I spoke to the young fella today about this.
After sharing your opinions and my own with him and his Dad, he has decided he should get a UTE instead as he is working towards becoming a builder anyway. This was originally the plan but he had been swayed by peer group pressure I think.
Turns out, yes he has a mate with a 200sx and another with an Evo 8.
Somehow he has managed to acquire enough maturity to brush aside the "gimme gimme I wants" and see the bigger picture.
Perhaps the future of the human race is not entirely lost after all.
Actually when the New Pulsar was released, Therese and I went and had a look, half considered trading in the Micra.
They are a Very Nice and Tidy looking car.
I would then be known as "Got a Pulsar" or "The Nissan Freak Formerly Known as Not a Pulsar".
Yeah, it sounds Wicked, for about five minutes or untill Mr Police Man says Allo Allo, which ever comes first.
Slows the turbo down so when you change gear you have extra spooling to do before you're on boost again.
Noisey, slow and PoPo.
Recommend.