Any thoughts on a great first car for teen?

[Anonymous]

Used Mazda6. Lasts 10 years and then she can buy a car of her choice.

[Anonymous]

The only reason to get a VW is because the clutch is more fun than that on a Honda/Toyota. And is that what you want for a teen? Japanese clutches are easier.

Cuteness/coolness of the car is not relevant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1 on the manual transmission. It keeps the driver much more focused on the driving experience - with both hands and both feet - and it's harder to do distracting things like eat and text.

Try to get something with the most recent safety features like forward collision prevention and lane departure warnings. They're very helpful for new drivers (and old ones, too).

+2 on the manual transmission. Impossible to be messing around with your phone when you need both hands to drive.

My husband can do both.. its not impossible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got my kid a 2017 Lexus IS350 4-door sedan this past year. Full of safety features and nice looking

Seriously?

yes, seriously. Why would I not want to have my child in a Lexus IS350 with all the safety features and 24x7x365 road side assistance available to him/her? About the comment of having a flat tire in the middle of the night, you can get run flat tires so the teenager driver can still drive home safely and the tires can be replaced the next day.

It is priceless when it comes to the safety of my children.

If you can afford it fine. Our insurance has road side assistance. You can get AAA. You want your kid in a fancy car. Great.. but that has nothing to do with the question. Most 16 year olds are not running around in the middle of the night and their license has restrictions on them.

[Anonymous]

Used Toyota or Honda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, get a car with a spare tire. For some reason, many late-model cars are omitting this feature. Why anyone would buy a car without such an essential part is beyond me, but people do. You do not want your child to be stranded on the side of the road with a flat tire.

That's because they have run flats. You can drive on the tire to get somewhere that it can be changed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got my kid a 2017 Lexus IS350 4-door sedan this past year. Full of safety features and nice looking

Seriously?

yes, seriously. Why would I not want to have my child in a Lexus IS350 with all the safety features and 24x7x365 road side assistance available to him/her? About the comment of having a flat tire in the middle of the night, you can get run flat tires so the teenager driver can still drive home safely and the tires can be replaced the next day.

It is priceless when it comes to the safety of my children.

If you can afford it fine. Our insurance has road side assistance. You can get AAA. You want your kid in a fancy car. Great.. but that has nothing to do with the question. Most 16 year olds are not running around in the middle of the night and their license has restrictions on them.

It's truly hilarious how stupid so many rich people are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's truly hilarious how stupid so many rich people are.

they are stupid but yet rich, how does that logic work?

I would stay away from older and used cars. All the safety technologies are NOT in older cars. How many people do you know are still using iphone I in 2018? That's my point. Safety in cars such as collision avoidance system didn't exist in older cars.

[Anonymous]

I'm teaching my son to drive a standard transmission (on a VW, for that matter). He is doing really well, but it isn't so easy for him. It is one more thing to think about whenever he is already having to think about a whole lot of new information. I would think hard about giving a kid a standard car.

Their driving is just not good enough when it is trafficking for the challenge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, get a car with a spare tire. For some reason, many late-model cars are omitting this feature. Why anyone would buy a car without such an essential part is beyond me, but people do. You do not want your child to be stranded on the side of the road with a flat tire.

That's because they have run flats. You can drive on the tire to get somewhere that it can be changed.

That's not necessarily true. Many new cars that are not equipped with run flats are also not equipped with a spare tire.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/10/19/why-so-many-automakers-ditching-spare-tires/777871001/

[Anonymous]

best car is whatever my teen can afford.

[Anonymous]

Run-flat tires don't help in the event of a blowout or certain other types of tire damage.

An AAA membership is great, but AAA can only help if they have a spare tire to put on the car. You really don't want to buy a car without a spare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, get a car with a spare tire. For some reason, many late-model cars are omitting this feature. Why anyone would buy a car without such an essential part is beyond me, but people do. You do not want your child to be stranded on the side of the road with a flat tire.

That's because they have run flats. You can drive on the tire to get somewhere that it can be changed.

That's not necessarily true. Many new cars that are not equipped with run flats are also not equipped with a spare tire.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2017/10/19/why-so-many-automakers-ditching-spare-tires/777871001/

This this this. Run flats are also shitty tires in general. Ask many BMW owners - they hate their run flats for the most part due to performance issues.

Definitely get a car with a spare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Used Toyota or Honda.

Eh - I would agree with this, but there is real value in today's active safety tech.

Used toyota's and honda's don't have cmbs, active cruise control, blind spot warning, lane drift detection etc.

I would get my kid a Subaru Impreza hatchback or Subaru Crosstrek with Eyesight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A full sized sedan like a Camry or an Accord, if you can. With a four cylinder engine so it's not super-powerful. The latest model with as much safety equipment as you can afford.

For example, my son will get my Subaru Legacy with the Eyesight front end collision avoidance system when he turns 16. It's a four cylinder and not fast. It's not showy. But it's pretty safe.

+1

The smaller subaru's are easier to park though which was a big thing in our house.