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The real sadness is that we are not training kids (or anyone really) how to deal with these increadibly powerful cars. The cars of 20 years we gew up with might as well be bicycles for what you can buy now (HP wise) for similar money.
My neighbor's "sensible 5 yr old car", a Nissan Altima, has 255 hp. Think back 15 years, what "regular" cars had 255 hp??

His kids are just getting their licenses and he's getting a second car just for them... probably a Corrola.
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