What is the best car to purchase as a 17 year old?

Question

For the girls, which car would be attractive? I'm leaning on a prosche boxster.

Answer 1

New? Chevy Colbalt SS, Pontiac G-6, Or go cheep, Nissan Versa to see you thru higher education..?

Answer 2

A dad speaking here... been there done that with 17 year old drivers.

I'd never put a new car in the hands of a new driver. They make too many mistakes, and neglect too many things, and have a pretty damned good chance of stacking their ride up.

I'd never put a fast car in the hands of a 17 year old driver, at least not on the street (see the "stacking up" comment above).

I've had good luck with the GM A body cars - the Pontiac 6000, Buick Century, Olds Cutlass. They are easy to find, and can be bought all day long for $1000. The parts are very cheap since GM built a bazillion of them. Every mechanic knows how to work on them. They are slow (I'd not expect them to ever hit 90 mph), handle pretty well, and are fairly cheap to insure. And, they get 30 mph.

If the 17 year old wants a new Mustang (sporty car) then this car is a great winter car.

Answer 3

OK, I am your parent and buying this car. I would get you a mid 80's Olds,Buick,Caddy(Sedan deville) Caprice,Mercury Marqiuse,Ford Crown Vic,Lincoln Contintinal,Dodge Polaris(4 dr) all these in a V8 and then I would disable 2 cyl. or add a governor so that the car ran like crap and was slow on acceleration. Full Frame underbody so if an Suv or Truck brodsided the car all occupants could walk away with minor scrapes and bruises This is what my Dad did for me(except for the 60's models that were even stronger built) and what I put my daughters' in in the early and mid 90's. Both have wrecked and are still alive and kicking

Answer 4

Depends on what you want.

New--Base Chevy Cobalt is hard to beat. You can get it for around $12K, and Consumer Reports says it is a great car.

Used and dependable-Honda Civic or Toyota of any type. They'll last forever with minimal maintenance.

Used and fun-Honda CRX. But it will be hard to find. Miata. Toyota MR2. Early '80's Firebird or Camaro, preferably with the 4-cylinder and 5-speed. You'll get a lot of experience working on it, but it's easy to work on!

Used and possible for you to work on-Pontiac Fiero. Any '60's car, such as an Impala. Easy to work on, nearly indistructible, no computer stuff to worry about.

Answer 5

The best car for a new driver is an older, yet reliable car. Not some hot rod. I'd recommend an Oldsmobile, or an older Delta 88.

Answer 6

Get a Big Wheel or a Barbie Dream Car. You're not old enough for a Porsche. Frankly, you're not mature enough for a license.

Answer 7

Nissan 350 z,Audi TT,if you don't like get mustang gt