don't worry about what anybody says about it.

Peace.

 

I'm 28 and have two !

 

I'm 19 got my first one when I was 17. Its great man go for it. I've got 2 now! ZO6 and a Vert. Best of both worlds

 

You're a hoot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Kam,

I have shoes older than 25! I got my first vette at 21, a brand new 1970 vert, and yes my dad did buy it for me. 34 years later I still drive a vette, but my dad only bought the first one!

Welcome to the club...live well!

coast7

 

When I was 17 I told everyone my first car would be a Corvette.
Well, 1 wife, 2 kids, 2 sets of braces ('cause I think the dentist wanted a Corvette too) 2 minivans and one station later I finally got my vette.
But I wanted one at 17. Does that count?

 

17....2004 coupe

 

I guess I am too old for this thread, since I am 27... but I bought the C5 when I was 23 back in 2001

 

I'm 21 now, I bought my 99 Coupe in Novmber when I was 20. I decided to get myself a good birthday present. I haven't had any problems with the police, but mainly because I am one.

 

18 here, 2000 FRC black...

Enjoy it!

No help from the parents, living on my own too.