Afly,
It is good to see that someone your age has automotive taste.Don't get me wrong I have seen some nicely done imports
but with the money those guys spent on a car that when it comes right down to it probably won't be worth a tenth of what it cost you could put together a very nice Cobra. And you know what...contrary to what all your friends probably think...CHICKS
DIG 'EM.
Now for the bad news...
1. They are expensive!!! even the so called lower tier cobras will
set you back $25,000 if done with mostly new parts.
2. Does your dad let you go out and ram around in his vette?
because if he won't let you go out in a car with 345hp,air bags,
crumple zones,traction control and anti-lock brakes then I have
to believe that he won't let you out in a car with less weight,
probably as much if not more hp and almost no saftey
equipment other than your brain (and if you are like me when
I was 16 and like almost any other 16 year old boy I have ever
known then your brain is not considered saftey equipment,
just the opposite
)
3. And this is the biggie...I seriously doubt that at 16 you could
find a insurance company that would touch you and your Cobra
with a ten foot pole!!!
I am sorry, I am not trying to be a keep you down but am just trying to put it into perspective for you.Your best bet is to concentrate on school,then college, and finally a job that will allow you to enter into this lovely world of ridiculously impractical cars and all of the wonderful (although a little offcenter) people that enjoy them.
Don't buy anymore hugeass wings that won't accomplish any more than to put excessive(If you go fast enough) rear downforce on a front wheel drive car(never will understand that)
and start saving know.
good luck and don't give up the dream,
Dan