Buy the car with your fathers knowledge that you will put it up and only drive with him for the next few years. This may save your life and you will have a GREAT car when you are ready. This gives you the best of both worlds: you get the car and your father will still have you as a son. In a few years as you grow into it you will have a deeper appreciation for the car and you will have have a gained the respect of your father and still have the car in one piece. My father made me do this when I wanted my first hot rod. I still have that car today and looking back on it, I am glad we came to that resolution. At 17 cars and friends do not mix. Your friends will not have the same respect for your car as you will and in a few short years you will no longer have your dream car.

Gary