Which car for teen?
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Anonymous
| And how did you decide? |
Anonymous
| Tesla model 3. Safe I can see everything and never get asked for gas money. |
Anonymous
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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? |
Anonymous
| New Honda Civic worth lane detector or tesla |
Anonymous
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. |
Anonymous
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IIHS has a great list of safe cars for teens. I would start there.
My kid is getting my Subaru Legacy with Eyesight. It’s safe and not very powerful. |
Anonymous
| I’m not there yet, but my sister wanted as much car around my nephew as possible for safety when he started driving, not a little 8-year old Honda. |
Anonymous
| If you can afford a newer car, like 2015+, the safety features like backup camera and lane change detectors can be a big help to teen drivers. More airbags too. |
Anonymous
| Suburban |
Anonymous
| "Large, slow-moving, and used" |
Anonymous
Not a good idea. It should be new, safe and small like a Tesla 3 |
Anonymous
This. It's what my parents did and what we'll do with our teens, although actually not likely to buy an additional car unless we decide to let one of the kids take a car to college. DH and I can both metro to work and both kids can walk to school so I can imagine we'll need three cars to meet everyone's non-work/non-school needs. |
Anonymous
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. |
Anonymous
| Hyundai Elantra is what I'm looking at...slightly used, but with a back up cameta. |
Anonymous
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Pre leased Subaru? Highest rating for 2019. DH swears by Subaru for 1st vehicle. Has experience with my stepson who was a flakey driver at 18 (drove onto beach and accidentally drifted into ocean wtf). Thankfully, his stepbro, DS 16 has better driving skills and he must save now to contribute to his car, that I'm not allowing until he's 18.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2018/12/26/safest-cars-for-2019-announced-subaru-tops-list-domestic-brands-nearly-absent/#77ea9f1319f8 |