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Stang-V8

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Is someone allowed, who has there learners permit, to test drive a car, 05 mustang GT with there parents in the car? The dealer might not be in the car, but I will be driving it on a almost zero traffic road.

I just want to make sure it aint illegal, because i plan I getting the car when I turn 17.

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davew

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In my experience, this is not necessarily illegal, but most dealers won't allow it.

 

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lethaljay

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When I read that I saw the words "RICH BRAT" pop on my screen. Anyone else have that side effect?

 

BrutalStang

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my son did in a bunch of vehicles we have test driven, as long as one of your parents is in the car it should be ok. and if they protest, just leave and find another dealer.

 

bigcat

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there are age limit laws, but a good dealer would let you go out back and try it out....

 

Blakthorn

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someone racing their windstar should not be looking to get a mustang..

 

BrutalStang

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hey! my wife races a windstar!

(yeah i know its not a windstar)












to the grocerie store

 

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Mike06_10pm

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lethaljay said:

When I read that I saw the words "RICH BRAT" pop on my screen. Anyone else have that side effect?

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shh thats stupid and annoying, dont hate because you know if you have/ or had kids you would love to buy them a brand new mustang too. Or you dont know his financial situation, maybe something horrible happened in which he got money. dont be an ashole to the kid, atleast hes not buying rice
-mike

 

Ernad

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lethaljay said:

When I read that I saw the words "RICH BRAT" pop on my screen. Anyone else have that side effect?

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When I read that ^, the words "IDIOT" pop on my screen. Anyone else have that side effect?




btw, talk to a dealer

 

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I'm sure they would as long as your parents agree to accept responsibilty and you may have to have salesperson ride with you.
let us know what happens.

 

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CA Lightfoot

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It's nice to have a dream. But IMO your first car should be something less powerful. Inexperience + fast car = an accident waiting to happen.

I'm not saying you're a bad driver. You just don't have experience. Better to learn in a car that is less likely to get you in trouble... maybe something like a late-model used V6 Mustang (it's plenty fast and cheaper to insure). Learn to drive, maybe get a stick shift. Learn to take care of your car... appearance, maintenance, mod's, fixing things when they break. There's a lot more to car ownership than just having gas money.

Maybe you already know this stuff. But consider this: Your parents are a LOT more likely to actually buy you a Mustang GT for high school graduation, especially AFTER you show 'em you're a responsible driver & car owner.

Or get a GT500 for your college graduation!

 

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GT-Tronics

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It's nice to have a dream. But IMO your first car should be something less powerful. Inexperience + fast car = an accident waiting to happen.

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Glad to see someone finally say something about that.
Waaay too much car for an inexperienced driver.
IMO, Inexperience + any car = an accident waiting to happen.
and, Inexperience + fast car = BAD accident waiting to happen.

Dont take my word for it, read the statistics....

 

Sanctus

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yea bro im in the same situation.. ok i am 15 and i have an 06 ordered on the xplan and i have gone to a ford dealer (to remain nameless) and i convinced the guy to let me drive without him asking if i had a license or a permit or anything.. i look alittle bit older so that may have been a factor.. but i dunno i think its a bad business practice to let any 16yr old kid drive an 05 manual gt convert.. i mean i know what im doing when i get behind the wheel.. but would i trust any of my friends with this kinda car? the answer is of course not! and that is why my dad is helping me get this car! he knows that i can handle my own with it and i wont terribly abuse it. but in short.. yes it is possible to test drive one.. you just have to know what to say

 

graphicguy

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Aside from the issue of putting a Mustang GT into the hands of an inexperienced driver, regardless of age, I doubt any dealer will allow a 15, 16, 17, year old kid a test drive.

The liability is just way too high, with or without the parent being present.

Plus, given the scarcity of Mustang GTs, the last think a dealer wants is for someone to crack up the rare Mustang GT that he has sitting on his lot.

 

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I don't know each case is different I had a 1 year old Mustang GT when I was 16, traded it for a new LX 5.0 when I turned 18 and could finance it. Had decently fast motorcycles at the time also (550 Nighthawk @ 15 yo, 1987 Hurricane 1000 at age 18, ect). As long as I could afford it myself my parents let me own it. 37 years old now, my 05 GT will here next week, it will reside in my garage next to my 01 Hayabusa, and my 91 Mustang GT with a 327 ci Dart Turbo motor. Guess what I am saying is almost any car will do 100mph these days, I don't think putting a Mustang GT in the hands of a young driver is a bad thing if they are mature enough to handle it.

 

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They wouldn't let me test drive a gt, and I'm 48. My test drive was when I drove away w/ the one I ordered and waited 3 months for.

 

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stanmckinney

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I guess many of us are jealous. It must be nice to be a teen and to afford a Mustang GT and the insurance premiums.
I couldn't do it as a teen.
Let's just hope he appreciates how lucky he is.

 

romans8:28

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stanmckinney said:

I guess many of us are jealous. It must be nice to be a teen and to afford a Mustang GT and the insurance premiums.
I couldn't do it as a teen.
Let's just hope he appreciates how lucky he is.

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Its not the "teen" who can afford it, it's his parents or guardian......... and to that may I add how absolutely irresponsible they would be if they actual allow/enable a 16 year old to start his/her life of driving in a 05 Mustang GT.


At least this isn't the Cobra forum, the issue of new drivers buying 03/04 Cobra's comes up ever so often and all I can do is shake my head in disbelief. What parent in their right mind would put a brand new driver behind the wheel of a 400 hp performance car?

 

DarkFireGT

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It's up to the dealership, but I highly doubt it. alot of dealerships will not let you test drive a GT right now, reguardless of age, because they don't want the miles put on them. When I bought my '03, they wouldn't let me drive a GT. They'd let me drive a v6, but not a GT, and I was 22. It's up to the dealer, but it'd highly unlikely to find a dealer who will let you drive such a car.

As for being too young, most of me says that is too young to have a car so powerful, and such a nice car. Most people's first cars are >$1000 junkers. Not always because they don't have money, but you're 5x more likely to get in a wreck in your first two years of driving, than after. Whether it's a beater, or a 300HP sports car. Get the GT, but have a beater, and only drive the GT on days when it's not raining, and won't be heavy traffic. That'd be the smart thing to do. The other part of me, though, says I wish I had a GT for my first car, and I, too, had a muscle car as a first car, and never so much as dinged it. It also was a beater, that only cost $500. So there ya' go.

 

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stanmckinney

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I was speaking tongue in cheek. I know quite well who can afford the car. I wish I could have afforded such a car for my daughter when she was a teenager. Heck, I wish I could afford to buy her one now that she is 22.