Mr_Struts

My provisional license hasn't even come through the door yet; I ordered for one at the end of September, but the DVLA were finicky about it because I've picked something in the medical options, so they needed me to clarify what medical conditions I had before they could continue with going into my records. Been just over 8 weeks now. :censored:

Yeah, I'm still really unsure about if I should even get a car at all (thanks to the ridiculous insurance premiums) and stick with using the bus, never mind getting an MX-5. Ah well, I'll see what will be available after I get my license.

Indeed. Ah well, if I don't have any luck with insurance after I get my full license & do Pass Plus, then I'll leave the Zed for a year and stick to an MX-5/FTO.

Definitely getting a black box.

@pig @veilside01702 Those posts were so funny I forgot to laugh.

Honestly, I'm not too worried about speed since I'm most likely to keep around the speed limits - it's tempting to go fast in any car at all, never mind a Zed. Another thing that attracted me was the acceleration, especially the one for your Zed - 0-60mph in 4.9s is pretty phenomenal :scared:

I think another reason why I wanted the 300ZX was because it is a rare car; since the MX-5 is very popular, it's seen everywhere like, literally everywhere :|

As for Juiced, I've been playing it on PC :lol:

I'll definitely be having a long think about this; for now, all I can do is wait till my provisional license arrives and finally get a taste of driving.

Yes, I am slightly obsessed with power - I just don't want a car that will struggle and sputter on the roads.

I've definitely been thinking about the MX-5 as well, but I was unsure as some of the early ones looked weak (sub-100hp). However, I spotted one going for about £1000 that gets like 120hp; has only 2 seats though, but any car with 2+2 would feel like 2 seats anyway.

I might change my mind and get an FTO instead.

I've been playing Juiced quite a bit lately (which funnily enough has the 300ZX in it), and I've had a go at the RWD cars in that; let's just say that the drivetrains are very distinctive - FWD has very precise control, AWD has the best of both worlds (control, drifting - I'm not planning to drift any time soon when I get an actual car), and RWD is pretty sensitive, like when I go to steer it does seem to oversteer, and when I steer too much I end up spinning out, but I'm starting to get the hang of it. Probably ain't really gonna translate to an actual car though, but the game mechanics are actually pretty realistic in terms of how the drivetrains work; only thing that would probably help me a little bit is if I get a racing wheel peripheral set or something. As for short journeys though, I'm going to South Essex College next year, which is roughly 15 miles away from home; I'd be essentially driving 30 miles every day, and I don't think that could be defined as a short journey. However, the college is located right outside the train station, so I really should think about doing comparisons between taking train trips and driving.

Just to clarify this bit - I'm currently 17 but will be turning 18 at the end of this month. When I get hold of my provisional license, I'll make sure to get everything done, including the Pass Plus course so I can be a little bit more confident about driving on motorways and such.

Don't worry, the car that I'm interested in is in Milton Keynes, which is like 2 hours away from me - I'm hopefully gonna have a look at it with my dad in late December/early January, depending if dad's ok with being jealous of his son having a more powerful car :sweatdrop: (probably won't happen, but it won't hurt to try)

Heya, Dan. For insurance I've been inclined towards telematics, as I've found out that I can get a lower premium (if I drive decently, of course). Plus, that little black box you get acts as a tracker as well so that will put me at great ease. Moneywise, I've got nearly £2500 in savings and I get roughly £5000 every year from allowances (I have slightly severe Asperger's Syndrome :/ ), so I guess I'm ok. Most new hatches are like well over £8000, but this 300ZX I found is selling for roughly £3000, and I reckon I can get it lowered to at least £2500, if not, less - the guy who's selling it has noted that the turbos are slightly smoking, and based on where they're located in the engine I would have to fork out a few hundred to replace the turbo seals or even rebuild the turbos entirely (yes, I'm hoping to get a twin turbo 300ZX - definitely not the best idea, but I'll try to keep crashes at a minimum. :P Interesting fact: when I went with my family to drop my mum off with her mate at Southend, I saw a red 300ZX passing by. It sounded good...

Good afternoon, guys and gals. I'm Stephen, and I will "officially" become an adult at the end of this month. I've decided to join here as I've pretty much made my mind up on what my first car is going to be - go on, have a guess :P However, I'm not planning to buy a 300ZX just yet, as I'm still waiting for my provisional license and I want to learn driving in a basic car first, before I can move up a gear (no pun intended). I'll update you all on when my provisional gets delivered. Have a nice evening.