what is the perfect first car you should get???

Question

not to expensive

Answer 1

I, personally want a subaru forester or baja. but thats just me

Answer 2

I would definetly look into a Toyota or Honda... Since I sell cars I would also recomend a nice pre owned one... New cars are a waste of money, and when you are done with your preowned vehicle after a few years. You can still make a buck or two on it cause hondas and Toyotas carrry the best resale value and easy to sell.... byee for now

Answer 3

All depends on you. If you're a rich brat, then a porsche is the answer.

If you're good with fixing stuff and have a few friends, just get the cheapest one you can find, and rebuild it yourself as things crap out on you. IF you don't have any friends, you can still do this, but you'd probably want TWO first cars, in case one craps out completely, so you can use the other while you fix it. You'd also probably want ones with light engines, like the volkswagons.

If you aren't so good with cars, and don't have a great support network, you'll want to shell out a few extra Gs for a car that actually runs reliably.

Since price is an issue, you'll also want a car with good mileage (That means a SMALL car!) because the gas is what really bites you on a first car... well, that and the insurance. In fact, you really will want to talk to your insurance company about what they consider to be a safe car, because for them, "Safe" cars cost you less of a premium.

Getting a first car for a decent price can be a tricky thing. You might look around in the newspapers for used cars, and see if you can get a deal. Used cars from this sort of source tend to be significantly cheaper, because for one thing, there's no dealership to pay expenses to, and for another thing, the person selling the car rarely knows it's true worth... Most of them try to sell the car at the price a used car would have gotten them back when they bought their last car. Buying these cars can require some legal issues. You have to be sure to get the pink slip, because otherwise, you don't actually have a right to the car. You have to transfer it into your name, you have to get the tags, and the insurance, you need the smog check, and all that, and you won't have anybody telling you how to do it... but your insurance company might know about all this. In some states, it becomes a real catch 22. IN hawaii, you need the car to be registered in order to get a safety inspection, and you need a safety inspection before you can get the car registered... Finding the right person to bribe may even become a standard part of the process.

Used car dealerships are a lot easier to find, and have more selection. Most of the paperwork is taken care of in most of these places, and in general, the cars are inspected for reliability... If you find a used car dealership where this is not the case, find a different dealership. Most new car dealerships also have a used car lot, and these cars tend to be very nice as far as used cars go. Sadly, used car dealers themselves tend to be scum bags that are after two or three thousand dollars more than you can afford, and are not at all above charging five thousand more than a car is worth if they can get away with it. If you intend to buy a used car in one day, expect to spend 2-4 hours looking, and the other 20 hours bargaining down to a reasonable price. Bring lots of energy drinks.

When you go to the dealerships, find one that uses some sort of anti-theft device. Don't bother to ask about it. The salesman will mention it as they start the car for you. Used car dealers generally sell cars "as is," and after you've signed the paperwork, they tend to then talk about the security device, and how it'll be an extra such-and-such a price.

Anti theft devices do improve insurance premiums, so you want the device, but you do not want to pay extra for it. Hopefully, you've bargained the dealers down already (If the lot owner hasn't come out to look at the car, you haven't bargained them down enough, in fact, you should probably have started walking out at least once during the process) Some dealers like to stick on the tax after you've agreed on a price, so when you're bargaining, and you've gotten to a good deal, mention that it may be a decent deal, but isn't worth it once you add on the tax... But back to the anti theft device scam:

This theft-deterrent car dealership trick is very sly, but it won't work, because you've already signed the paperwork as is. Since they're planning to either remove the device, and sell the car "as isn't" or increase the price, and change the agreed upon amount, the paperwork you've signed is no longer valid (RIP) and new paperwork will need to be written up, so that the price you pay is for the car in it's as is state, and the final total is the agreed upon price.... minus $500.00, which you are removing from the price as an ****** tax against the dealer for having tried to pull such an awful scam of trying to sell a car "as isn't."

Well, best luck.

Answer 4

Depends what your needs are. Usually though, it is advisable to get a smaller car - ie: ford festiva, hyundai excel etc. If you do get a small car, which you shoul because it's easier to manoveur when your a novice, if you do then it should be a manual because the gearboxes in small cars are not cut out for automatic transmission. Manuals are easy to learn and everyone should know how to drive one in case of emergencey

Answer 5

I wanted to get my kids a tank when they first started driving so I could sleep at night, but any AMERICAN car with a full frame is good and safe. Of course that is if you want any children that may be in the future to have a free nation to live in.

Answer 6

I'd recommend a Honda Civic or a Toyota Corolla. You get the best of both worlds - very good fuel efficiency, strong engine, inexpensive and last forever.

Answer 7

You should get a car that is really cheap. Then you should save some money so you can buy your dream car. Then you can have a happy ever after.

Answer 8

Honda, Lexus, Toyota, and Nissan.

Answer 9

89 GMC Jimmy with manual transmission and 2.8l engine. I beat that thing to hell and back, and it still ran to 280,000 miles! Then I smashed the front end and that was the last straw.

Answer 10

A junker you can do anything to. If you wreck it, no huge deal and low insurance costs.