here is my situation, I want to be able to drive around in a new 05 mustang but am only sixteen and don't think i could afford it. i'm quite sure my parents wouldn't buy me one, but i am wondering what ideas you might have about convincing them that they want one(which i could then drive). I have already tried leaving pictures of it around the house and talking about all the good things about it.
what do i do?

this is a great site can i stick around for a while?

 

Welcome and you are more then welcome to stick around. All I can say is a V6 Mustang would be a great first car if they can afford to help you buy it. If I were you, I'd go after an 01 or 02 and make it a hobby and save your parents some money, they are still Mustangs.

 

first ask them them if they say no itll probaly be impossible to convince em to get you a new car money is also a big thing you should consider a 01 0r 02 like mustangfun101 said i wanted to get a brand new 94 stang when i was old enough to drive but settled for a 89 and hade alot of fun with the car

 

i've also been dreaming about a 67-8 fasback. i think that would be fun to restore one enough to be driven around.

 

trust me bad idea old cars are cool but i had friends in high school with muscle cars with no heat air conditioning power windows disc brakes power steering radio and chugged fuel down try to get a car with fuel injection and all nice electronics

 

Tell them that the new mustang can be ordered with side airbags, something new over all previous generations.

 

What you should do is get a crappy car for the next 6 years of your life and then buy a mustang yourself....wait...that's what i'm doing...and darn did it stink for those 6 years.

not anymore come januaryish =)

 

Uh-oh, another one of these threads, lol... ANYone remember how quickly downhill the other one went with the 16 who "was" getting an 05' GT? Maybe we should make a new forum, say "16 With Big Dreams and Little Wallets"

I am sorry for the light humor, but I don't know how to seriously respond to 16 year olds who want $24,000 cars! I mean, they just got out of the 8th grade almost. :P

 

come on, I realize that i most likely couldn't afford this car. my question was more asking how i could convince my parents to buy one not for me but for them and then i could drive it when they weren't.

 

Well, can your parents afford to get you one? If so make a compromise with them, talk to them about grades in school (you get all A's you get the car, something like that) or get a part time job and pay them so much each paycheck.

 

Yeah, autothing, but remember, we were able to talk the other guy down to reality!

Since I didn't come from a family that could buy me any car when I was that age, my strategy was to convince my dad that HE wanted the car I wanted. It worked. And we got a Chrysler Laser, which Consumer Reports then rated as one of the worst cars of all time. Anyway, the idea worked. I just didn't pick a good car.

BTW: I agree an old muscle car would be a very challenging first car, both for the comfort issues mentioned above by another member as well as the upkeep. Also buying the right one isn't as easy as you'd think. For awhile I thought I'd go that route, but my mechanic started giving me lessons on what to look for and what parts were going to be replaced the day I bought it, etc. and it discouraged me really quick.

And don't get me started on the Chevy SS my dad built for me that had an axel break doing 70 on the Hollywood freeway!

Anyway, if you can't talk your parents into getting the new stang for the whole family, then get a job after school and start saving. If you show how responsible you are, maybe your folks will at least co-sign.

Good luck!

 

As a parent with a 17 yr old son, I kinda understand your situation. My son desperately wants a 66 fastback, but hasn't got the saving skills to come up with 1/2 of the money. My deal with him is he needs 1/2 of the cost of his car, and the ability to pay insurance.

He is getting a Stang - but it'll probably be a V6 from the 90s. Insurance costs are a big part of this. Even a 96 V6 would run him $200 a month or more.

So - as someone else mentioned, go with something a little more cost effective for now, save your $$, keep your driving record clean and get your dream car later.

As far as convincing your parents - if they aren't interested on thier own, then you probably have no shot.

 

hey- i think we should cut the kid a break... i remember when i was sixteen- i wanted a mustang sooooooo bad- but it was a 98 that i wanted back in 1999- so i had an advantage that it was used-(and a v6) but i busted my **** to make the payments on that car- and i did it- i did the payments ontime every month- i gave up my weekends having fun to work parttime at a restraunt being a hostess, but i had the mustang- I suggest- do the math- maybe you cant get a GT yet- but if your parents are willing to make you a secondary driver on a v6- and pay for the insurance- you could pay the payments- or vice versa whatever works for you- but thats the only advice i have- it worked for me- its worth a shot if you want it bad enough...-
(and dont listen to these guys that like to cut you down... i'm sure they mean well- and good luck in getting the rents to help you out)

 

Easier said than done, (take my word for it, I don't have the time to work on my car)

trust me think this one through before you jump into a huge commitment of time and money.

 

thanks for the advice about the classic mustangs. I know it would take a lot of time and money to get one running well. I have also noticed how hard it is to find the perfect one, (in the past 2 years i've been looking and found a few) but before i could do anything they would dissapear.

Nazqul, I want to know what you did to make your dad want one too. that's my strategy so far (he does like them, he just needs more convincing)

thanks guys

 

Andy, depends on how your parents are.

My parents HATE mustangs, there is no way I could trick them into getting one for themselves.

I had to do it the hard way, get an education, get a job and save up for a downpayment (hopefully i'll finally get it next year )

 

get job (a legal one) this will show your parents responseibilty and get you some cash rember your gonna have to buy insurance and gas and mods if you want them

 

my dad has had two mustangs that i know of. first was a 67 coupe, that was his first NEW car. and then in 69 he got another coupe.
he likes the 05 but i think wants to get a vert. a vert wouldn't be bad but i do live in canada so i can't see the benefit for the $. plus i love the roofline on the 05(fastback style).

 

trust me bad idea old cars are cool but i had friends in high school with muscle cars with no heat air conditioning power windows disc brakes power steering radio and chugged fuel down try to get a car with fuel injection and all nice electronics [/b][/quote]
lol that takes me back to my maverick i has all through high school
it was a 74 2 door that i bought for $200 with a knocking 300ci inline 6...
so i pulled out the 302 of the 74 maverick of mine my brother had just wrecked (pics found here http://www.angelfire.com/az/74mav ) and put the riveline in (motor had 400,000 miles on it and the most it ever had done to it was a waterpump) well story goes that lost my lisence went to rebuild the motor ran out of money :bang: and then finally got my lisence back at that time i had about $100 so what i did was found a old galixie 4 door with a 351w in it pulled it out and dropped it into the mav (had to stand on the fenders and beat the shock towers back with a 15lb sleadge to get it to squeeze into it) but the cas had no AC, bypassed heater, no power brakes, no disk brakes(till i found a 77 mav and then i pulled the front disk and swapped spindles and all to my 74), no fuel economy, front end loser than anycar i have ever driven (spent 700 in parts to rebuild the front end), wonderbar radio, really bad paint

but tell you what with out all the "Good Stuff" i still loved that car more than anything i had a blast with that car and wish i still had it (sub frame finnally rusted out way to much that i didnt think i should be driving it anymore so sent to the local pick your part it went after i pulled the 351 the disk setup the front end componits and the AOD trans i had put in to it)

all in all i miss the old cars

even the 79 capri 4 bannger turbo i had bought for 50 bucks then slapped in a race 302 and srod 4 speed manual (it died when my brother hit a horse with it man that does some dammage)

just rambling here hope its ok
later
Joe

 

I new as well so I don't want to step on any toes. I just graduated and I have a 65 mustang that I drove in high school. I loved it, yes there was no air, power steering, and cost money to keep it up.... Only thing new was my cd player. I live in south georgia were old cars are praised, so that might be why i favor the old one. It just depends if you are willing to give up power luxuries on a car.