Used Civic/Accord, used Corolla/Camry, used Mazda 3/6
The gf's 16 yo daughter is up for her first car. Budget 10k. Recommendations?
1.) Slushbox
2.) Safe
3.) Reliable
4.) More than 2 seats.
5.) Safe
I have some in mind, but interested in anything I'm overlooking...
Thanks!
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Used Civic/Accord, used Corolla/Camry, used Mazda 3/6
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By that CRX HF that is for sale. It only has 62 HP and 2 seats, so its hard to get into trouble and gets great gas milage.
Missing my Miata...
1990 CRX HF (78,000 Miles) FS/FT
1.) Slushbox - I say teach her to drive stick. Might make her focus on actually driving the car instead of texting and jawing with friends and fixing her face.
2.) Safe - Tell her not to run into stuff. :)
3.) Reliable - Japanese.
4.) More than 2 seats - Fewer seats = fewer distractions, no back seat to make out in, etc...
5.) Safe - Strap pillows to her and send her on her way.
...but you can't really go wrong with Cosmos' list. I'd still get her a stick shift, though.
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8/16/08 (bone stock): 103.1 hp/99.0 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/23/08 (Borla cat-back): 108.2 hp/104.1 lb-ft - Dynojet
8/13/11 (more stuff...): 126 hp/116 lb-ft - Mustang dyno
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Spend less than $5k on the first car for a 16 yr. old. Save the other 5k and get something more nice when she turns 18.
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250k miles
+1 on sharpie
save a little for the mailboxes to be replaced too.
we got ours a 6 cyl mustang standard... the stick kept him from squawking on the phone pretty well.
whatever you get, its going to be abused
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Jeep wrangler has been a popular choise at my house.
Bobby
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The best investment in the safety department is better driver training. The courses are cheap and provide a life long benefit.
The following link has some interesting numbers and links on the subject. They also have suggestion for cars.
Teen Driving
+1
Really, that's all that needs to be said. Anything outside that list is probably too much car or too much money. All good for insurance too, which the popular-with-teens Scions are NOT. I can also recommend the Yaris, though its not as much metal around her as you'd probably like, but you can get a 2008-2009 for under $10K, still under warranty.
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/\ That's the wagon right? I would so rock one of those these days. :)
I use to worry about money; but then realized I don't HAVE anything to worry about.
99 or 00 Miata for about 5k. Teach her stick.
My daughter drove a 91 Ford Ranger for 2 years without any problems. Then I bought her a new Hyundai Accent and she backed it through the neighbors fence after 6 months of driving it.
Also, make sure that whatever she gets has good rear visibility eapecially if she is short. Many cars nowadays have tall rearends like Accords. A young co-worker of mine has a 2008 Scion tC and she says it has terrible rear visibility.
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2006 Red NC - GT with limited slip, HIDs, all OEM.
These are my first inclinations, with the addition of Nissan (love my Titan), a family member in Cali swears by her Altima as well...
QFT. So far I've been able to dodge real estate, stock market, religion/private school, general rasing kid issues and politics landmines. Kinda hard to dodge the car stuff when you have stacks of wheels and tires and two toy cars in the garage. I keep telling her I just drive em, not work on 'em but so far she's not buying it. I should be able to just get away with recommending a japanese unit and staying away from the actual pick. As the fatefull day draws near, I feel an unscheduled trip out of the country may be in order....
This. Already keeping an eye out for opportunities...
Thanks everyone.