Jeep Wrangler for a teen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
"I'm a huge jerk with rich jerk parents."


That's what it says, OP.

So what does your kid drive? We're not rich btw. This car is no more expensive than most cars out there (under 30k) and the plan is to drive it for many years. I'd rather he likes it and he needs it to get to school and work. One of our two cars is a 2012.

[Anonymous]

You're being trolled by redditors that never leave their basement OP no one in the real world is bothered by your son driving a jeep.

[Anonymous]

A friend in my high school flipped his going around a corner too fast. Was in the hospital for 8 weeks. Lucky to be alive

[Anonymous]

I had a high school friend who was such a jerk in his wrangler. He actually hit a kid with it. Called it a love tap. What a total psycho.

He also got into numerous accidents. Rear-ended multiple cars. Our friends would pile into it and all get over on one side when he took turns hard because they wanted to get on 2 wheels

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The old ones didn't need backup cameras/sensors because you can just turn your head around and see. Modern cars have this stuff because they're so gigantic and have such poor visibility they basically require them.

Have an old Wrangler and let my teens dive it. Better visibility in it than other cars and they are safe. I have tried to drill into them how careful they have to be given that it is almost literally a tank.

Telling teens to be careful while giving them a Wrangler?


You don't actually care, PP. About their safety, or other people's. Or the environment.

Not PP but safety of the new ones is fine. Roll over risk not a worry and what about the environment is relevant here? Same as any other car.

[Anonymous]

Maybe price the insurance for it versus a more boring car. If it's significantly more for a teen male across a couple of companies, that will tell you it's likely an elevated crash risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
"I'm a huge jerk with rich jerk parents."


That's what it says, OP.

So what does your kid drive? We're not rich btw. This car is no more expensive than most cars out there (under 30k) and the plan is to drive it for many years. I'd rather he likes it and he needs it to get to school and work. One of our two cars is a 2012.

The teen drives the 2012. You drive a new (practical) car. Your insurance premiums will thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
"I'm a huge jerk with rich jerk parents."


That's what it says, OP.

+1000

Exactly!

[Anonymous]

Those cars are crap. Poor safety features, poor reliability, not fuel efficient...I mean if you want to throw $ out the window on a crap car, then that's on you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe price the insurance for it versus a more boring car. If it's significantly more for a teen male across a couple of companies, that will tell you it's likely an elevated crash risk.

THIS. Call the insurance company first and get a coverage price. You might just have a heart attack.

I think Jeeps are fun, but insurance for teens is $$$. Insurance for anyone is $$$ these days! Do your research. In my family, my teens (now young adults) drove boring chevys, because insurance.

[Anonymous]

He will think he’s cool, he will show off in front of his peers. He will likely drive at high speeds and get in an accident. Is that what you want?
Doesn’t matter if it’s his dream car, he’s 16. He can wait for his dream car and get experience in a boring car at the same time. Keep him alive in a sedan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
"I'm a huge jerk with rich jerk parents."


That's what it says, OP.

So what does your kid drive? We're not rich btw. This car is no more expensive than most cars out there (under 30k) and the plan is to drive it for many years. I'd rather he likes it and he needs it to get to school and work. One of our two cars is a 2012.

The fact you are driving a 2012 and would buy your kid a new car that’s a status symbol says a lot OP. Think about that.

[Anonymous]

I think in most cases it makes the most sense to give a kid a used car that you’ve been driving and get a new car for yourself. You could even Liease a new car for you assuming the kid will be going to college In a few years and won’t have a car

[Anonymous]

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1. All vehicles that sit high have terrible stats on collisions with pedestrians. The line of sight is all wrong to see shorter moving objects.

2. Rollover risk.

3. You really want to thumb your nose at environmental efforts? Don't buy that crap and be a hypocrite. Own the fact you don't care about global warming whatsoever, and don't care about people dying every year around the world from heat (direct cause).

So what is left, Tesla? A no for most people.

Absolutely not

Plenty of cars with safety features in that vintage. Jeeps are not SUVS stupid purchase like really dumb

[Anonymous]

They are expensive to fuel and insure.