pick my car: teen edition.

[Anonymous]

so... my DD just got her license and she goes to school in VA (we live in Bethesda). so we were looking for an affordable car to get for her. prefereably from CL.

what do you reccomend as a first car?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:so... my DD just got her license and she goes to school in VA (we live in Bethesda). so we were looking for an affordable car to get for her. prefereably from CL.

what do you reccomend as a first car?

Something with a lot of steel in the front. One that has four air bags.

Is she prepared to drive on the Beltway and across the American Legion bridge twice a day?

[Anonymous]

CL???

[Anonymous]

Craigslist.

[Anonymous]

she has driven the beltway with her permit... and me in the car many times.

are there any actual car reccs

[Anonymous]

I would suggest a Honda Civic or a Honda Accord. But ideally one with loads of airbags.

[Anonymous]

A late model mid size sedan with good visibility - Accord, Camry, Fusion, Altima, etc. It will have plenty of steel around it and most of the latest safety features. Get one with a four cylinder; the V6s and turbo 4s have way too much power for a beginning driver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A late model mid size sedan with good visibility - Accord, Camry, Fusion, Altima, etc. It will have plenty of steel around it and most of the latest safety features. Get one with a four cylinder; the V6s and turbo 4s have way too much power for a beginning driver.

+1 on every element, except that I've never heard of a Fusion. Consumer Reports can be helpful, too - if you missed the recent car issue, you can become an online subscriber to read all the reviews, including reliability and safety.

[Anonymous]

Subaru Outback

[Anonymous]

@ 0:03 Fusion is a Ford sedan. It comes both as a standard gasoline powered car and a hybrid. Its hybrid version is highly rated as among the best, if not the best, true hybrid sedan sold in North America. Consumer Reports ranks the Fusion among the top 3 sedans sold in the United States. As a hyrid, it outranks Toyota, Nissan and Chevrolet.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

IIHS for a top safety pick. Late model, family sedan, or small SUV.

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

What about a five year old Volvo xc wagon?

[Anonymous]

I bought used Honda CR-Vs for my twins. Love them (the cars and the twins)!