I got a friend of mine who is dead set on getting a LS1 for his first car.. wont settle for a LT1/5.0 or any other car a step below, thinks hes gona make payments and insure it and everything is gone be fine.. while he mods/races his LS1 with his limited driving experience.
its gotten to the point where hes been offered a (clean) 6spd Camaro LT1 1995 only 89k miles but is declining it because its a LT1 and its not as fast as his LS1 buddys. As of now this kid doesnt even know how to drive a manual.. (6spd or bust

)and has never driven anything with 8cylinders.
so I gave up trying to talk sense into him and to buy a lesser car and make that car fast while his car experience/driving experience grows, so I'm gona leave it to TR with every1 elses opinions.