not at all. he's really a good kid. I had been building him up for weeks, he was making plans and telling everyone about it. staying awake all night looking for parts and talking about all he was going to do with it. totally committed to owning that car. I would have been pissed for a while also after all that. especially when my daughter told him in no uncertain terms that the first one was HERS and she might let him drive it now and then. it's his dream car and that dream was shattered with just a few words. on top of the world one minute and face down in the dirt the next. and I'm still laughing about it a week later