Any thoughts on a great first car for teen?

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks everyone! She learned to drive on our Prius and loves that. But it's got about 200k miles on it, and a newer one is more than we want to spend. Ideally, she doesn't want a manual nor a large sedan, she likes the size of the Prius or Jetta. We'll check out some of the other recommendations provided here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

AAA can repair a puncture, and they will certainly tow your car somewhere that you can get a tire replaced. Really, how often have you put the spare tire on your vehicle? I have four vehicles that are a combined 39 years old. I've owned them all for their entire life, and I've driven exactly ONE of them on a spare. With the quality of tires these days, it's just not that important to have a spare on board.