i agree that its not a good first car, not because young drivers cant handle them but, because they are expensive to maintain. i came from driving big-block powered automobiles growing up with my dad and havent had a problem handling the z's power nor have i had a ticket or a single incident with the law (i've had my license/z for ~7 monthes). but then again, i've grown up around cars (dad is a mechanic/hot rod nut) so that might have something to do with it.