UpTheCreek

If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? It doesn't sound like you have much driving experience, why not consider a V6? They are plenty fast and have over 300 hp. If you are fairly young, you'd save a bundle in insurance as well. Just my 2 cents......

AMustangHopeful

Don't mind at all, I'm 23. I have plenty of driving experience, as I would travel back and forth between OSU and Akron a few times a month for several years, at 4 hours a trip, I just don't have any time with a high performance vehicle, and no time on a track. Highest torque vehicle i've been in is a Mazda CX-7, but I only really opened it up in that car once, to no problems at all.

Fastest I've ever driven was coming up from Columbus with a group of random people, ricer looking cars (not bashing, just best description I can come up with), and a couple other previous generation sports cars. One flew past me, a couple more joined him after getting on the highway, a couple more, and then I joined in, we were traveling a bit shy of 100mph for most the whole trip home. This was in the Celica.

I actually investigated the insurance, I was told me insurance would only drop about $37 after I turn 25, or whatever that age cutoff is. Also, between the 2013 v6 and v8, there's only $6 difference in insurance. I was quoted at $151. And while I've had no accidents, or hit anything that's not a car, I do have a solitary speeding ticket from '09, which raises my monthly by $40.

AMustangHopeful

That $40 raised my quote to $191 I felt I should mention, also, since I'm a new member, am I not able to edit my posts, or... am I just blind and can't find the edit button? x.x

UpTheCreek

Sounds all good then! Enjoy and just treat it with respect just as you would any other car, you'll get the feel for what your limits are.