pick my car: teen edition.

[Anonymous]

You bought two cars for your kids?

[Anonymous]

I would go with a smaller car: easier to drive than a larger car. But, lots of airbags, and crumple zones. Low center of gravity to minimize roll over risks. Nothing sporty or fast.

VW golf/jetta or something similar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You bought two cars for your kids?

+1

[Anonymous]

Any midsize sedan with plenty of airbags-VW, Mazda6,Volvo.
Subaru, if you can afford it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It she has half a brain she'll be fine on the beltway (and a step above most others). Get her a stick with the most air bags available (VW? Honda?). Driving a stick will almost ensure no texting/talking while driving which is your biggest threat - not her actually being behind the wheel. We had to learn on the family manual car before we could drive the automatic and it was one of the best things my parents ever did.

And it was 1980.

I learned to drive in 2003 on a manual. My dad wanted me to learn in case I ever found myself in the situation where I needed to drive someone else's. In college I had a friend get a manual. She wasn't great at it sober and definitely couldn't drive it drunk. I drove home that night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It she has half a brain she'll be fine on the beltway (and a step above most others). Get her a stick with the most air bags available (VW? Honda?). Driving a stick will almost ensure no texting/talking while driving which is your biggest threat - not her actually being behind the wheel. We had to learn on the family manual car before we could drive the automatic and it was one of the best things my parents ever did.

And it was 1980.

I learned to drive in 2003 on a manual. My dad wanted me to learn in case I ever found myself in the situation where I needed to drive someone else's. In college I had a friend get a manual. She wasn't great at it sober and definitely couldn't drive it drunk. I drove home that night.

Well I hope you know CPR because there's a much greater chance that you'll need that before you'll ever need to drive a stick in an emergency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You bought two cars for your kids?

Just one car for each kid.

[Anonymous]

One with the least powerful engine available.

[Anonymous]

What does it matter that it was 1980? Everyone should know how to drive a stick - ever rented a car in Europe? Much easier and cheaper if you can handle manual. And not only that, people who can drive a manual are just better drivers. We just are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does it matter that it was 1980? Everyone should know how to drive a stick - ever rented a car in Europe? Much easier and cheaper if you can handle manual. And not only that, people who can drive a manual are just better drivers. We just are.

Can you even get an Accord or Focus with a standard transmission?

[Anonymous]

At least one of the Focus models is available with a manual transmission and there are several Accord models with one as well.

[Anonymous]

Focus ST is only available in a stick....but I would not get it for a kid. That is for Dads.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does it matter that it was 1980? Everyone should know how to drive a stick - ever rented a car in Europe? Much easier and cheaper if you can handle manual. And not only that, people who can drive a manual are just better drivers. We just are.

Totally agree! Four of our five are driving. All four learned on a stick.

It's almost impossible to do anything but DRIVE when you are driving a stick.

[Anonymous]

A BMW. Bike-Metro-Walk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does it matter that it was 1980? Everyone should know how to drive a stick - ever rented a car in Europe? Much easier and cheaper if you can handle manual. And not only that, people who can drive a manual are just better drivers. We just are.

Can you even get an Accord or Focus with a standard transmission?

Yep, I just test drove a 2013 Accord that is a manual. I went to the dealership with manual being a required feature. They also had Civics for me to drive.