I'll want a car that is dependable, safe, great gas mileage, and not embarassing to a 16 year old. It'll need to get him through his Junior year in High School and all the way through college, at least.
With gas at $3 a gallon and on it's way up from here on, gas mileage will be important, but I don't want to lose the cool and dependable and safe factors.
2007-03-09 07:59:46 · 4 answers · asked by OU812 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
Here's your best bets:
Honda Accord or Civic
Toyota Camry
Nissan Sentra or Altima
Volvo
Chevy Cobalt or Malibu
These are all good, safe dependable cars, and insurance is usually pretty reasonable on these vehicles. A Volvo would be your best bet, becuase they have a built-in roll cage. Honda's usually get the best gas milage and can withstand the test of time
Vehicles to avoid:
Any SUV (gas guzzling, flip-over-too-easy boxes)
Mustang
3000 GT
NIssan 300ZX
Mazda 6
These are popular with the young crowd, but they go way too fast and insurance would be totally ridiculous on one of these with a 16 year old as primary driver.
2007-03-09 08:12:15 · answer #1 · answered by Cynthia D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Toyota. Period. Corollas are awesome. The handle GREAT, get good gas mileage, are ridiculously reliable, and easy to work on if he ever decides to play with it. Not only that, but today's "cool car" could very well be a lowered Corolla with a wing and huge exhaust.
Avoid the older 3 spd automatics though...they're dangerously slow. As in, merging with highway traffic is scary.
2007-03-09 08:34:12 · answer #2 · answered by Ferret 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you want depedable and a fuel economic car then Toyota or Honda is your best bet. You have to realize that a cool car with only two doors will make the insurance skyrocket so you have to decide, if cool is what your after or dependability and fuel economy.
My son has a 1992 Dodge Shadow, it's four doors, it's great on fuel, the insurance is reasonable but it's not cool. He is happy that he owns his own car, he pays his own insurance (to start his credibility to pay) and is still reliable (it hasn't cost him an arm or a leg to repair).
I guess it depends on how much you can afford to pay and what your truly after. Any vehicle is better than walking and if he wants the cool car, I guess he'll just have to wait and buy one himself.
2007-03-09 08:19:08 · answer #3 · answered by trojan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. toyota corolla
2. Honda Civic
3. Nissan Sentra
go and buy your consumer report magazine for cars in any supermarket. it will give you the stats on any vehicle you want. you can also go to www.kbb.com and check them out.
2007-03-09 10:02:50 · answer #4 · answered by Melissa T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋