What car did you buy your newly driving teen? Year, make?

[Anonymous]

Bought a 2007 CRV with 100k miles since we didn't have a car to give her.

[Anonymous]

2023 Tesla Model 3 for my 18 years old son and 2023 Toyota RAV4 for my 17 years old daughter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t. They use the bus or the car when it’s available.

Good for you. My kids will get a car the day he gets his license. I can’t wait until he can drive hills to swim practice and he’ll to drive his siblings around.

Another swim parent here counting the hours until DS can drive himself to practice and dryland!! He will get DH's 2019 Tucson. DH is going to buy a car, mostly likely a Santa Fe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We plan to hold off for 6 months after our daughter gets her license and she also has to earn money towards the purchase of the car. We haven't decided on an amount, but probably $2000 or $2500.

I would not want to deal with the eorry of my kid driving a $2,000 car!
It’s going to break down and that’s pretty scary for kids.

[Anonymous]

Another swim parent here who is about to get up at 3:45sm to take my kid and his friend to practice for the next two mornings.

He can have whatever the heck he wants within reason.

He hates my huge SUV. My husband offered to buy him a 2 yr old BMW X3 and he said, “Can’t I have a Honda Civic?”

I’m not letting him get a small sedan - too many large SUVs out there and I’m scared for him in a little car if he collided with them.

I’ll get him a smaller SUV or my mom’s 6 yr old SUV if she’s buying a new one.

I got in an accident in my new Honda Civic the first week I drove it. I think brand new cars for teens are ridiculous.

Cars have had great safety features for several years. I don’t think they are better drivers without the technology. Anything that saves my child is worth it.

[Anonymous]

a compact SUV from 2018 to 2021 with AWD
doesn't have to be a Honda or a Toyota, a Ford is fine

[Anonymous]

Giving DS my DH’s 2015 Volvo sedan. More expensive than I’d have thought we’d do but steel cage and tons of safety features + teen boy makes the most sense to us and we are fortunate that we can afford it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get an accord or corolla. Best cars you can get, they have the fewest issues and last forever.

I don’t think this is accurate anymore.

[Anonymous]

Definitely an suv type vehicle. We’re thinking a jeep cherokee:

[Anonymous]

We bought both kids Altima's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This was a while ago but we got a 3 year old low mileage Honda CRV for DC. Safe and reliable. Sold it when it was 12 years old.

I am considering this. I currently drive a few year old CRV with more mileage. I may have teen buy it from me and get something newer for myself. We are still a couple years out from this but I like the idea of them learning to drive on this car as well.

If they have to buy it, don’t they get to choose?

[Anonymous]

The Chevy Trailblazer has the most new car sale to teenagers of any car made.

Has a ton of safety features and a low price that is lower than most used cars.

I think parents realize 26k gets you a crappy used Japanese car so why not buy a new trailblazer with a full warranty and zero miles.

[Anonymous]

One of the parents buys a new car and the teen gets our old car.

DD1 - got my wife's 2013 Subaru Forester in 2018
DS1 - got my 2012 Honda Pilot in 2020
DS2 - got the Honda Pilot when his brother went to college
DD2 - will probably get my wife's 2018 Subaru in spring of 2023 but we will see

[Anonymous]

2004 Mazda 3. Paid about $3200.

[Anonymous]

volvo xc40 2 years old