[Sam Mac]

Charles

I'm not going to get into an argument about your reasons to give your son the Mustang. He sounds like a grounded young man. My concern is that I don't want to find out that he became another statistic of an inexperienced driver in an high power car. Why do I say that well Mustangs are notorious for trailing throttle over steer. What is Trailing Throttle Over Steer? It's when you lift off the gas with the wheels turned and the weight transfers to the front wheels causing the rear wheels to loose grip and causing the car to go into a spin. It takes time to master the technique to control it. It's not a normal instinct to give the car some gas in a corner when you think your going too fast. This is all part of being able to balance a car with the throttle. Think about your son out some night on a wet road going a little to fast entering a corner, the first thing that he will do is to lift off the gas big time, the nice big V8 is going to say OK and try to slow the rear wheels. Now the weight will go to the fronts and the rears will loose grip and your son will spin off the road. Don't think it can happen, my own know it all daughter who was not going to have anything to do with going to a BMW drivers school (wasn't cool) did exactly what I'm describing and put a Dodge Neon into a telephone pole. Totaled the car, she ended up in the emergency room with a bunch of glass embedded in her arm and wrist. She got lucky, and remember this was only a Neon. She has since done a couple schools and has told me on more that one occasion that the schools have probably saved her from other crashes. Just my 2 cents but I would like to see you give your son a LOW powered car and have him learn the dynamics of car control before you turn the Mustang over. Dead is forever. Please think about what I have said.