m3incorp

If she parks here, it should not overly stand out and cause the jocks to be all over her . I'm sure OP is not the first parent to buy their teenager a new car; his and her choice of which car. Again, many teenagers are driving cars with 460 hp or more.

Oneslackr

I wish this was my motor court & my only decision was which one do I drive today.

brian18330

👍👍

Parcival

like the pic !

But not sure why a pic taken by automobile photographer Chester Ng of the Hong Kong (where he's based) supercar club pre-Sunday Morning Drive event matters for a post about a dude (if real) buying a C7 for his daughter... Unless her life looks like the movie "Crazy Rich Asians."
Then again the dude wouldn't be posting here.

TOO Z MAXX

If you buy her a Vette, take her autoxing a few times so she can take the car to its limit and learn how to drive it. This will be the best thing you can do.

jefnvk

You mean, autocross? They do all the time. Bonus: you can bring your buddies and have an objective measurement of who is better!

Not to be too blunt, but that "I know it" attitude is part of the reason why inexperienced drivers should not have performance cars. You might know your CURRENT limits, but unless you've had the car on a track or otherwise closed course, you don't know the CAR's limits. Odds are, YOUR limits are going to expand, probably a lot faster than you ever planned. That is not a bad thing, until they surpass the car's limitation, in which case it is a really bad thing. That is not to say that you specifically are inexperienced, that is to say all new drivers have a lot to learn, unless as I mentioned before you have shown competency in some sort of junior racing series.

Not to mention, I've yet to meet a single sixteen year old when they have a friend or two in their car (and don't laugh, when I bought mine from an 18 year old he just brought it back from the car wash with one of his buddies in the trunk area) who can resist kicking the back end out or lighting up the tires at a stop sign when they get goosed from said friends. This despite all swearing they are the most responsible drivers ever

Snake.Oiler

Buy her a C4. Better to wreck a $7000 car than a $70,000 car. Lucky girl, either way!

Skid Row Joe

I would! No reason not to. Give her the thrill of choosing color, all the options and whether she wants hatchback or convertible when ordering it. Congratulations! !

shootervince

I could be someones teenage daughter, Just sayin

zcobrausa

plmmd

Im still not mature enough to own a vette and I graduated high school in 1975. She needs something to look forward to- no harm in using a car as transportation at 17 and not having it as an accessory. Whats the upside on giving her what she wants? Being a parent is more than be a friend and/or a bankbook.

cv67

knew plenty of girls in HS whos parents bought them new vettes, Camaros, TA etc not one of them got in trouble.

1SG_Ret

My Dad offered to match every dollar I made and spent purchasing my first car. I learned how long it took and how much effort I expended to earn each dollar (something that appears to be lost on today's kids).

When I finally got that car (1967 Chevy Impala 350/325HP) in 1969, I had skin in the game and knew the value of a dollar. I knew what it took to earn 1/2 the purchase price and took care of it accordingly.

My buddy had a 17 year old daughter that wanted a new car, he gave her his older Thunderbird. Car was pristine, but she never appreciated it, she put zero effort into getting it. Never assigned any value to it, since it was free. She never washed or cleaned the interior (my buddy was **** about keeping his cars perfect and it drove him crazy to see the car he had degrade) and finally she rolled it a corn field outside Springfield Illinois (under mysterious circumstances). Then she looked to dear old Dad to buy her something else (which he did).

As much as we think our kids are the best and most deserving, you do them no favor by giving them things without any contribution from them. Getting good grades or not taking dope is not "skin in the game". You do those things because they are expected and not something extra. Getting a job after school and working weekends and saving for something is "Extra" and shows initiative and dedication ..

Personally, if it were my daughter, I tell her to get a job and I'd would match her dollar for dollar. My guess is she would settle for a Cruze @ 1/2 price rather than go the distance for a new Corvette. Either way, the amount of effort it takes to work and save is a lesson well learned. Lets not even talk about insurances and maintenance costs and how that would factor into cost of ownership.

There is a reason so many older people finally own and drive a Corvette. They saved and know how long it takes to afford one, and with that in mind, they take care of them like a "new born".

If you think I am wrong, fine, we agree to disagree, but just look at all the free government programs and their unintended consequences. .

zcobrausa

I dont disagree but I dont think it's a money thing. Money is relative. For me it's a safety and maturity thing. That is a lot of car unsupervised even with the nanny apps in a maturing childs hands. #1 killer of teenagers is cars and you ratchet up the temptation and emotion with a C7. That danger is squared in the formula.

Jpena229

There's a thread here titled "what happened here" (videos), If you want to see what happens when you put somebody without the necessary skills behind the wheel of a high power car check it out, it's an eye opener.

Jpena229

Amen !!!!

jefnvk

To be fair, a Wrangler (I presume its a Wrangler from mentioning the roll cage) is also something I wouldn't start a young driver off in. Same goes for Samuaris, Trackers, etc. They are not stable vehicles, at least the pre-ESC ones, it is really easy to tip over when other cars would just spin out, and those roll cages are more appropriately known as style bars for a reason.

shootervince

Perhaps something without a back seat

Krusty84

Nope, no way.

Well... Unless you got FU money. Then who cares. But.... For the mass majority of us, it definitely isn't smart to give or partially give a teenager such a large depreciating asset.

ctmccloskey

My wife was not crazy about the idea when my 19 y/o daughter asked if she could take one of Dad's Corvettes to College with her. She wanted my 1988 C4 and it would be a great car for a college kid, 250 hp and killer looks. Instead she talked her Mom into a 2011 Camaro with a Six Cylinder and six speed all in that BRIGHT Yellow with the 21" Chrome rims. When she started driving around and picking up friends all the other parents freaked out and would not let their children ride in the Camaro. The fact it has a six cylinder was good for Mom and the argument for the car. It was not till later Mom found out that it made 313 hp and came with Direct Injection, Variable Valve timing and even posi-traction along with the six-speed gearbox. The car is a blast to drive and has a decent safety record and is easy for a Corvette guy to maintain. It gets 30 mpg and has a killer stereo so why not?

My daughter is finishing her second year at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. She is studying Aerospace Engineering and has the makings of a great engineer when she is done. She is a "Car-Girl", she knows cars better than lots of guys her age. She has been around Corvettes since birth and loves to help dear old Dad working on my 1968 C3 L71 and the 1988 L98 coupe. She has put in lots of hours of loving labor on my cars and she is allowed to drive the 1988 C4 without me. She is a very responsible driver and always liked performance cars. Not too mention the simple rule of my household, you get a ticket and you find your own insurance and buy your own vehicle!

I have spent HER lifetime training her to be smart, careful and analytical. She had always shown a great interest in Corvettes and plans on buying her own after she gets a job. She is doing an excellent job in her schoolwork and has high grades to boot. She comes home and spends the summer taking killer classes so she can get to her intended career sooner. She has "earned the right" to drive a nice car and since she goes to school 800 miles from home it helps her to have a reliable semi-performance car. By keeping her GPA above 3.0 she earned a discount from my insurance company for the Camaro.

I do agree that kids driving training is not very advanced so I am going to take her to a drivers class where she can learn to drive a performance car to it's fullest. Advanced training is always a good thing if you want your child to stay alive on the roads. I took her out on a rainy afternoon and turned off the nanny controls so she could feel the car get loose and recover using her skills instead of the dumb car nanny taking care of you.

It all boils down to one thing, TRUST! I trust my daughter with the Camaro. It is the "other" drivers that I fear!