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OT opinion: car for a new driver
Posted on 1/13/23 at 11:27 pm
Posted on 1/13/23 at 11:27 pm
In SC you can drive after 6 mths of having a learners permit so my 15 and half year old is legal now. The car question is now at the top of the family discussion because he wants to drive everywhere. My thoughts..and BTW he’s a boy:
Every teen driver ends up in some kind of accident eventually
I don’t want that to happen in my or my wife’s car because that’s a major issue
“Buy him an old truck” doesn’t work any more because they cost a fortune
Question is …do you buy him some old POS with a ton of miles knowing he’s going to wreck it, or some decent POS hoping he can drive it a few years?
I’m honing in on old Hondas and Toyotas but damn…they have a lot of miles for the ones in my price rnge.
Every teen driver ends up in some kind of accident eventually
I don’t want that to happen in my or my wife’s car because that’s a major issue
“Buy him an old truck” doesn’t work any more because they cost a fortune
Question is …do you buy him some old POS with a ton of miles knowing he’s going to wreck it, or some decent POS hoping he can drive it a few years?
I’m honing in on old Hondas and Toyotas but damn…they have a lot of miles for the ones in my price rnge.
This post was edited on 1/13/23 at 11:29 pm
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Posted on 1/13/23 at 11:29 pm to SquatchDawg
200K+ miles Camry. They'll probably wreck it, but if they don't, they're good for 300K+ if the maintenance is done.
This post was edited on 1/13/23 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 1/13/23 at 11:30 pm to SquatchDawg
You buy him something decent so you don't get woken up to him broken down on side of the road
Posted on 1/13/23 at 11:34 pm to Tantal
quote:Or Accord.
200K+ miles Camry.
Look for one owner.
Don’t go domestic or European brands on four door sedans, they age terribly.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 11:38 pm to SquatchDawg
Here’s 91 H1 with less than 10k miles for 18k 
This post was edited on 1/13/23 at 11:40 pm
Posted on 1/13/23 at 11:39 pm to SquatchDawg
Find a ~200k mile tacoma that isn't ragged out or used as a work truck. They are out there and for decent prices ($5-$9k). The 2000-2004 models are extremely reliable.
It will easily get to 350k miles and can be cheaply modified which he will want to do.
It will easily get to 350k miles and can be cheaply modified which he will want to do.
This post was edited on 1/13/23 at 11:40 pm
Posted on 1/13/23 at 11:43 pm to SquatchDawg
Audi A5
Posted on 1/13/23 at 11:48 pm to SquatchDawg
Care to divulge the "price range"?
Posted on 1/13/23 at 11:48 pm to Paul Allen
Yeah…he’s looking t old Nissans 300’s saying “ dad, I can work on it!”
I’m like”no way you’re going to rehab a 30 year old Japanese sports car”
Kids delusional.
I’m like”no way you’re going to rehab a 30 year old Japanese sports car”
Kids delusional.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 11:50 pm to Craw Dawg
Realistically…I’d like to keep it around $10k.
I started around $6k but damn…not much there I’d feel good about putting him in.
I started around $6k but damn…not much there I’d feel good about putting him in.
This post was edited on 1/13/23 at 11:53 pm
Posted on 1/13/23 at 11:51 pm to SquatchDawg
Subaru Forester or Outback 2015+. Can likely find one around 10-13k and extremely reliable and easy to work on yourself.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 11:58 pm to SquatchDawg
POS Jeep Wrangler
Posted on 1/14/23 at 12:00 am to SquatchDawg
quote:
Yeah…he’s looking t old Nissans 300’s saying “ dad, I can work on it!”
A 300ZX? Those are notoriously difficult to work on.
Posted on 1/14/23 at 12:05 am to Tantal
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200K+ miles Camry.
This is what my son drove in the late 90’s. And he and his friends drove the crap out of it, even in fields. The only time I had to help him out was when he had a flat and needed some light one night.
They called it the shaggin wagon, I don’t know why…..
Posted on 1/14/23 at 12:05 am to SquatchDawg
I've noticed some of my friends with kids in the 5-10 age range are buying themselves new/gently used cars with the idea of handing that car down when the kid turns 16-17.
Probably a pretty good strategy. You will know the condition and maintenance of the car since you owned it and you can teach the kid to drive on the car they will be driving.
Posted on 1/14/23 at 12:09 am to SquatchDawg
Also, what do you consider to be "a lot of miles"?
Got quite a few '07-'09 Camry's where I'm at with 100-200k on the odometer for under 10 grand...
Got quite a few '07-'09 Camry's where I'm at with 100-200k on the odometer for under 10 grand...
Posted on 1/14/23 at 1:08 am to SquatchDawg
Something with 2 doors and a manual transmission. Don’t want a lot of kids with him and it’s hard to multitask with no free hands.
Posted on 1/14/23 at 1:11 am to Gaston
quote:
Something with 2 doors and a manual transmission. Don’t want a lot of kids with him and it’s hard to multitask with no free hands.
not if you're good enough - I had a manual and I could eat, drink, mess with the radio and shift without any problem
Posted on 1/14/23 at 1:16 am to SquatchDawg
First regardless of the law:15 & 1/2 is pretty young to be driving. This is your kid. You mentioned the potential for accident-valid concern. Don't put him in a cracker box. He needs a safe vehicle first. Keep him safe-he's relying on you for this though he probably won't admit it.
Posted on 1/14/23 at 1:27 am to SquatchDawg
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