Which car for teen?

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Anonymous wrote:The oldest one in the driveway. Dad gets a new car.

Seriously, what’s your question? Most people do not buy their teen drivers a new car. My kids drive an old Honda Civic, just because that what we happened to have. Are you buying new or used?

This will probably be us in less Dad and Mom have newer cars and then we'll pick a car we all agree on and we can afford.

Unless of course you care about your child and you want to make sure they have a reliable car in exellent condition because the more reliable car, the safer the car. Ever wonder what will happen to your unexperienced in road situations and having to make hard quick smart decision .. young kid will get stuck in the middle of nowhere..at night.. on the side of the road or middle lane on the busy highway because the hooptie you gave them was just about to start breaking down. People die on the side of the road you know. Did you forget the story of Michael Jordan's Dad?
He was just taking a short nap on the side of the road but the same scenario can happen if a car breaks.

On July 23, 1993, while returning home from a funeral, Jordan Sr. pulled over on US Highway 74 just south of Lumberton, North Carolina, to take a nap. Daniel Andre Green[5] and Larry Martin Demery spotted the car Michael had recently purchased for him (a red Lexus SC400 with the North Carolina license plate that read "UNC0023").[6] Green and Demery shot Jordan to death while he slept in his car, then stole the vehicle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_R._Jordan_Sr.#Death

yes, you're right. I don't care about my child because she was given my former 2009 Honda Accord instead of us buying her a brand new car. Gosh, thank you so much for making this clear.

The drivers of the dozens and dozens and dozens of mid/late 2000s and early 2010 model cars I see in her high school parking lot all have parents who don't care about them, either! Does CPS gets involved in this kind of stuff?

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Anonymous wrote:Right now our oldest/20 year old car is the most reliable. You need reliable and safe. My brand new car wasn't reliable at all. Thank goodness we kept the old car as mines constantly in for repairs. This was someone who took a nap at the side of the road. This has nothing to do with the topic. Like the poster whose daughter got hit by the uber driver, you want safe, reliable and sturdy. I want my kid, like hers, to walk away. Cars can be replaced. People cannot.

Cars today are loaded with technologies and are designed to be much safer than 20 years ago. I would not call your 20 years old car safer than today's cars.

Are you still using your 20 years old computer today? You can't because it does not work in the "modern" world. Lexus is a very reliable brand and that's what I get for my child.

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Anonymous wrote:Tesla model 3. Safe I can see everything and never get asked for gas money.

Good choice.

+1 for tesla model 3. I bought the 2019 model for my 18 years old DD. For my 17 years old DS, we get him a 2019 Lexus NX200t SUV model

Seriously?

My DH and I have a combined annual income in the millions. Not kidding. And we got our teen driver a used Subaru. DH did. Ton of research about safest cars for teen drivers, and that was the winner. I wouldn’t but my kids new luxury cars.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Tesla model 3. Safe I can see everything and never get asked for gas money.

Good choice.

+1 for tesla model 3. I bought the 2019 model for my 18 years old DD. For my 17 years old DS, we get him a 2019 Lexus NX200t SUV model

Seriously?

My DH and I have a combined annual income in the millions. Not kidding. And we got our teen driver a used Subaru. DH did. Ton of research about safest cars for teen drivers, and that was the winner. I wouldn’t but my kids new luxury cars.

Many years ago I was a passenger in rear seat with no seat belt on and the car hit a tree head on at 60 miles per hour and did a triple roll over. A cop saw accident and told us he thought we would be dead

Well that four door Buick when I looked it up was consumer reports winner in that model year for safest car in a collision. The car was mangled but passenger compartment fine - but a top safety pick

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Volvo diesel wagon from the 90’s. Safe, slow, crashworthy.

I can’t believe people are suggesting Teslas. JFC, do you have a big life insurance policy on your kid or what?

Let’s see... premium luxury car, sporty, goes fast... yeah, sure let’s give it to a new driver. What could possibly go wrong? Might as well give them a 5th of bourbon and a loaded handgun too.

Just make sure your premium is paid up. The kid might get yourva beach house when he dies in the inevitable crash you’re setting him up for.

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Anonymous wrote:Tesla model 3. Safe I can see everything and never get asked for gas money.

Good choice.

+1 for tesla model 3. I bought the 2019 model for my 18 years old DD. For my 17 years old DS, we get him a 2019 Lexus NX200t SUV model

Absurdly stupid, dangerous choice.

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Anonymous wrote:"Large, slow-moving, and used"

Not a good idea. It should be new, safe and small like a Tesla 3

No, no, no, stupid and wrong.

Large and slow-moving IS safe.
Small is NOT safe.
They ARE going to get in accidents. That is why you do NOT want small.
That is also why you do NOT want new.

Anyone who buys a new car for a teen is beyond stupid. Might as well set $40,000 on fire.

+1, I think they’re trolling. I really doubt anyone is dumb enough to get a brand new driver a $40,000 high performance sedan.

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Anonymous wrote:+1, I think they’re trolling. I really doubt anyone is dumb enough to get a brand new driver a $40,000 high performance sedan.

I buy my son a Tesla model 3 because I can afford it so that he can drive to school as a rising HS senior. What’s wrong with that?