re: $100K to spend on 2 cars. Go.

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This quote puts you in the running for Father of the Year.

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When I was in high school, I had a new 280ZX Turbo my junior year and a new 300ZX Turbo my senior year. I lived to tell about it. Did I have my moments in the cars? Certainly. But my kid has a much different mindset than I did back then, and with the monitoring systems they have today, he knows that the first time he's caught he'll lose his driving privileges. He also knows that just one ticket will make his insurance unaffordable (and he'll be responsible for a large portion of his insurance).
I have never bought into the argument about fast cars though. I could buy him a Honda Civic, but he could still drive 60 on residential streets if he wanted to or drive 100+ on the interstate. And I think a kid with a Mustang GT has a lot less to prove. Everyone knows it's fast, so there's nothing to prove.