[Piston]

I will agree with Mr. 5.0 I can't imagine driving a Mustang 5.0 when I was 16. Way to irresponsible and have no idea what my actions can cause. Instead of an escort or the 4 banger mustang you might want to look at a Thunderbird. They are rear wheel drive like the mustangs and way slower then the 5.0's even if you buy the 5.0 tbird. However, I would suggest that you buy a 3.8 Tbird or perhaps the 3.8 SC tbird (very rare and used to be my dream car). The tbird is not well behaved in the snow but a lot better then a 5.0 mustang. If you live in an area with no or little snow that might be your answer. If your winters are harsh and lots of snow forget rear wheel drive as your first car. The tbird is a slow moving car because of the massive weight. When I say slow moving I'm talking 17 second 1/4miles not 20 or more that the 4 banger mustang would get you. With the super coupe you might be in the 15's.

Try to get stick if you get anything. It's harder to drive but the younger you are the quicker your shifting will be when you get your 5.0 when your 18 or so (it will be more natrual. One another note. Just the other day I took out my pony on the street (dynoed 325 rwhp) and found some 17-18 year old punks hanging out. They wanted to race me immediately. These guys had some z28's that their foolish parents bought them with superchargers that I can't see so they claimed ;-). Now I say this because they all pulled out on to a 45mph street with lots of traffic and started to make some crazy lane changes all at once. They almost crashed into each other and other traffic like 6 times in the stretch of 2 miles. These kids are pure idiots. I know this doesn't apply to all 18 year olds but whatever car you get the very first thing to learn about it is R E S P E C T. If you learn that you will do just fine. I don't know where I'm going with all this but my vote is tbird as opposed to the 4 banger escort or mustang.