My Daughters New Set of Wheels...
 

She's 19 1/2 yrs of age, working full-time, saving boo-coo amounts of cash, and she signed a lease (along with me), laid down a nice sum for the down, and somewhere between April 11th and the 20th, she'll be driving away in the following:

http://images.passionperformance.ca/...Subaru_WRX.jpg

A 2015 Subaru WRX AWD, manual shift, and she's estatic. Pays for her own auto insurance and the whole 9 yards. Really proud of her. Of course, dad will get to test drive it too (at least a few times):tu

I'll post some photo's of the actual car once she picks it up (it'll be the same color as the above sample pix)...

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Nice ride!

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I see tickets in her future :r

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Sweet ride!

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She has a great smile and blue eyes:D;)

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:tu

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Kick ass ride and sounds like a great kid too.

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I'm jealous. I've got a 2011 WRX and those new ones are just.. sharp!

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Nice ride, Mark.

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Very nice. She will be happy with that one.

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Sweet ride

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She picked a nice car Mark!

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Maybe she'll let dad drive it to SoCal Peter (NOT!!!):D

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Nice cars those WRX's. I've raced against a few and they are very capable. I'm going to assume that my son will one day be into sports cars, both my wife and I race MX and various SCCA events including Trials and Solo. When he is ready to drive he will attend one or more of these:

http://www.scca.com/about/?cid=44408

There is no way I'd put a teenager into a car as capable as the WRX without formal aggressive/defensive driving skills. If you weren't aware of this type of training please follow the link and get her signed up.

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Is there something like what you mentioned for older drivers? I've seen the skip barber and others like it but they are close to $1500 and for only one day. Personally I don't think that kind of thing can be learned in one day.

Also do you know anything about the SRT experience that dodge offers. It's about $700 for the day but I'm not sure what they teach. I see that they teach racing but they don't mention anything about loss of control or things like that.

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Yes the SCCA offers a program for adults called PDX, or performance driving experience. I've been to them for several years. I stay away from brand sponsored events as they are allowing you to basically drive a de-tuned super car on a track with little instruction rather a "get as many people through" mentality.

I've raced SCCA trials on full sized tracks, and often when I'm getting flat I'll take a PDX course in order to ride with an instructor and see how I can improve.

The one thing about PDX is you'll need your own car, but any sports sedan or so will do fine.

Edit, I agree, most kids go through several one day courses, like I said in my first post, he will attend one or more of these most likely more!

Oh one more edit, a PDX weekend costs about $300 or so for two days. Of course you'll be driving your own car, Skip Barber and others provide the car hence the high cost.

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Sweet, Mark! You Should Be Proud Of Her!:):tu

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Very nice, Mark and obviously a good job of parenting. :tu

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A 2002 WRX was the first new I car I had ever leased. A couple of younger co-workers have similar WRX as to what you post. For sure a car you want to lease, not own and she'll have a blast with it.

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Thank you for the link Rob:tu

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No problem Mark, I've seen what the Reno SCCA does for their street survival course, after that I wouldn't let my son get a license without going through several of these classes. I don't know exactly where you are but it looks like there is one in San Diego in April.

Good luck, she certainly has a nice ste of wheels!

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Congrats to you both Mark!

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Very nice.

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Congrats!!!

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Congratulations. Good for her!

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Great car. My sister loves hers. I'm much more impressed with
Congrats!!!

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Great job, Pops!

Ask her to let you borrow it one Saturday night. See how far that goes.

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About as far as she can throw me Jamie:D

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:tu

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Ok, she's now in possession of the WRX, and here's a few pix:

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...psacbcdplx.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...pslzex259o.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps3cz7yllx.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...psbgdesvgr.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...psz9zn2jtx.jpg

The "jammed packed" engine compartment isn't quite like my 1963 Bonneville convertible with a 389 V8 that I used to own when I was her age. It was a great open engine compartment, and so easy to work on that engine too. Different times...

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Yup, you could basically adjust anything with a screwdriver and wrench, now you practically need a computer just to change the battery.

Great looking car and nice color.

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Congratulations to you and your baby girl, my brother!!! :tu

Mark, my baby girl bought a new car right around the same time yours did.
The little spud was 18 in September, 3 jobs, finishing high school, and taking college courses at Penn State.
The best part is that I'm out of the loop. I was paying to keep up her Envoy and it was tough. I couldn't do any of the wrenching, she's over in PA and I'm in Ohio.
She's footing the whole bill now, says half her payment is gas money saved. :D
But I get to take over paying for college, so I think she won. As always.

I had a '72 Valiant I paid $150 for, then an $800 '74 VW Bug, then a $500 '76 Daytona Charger. She's doin a little better than me. :lr

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/a...A4A9D85EA9.jpg

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And congratulations to your "little spud" Scott. She sounds like a go getter. I paid $200 for my 63 Bonneville in 1971 (sans the $$ I put into it to bring it up to specs). Main thing is, is was paid for and all mine:D