welcome to the family. Yes, i said family, so 6T9PONY, depending on the extent of your hick-ness you'll have to stay away from her
j/k
dang, I feel old being 20, sucks not being a punk teenager anymore. now im just a punk that still can't buy beer
i've been a member since i was 18 and i've learned more here than I ever thought I would. My advice to you is to read as many posts in the tech forums as possible to try to learn as much as you can, and if you have a question about whats goin on, just jump in and ask.
as for the car question, i sure wish my mom would have offered to buy me a 3 year old GT when i turned 17. I definately agree with Godslayer on learning to drive the car really well before you mod it, just be careful with it at first, THEN let it all out!
good luck, and once again welcome to the board