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Posted on 7/13/26 at 6:58 pm to Dale3
Posted on 7/13/26 at 7:19 pm to Shamoan
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I want him to do the same while keeping him safe in something that isn't a complete POS and, because I don't expect to keep it long-term, something that won't break the bank.
Toyota Camry FTW. problem here is they are fast as hell and my daughter kept racking up tickets.
Posted on 7/13/26 at 7:30 pm to Shamoan
My first was this (not exact truck in pic, but same model and color)
Posted on 7/13/26 at 7:52 pm to Shamoan
Used Honda civic. Manual or auto. They are very easy to drive. Bought my daughter a 2018 hatchback. It worked well for her first car
This post was edited on 7/13/26 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 7/13/26 at 7:53 pm to Shamoan
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My first vehicle was a Chevrolet Celebrity
Mine too.
Posted on 7/13/26 at 7:58 pm to Shamoan
My boy has a 22 Tacoma TRD 4x4. Figured pretty much bullet proof, dependable, and he shouldn’t get made too much fun of.
Posted on 7/13/26 at 7:59 pm to Shamoan
Depends if he's rocking a New Iberia haircut or not...
Posted on 7/13/26 at 8:01 pm to Kenna City Solja
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20 year old BMW
Our spare car is a 2011 BMW. Son has about 5 years to driving age.
Posted on 7/13/26 at 8:02 pm to holmesbr
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Will also teach him maintenance for WHEN the coolant bottle splits and the head gaskets fail.
Third generation MINIs have neither of these issues.
Posted on 7/13/26 at 8:03 pm to Shamoan
get him a 10 year old Atima with a dent on passenger side front dumper. he'll slay the queens.
Posted on 7/13/26 at 8:03 pm to Shamoan
A beater, because unfortunately mistakes will happen
Posted on 7/13/26 at 8:07 pm to Shamoan
8th or 9th gen Accord with a 4cyl, so he can’t go that fast. The K series engines are bulletproof and it is one of the safest cars on the road.
Posted on 7/13/26 at 8:08 pm to Shamoan
Depends on your bank. I bought my daughter a 2022 Camry. Thought being is she’s going to college in 2 years. That should easily get her through that and into true adulthood. $20kish. Now one of her friends has a 12 year old Acura. Looks just as good in my opinion, $8k I believe. Just get an idea on the maintenance costs for the brand and model before you buy if you want to be fiscally smart about it. Beware of European imports for cost of repairs and availability of competent technicians. Price insurance first.
Posted on 7/13/26 at 8:25 pm to Shamoan
It's hard to be looking at your phone when you're driving a manual.
Posted on 7/13/26 at 8:34 pm to Shamoan
My second vehicle was an 86 Celebrity, v6. It had some pep for such an ugly car. I towed a small boat with it too.
The only thing wrong with it, besides being ugly, is it would stall on right turns, so when turning right you'd have to goose it.
First vehicle was a 77 Impala.
The only thing wrong with it, besides being ugly, is it would stall on right turns, so when turning right you'd have to goose it.
First vehicle was a 77 Impala.
Posted on 7/13/26 at 8:45 pm to Shamoan
My favorite thing to look at before 16 was auto trader.
Just go online and look for things in your area for whatever price you are comfortable with. Can also check CarMax.
Just go online and look for things in your area for whatever price you are comfortable with. Can also check CarMax.
Posted on 7/13/26 at 8:55 pm to Shamoan
The hill that I will die on is that kids need a cheap, ugly car for their first vehicle.
First, because they're going to probably tear it up. Second, it gives them reasonable expectations and a good baseline.
Most kids who are given fairly new, nice vehicles as teenagers are never going to downgrade so they end up rolling car note after car note and really struggle to break that cycle.
To answer the other question, my first vehicle was an 05 Z71 that I bought myself with 180k miles for like $7k. I kept it about 10 years.
First, because they're going to probably tear it up. Second, it gives them reasonable expectations and a good baseline.
Most kids who are given fairly new, nice vehicles as teenagers are never going to downgrade so they end up rolling car note after car note and really struggle to break that cycle.
To answer the other question, my first vehicle was an 05 Z71 that I bought myself with 180k miles for like $7k. I kept it about 10 years.
Posted on 7/13/26 at 9:12 pm to Shamoan
Update: unexpectedly, the in-laws came over tonight and offered their 2011 Silverado with 124K miles. FIL has Parkinson’s and hasn’t driven regularly in a couple of years. Fits the bill perfectly. No strings attached. It’s a blessing.
Posted on 7/13/26 at 9:16 pm to Shamoan
My son will get my 2016 Tundra when he starts driving. It’ll be perfect for him
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