re: car for my 16 year old son

If safety is a major factor, I suggest a body on frame truck or SUV....20yrs in Trauma, physics,like poon, is undefeated.

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I don’t get the need to “buy my 16 year old a car as soon as they get their license”. Let them borrow one of your older cars when they need it, maybe buy yourself a new one.

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My dad was an insurance adjuster and took me to see the results of accidents when I was starting to drive. Too many kids making too many dumbass decisions. Learning to drive is (was) a big milestone and half the parents out there first pump and jump at the chance to have another person able to drive around and do chores. My kids won't drive until they have hundreds of hours behind the wheel with me there. Obviously that doesn't create a forcefield, but much like conceal carrying, not having experience will get you and others killed.

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If safety is a major factor, I suggest a body on frame truck or SUV....20yrs in Trauma, physics,like poon, is undefeated.

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Trucks and SUV's may be "safer" in a multiple vehicle collision but are much more susceptible to single vehicle accidents due to the higher center of gravity and size of the vehicle.

This especially rings true with inexperienced drivers.

The newer Toyota RAV4 have a sportier body style. So you get a good look and still maintain the reliability and safety features for teenage drivers.

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want to get him in a small SUV- I feel like it’s safer than a car

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This opposite logic?

Bought mine an F150 with 150k miles, a Haynes repair manual, and a set of wrenches and sockets. He's already learned to replace the wiper motor, radio, door latches, and front body panels. Life skills and shite, you know?

I bought mine a black Hyundai Elantra and had the windows blacked out.


It looks pretty cool and drives great



I owned a Honda Accord once, they are very durable if you keep the oil changed

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Trucks and SUV's may be "safer" in a multiple vehicle collision but are much more susceptible to single vehicle accidents due to the higher center of gravity and size of the vehicle. This especially rings true with inexperienced drivers.

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Im just speaking in terms of occupant mortality./ severe injury. No doubt at 6500lb vehicle trying to stop versus a 3000lb vehicle trying to stop will have different outcomes. With a large vehicle having larger mass it's typically the winner of the battle provided it's not vs a cement truck. Side impact T-bone intrusion, rear collision all tip in favor of a body and frame vehicle. Also the larger the vehicle the more airbags.

The IIHS crash tests only tells a small portion of the story. Remember those tests that help sell automobiles are conducted at only 40mph. They also do so not test for rear collision where passengers are very vulnerable.

This is what I bought my son.



Be purposeful, always pay attention.

He’s a HS Sr. and tomorrow morning he’s driving 5.5 hours, by himself, up to Oxford to go to the football game. Just have to trust that they care enough to pay attention.

You can sit in the driver’s seat of that car and put your palm flat on the ground without leaning over. Safe = control…

We shopped for about 4 months before we finally found what we were looking for. We searched and met so many scam artists on FB Marketplace. I think the ratio we had was 2 solid sellers to every 10 we saw. We ended up finding her a 2013 Accord EXL, with 93k miles, on the side of the road near our house. They were asking $8k and we ended up settling for $6k. Good luck, that was an experience I don't look forward to doing again with our son.