what used care ($20k or so) is cool for teens?

[Anonymous]

Girls or boys?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely Tesla. You can probably find a used Model 3 for $30k

This must be a joke!

[Anonymous]

https://www.cartalk.com/radio/show/9839-bmw-z3-16-year-old

[Anonymous]

I drove a Plymouth Voyager when I was 16, it was quite cool.

[Anonymous]

Don't get a kid a "cool" car.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2021/04/08/mom-ive-killed-someone-witnesses-recall-bayshore-crash-as-young-driver-faces-sentence/

“Mom,” he said. “I’ve killed someone.”

“No, Cameron,” she said. “You’re mistaken.”

But she stayed on the phone long enough to drive to the scene on Bayshore Boulevard. She saw the Ford Mustang, a gift she and her husband had given her son when he graduated two days earlier from Tampa Catholic High School. She saw him on his hands and knees in the grassy median.

Get your kid a POS

[Anonymous]

Safety. used Honda or Toyota.

Don't care about safety and want to be cool? Jeep

[Anonymous]

I just bought the latest Consumer Reports used car guide, and there's a section devoted to best cars for teens, with recommended make/model/years for safety. It says not to get them SUVs (harder to handle, slower to brake), but then they do include some SUVs on the list (Highlander being one of them).

Me, I'd probably do a Corolla or Prius (with brake assist), neither or which are particularly cool. I'd let them pick between the two and name the color, if I was feeling generous. You probably want them to like it enough to take care of it.

[Anonymous]

Kids love Jeeps. That said, look at Honda CRV or Ford Escape for great value.

[Anonymous]

My daughter will turn 16 in September. Won't be getting her a POS -- I want something safe, and I don't want to get a call at 10:30pm to retrieve my kid from the side of the interstate or high school parking lot cuz their car broke down/wouldn't start. But "cool" DEFINITELY is not factoring into my decision either. It'll probably be an Accord or Camry or something along those lines, a few years old.

[Anonymous]

How about a 2015 Mustang or Dodge Charger or Camero. You should be able to find one under 20k with less than 50,000 miles.

[Anonymous]

Or a used Mercedes C class 2014 or so with under 50k miles should be under 20,000

2018 Mini Cooper S ~ 27k miles or VW beetle S 2018 for under 20k on carfax

[Anonymous]

Accord, Civic, Camry, Corolla, Forester

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry about cred. Go for safety. Skip SUVs, and pick a Corolla or an Accord or something.

100% this. If the kids Theo k they look cool they will show off. Showing off is what causes accidents. Get a sensible car. If they don’t like it then they are extremely entitled.

[Anonymous]

Obviously a convertible.

[Anonymous]

For $20k you can buy 2 cars!!

In 2019 we bought a used Volvo wagon w/16k miles for $22k. This was for DH and me, not our teens! Our teens are driving old cars (15 years old), but you could just get a 5 or 7 year old car and it will be just fine! Non-luxury cars will have lower future maintenance costs, so stick with those.