i got a v8 camaro when i was 16 never crashed it. then i got the srt6 when i was 18 and i never crashed it. i paid for both of them, so i treated them good but i still had alot of fun with it. i really beat on the srt6 alot more then the camaro. i would so go for it if you think you can trust him to drive it. do you have a fast car he could drive around with you and see how he does with it. responsibility is important but its how good of a drive he is that really counts. i don't want to sound like i'm bragging but i'm a really good drive compared to alot of kids my age and i can easy handle these cars and even faster ones. so i hate seeing these types of threads saying oh he is 16 or 17 or 18 years old that means that he will crash it for sure, unless you get him a car that's under 150 hp or is 20 feet long. so it really is how good of a drive he is.