Idea for cars for DH / future kid car

[Anonymous]

We are very happy with our Hyundai Tucson. It comes in gas or hybrid. We preferred it over CRV or CX5.

[Anonymous]

I personally learned to drive on a Corolla. When thinking about a first car for a kid, you want a car that is easy to drive, so pay attention to handling and steering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughters HS the top cars are

Wrangler - Girls
G-Wagon Gender Neutral
Mustang Convertible - Boys

Jeep
SUV
Sports car
Just throw in a truck and you have all the popular choices.

OP, ask your daughter what kind of vehicle she likes. Get her to point out ones when driving around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughters HS the top cars are

Wrangler - Girls
G-Wagon Gender Neutral
Mustang Convertible - Boys

All good choices!

Those are stupid choices for a teen.

[Anonymous]

OP, your list is quite possibly the most boring list of cars imaginable. Live a little and let him get something fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We bought a Prius just before our older child started driving. Second kid starting to drive it now. It is a perfect car for new drivers: fuel efficient, easy to drive/maneuver, reliable, low maintenance, unsexy. My kids love driving it; in fact, neither wants to drive our (luxury) second car. Spouse and I also like driving it. Just the perfect choice for this purpose.

As an Prius owner, these are very speedy compared to an SUV. I would worry about it encouraging fast driving.

Your Prius must go a lot faster than ours!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, your list is quite possibly the most boring list of cars imaginable. Live a little and let him get something fun.

This is the point with a teenage driver.

[Anonymous]

For safety I’d want a bigger car. The versa wouldn’t hold up well in a crash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We bought a Prius just before our older child started driving. Second kid starting to drive it now. It is a perfect car for new drivers: fuel efficient, easy to drive/maneuver, reliable, low maintenance, unsexy. My kids love driving it; in fact, neither wants to drive our (luxury) second car. Spouse and I also like driving it. Just the perfect choice for this purpose.

As an Prius owner, these are very speedy compared to an SUV. I would worry about it encouraging fast driving.

Your Prius must go a lot faster than ours!

+1. Beat me to it.

[Anonymous]

We got our daughter a CRV and it is awesome. The HRV could be another option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughters HS the top cars are

Wrangler - Girls
G-Wagon Gender Neutral
Mustang Convertible - Boys

All good choices!

Those are stupid choices for a teen.

+1. I would NEVER buy any of those cars for a teen. If someone gave me one for FREE I would sell it and buy something sensible.

[Anonymous]

Consider an older used vehicle.
Nephew had a 69 Camaro when younger, and it was really realllllllllly cheap insurance since it was an older car, about 1/2 the price of most newer vehicles and 1/4 the price of a new Camaro.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We bought a Prius just before our older child started driving. Second kid starting to drive it now. It is a perfect car for new drivers: fuel efficient, easy to drive/maneuver, reliable, low maintenance, unsexy. My kids love driving it; in fact, neither wants to drive our (luxury) second car. Spouse and I also like driving it. Just the perfect choice for this purpose.

As an Prius owner, these are very speedy compared to an SUV. I would worry about it encouraging fast driving.

Your Prius must go a lot faster than ours!

+1. Beat me to it.

It drives very tight to the road and accelerates fast. I think it feels way more like a race car than a Subaru suv etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughters HS the top cars are

Wrangler - Girls
G-Wagon Gender Neutral
Mustang Convertible - Boys

All good choices!

Those are stupid choices for a teen.

+1. I would NEVER buy any of those cars for a teen. If someone gave me one for FREE I would sell it and buy something sensible.

This poster was prob joking? Actually, though, I'm guessing the G-Wagen is prob pretty safe in a wreck.

[Anonymous]

We just bought a rav4 prime (plug in hybrid) with the expectation that it will be the kids car in 3 years. Really like the car. We charge every night and typically get 700-800 miles per tank, so about 50 mpg