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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Subaru or Volvo.  I don't necessarily agree with all the details in the other Volvo post (why are you driving a car after multiple crumple zone accidents?) but I agree that what you want is a solid cage designed to protect the occupant even if the car is totaled.  Subaru and Volvo both have those, even in very old models with no other safety bells and whistles.  Toyota does not have the same crash test record although I agree they are reliable cars overall.

I grew up driving a 1984 Volvo sedan that got frighteningly loud and shaky above 55 mph, which is its own kind of safety feature.  But I guess I wouldn't recommend a 1984 car these days.[/quote]

Hey now, they still made the Volvo 240 up until 1993- so you could get one that is only 10 years older than a 16 year old driver  :D

As much as I love mine (1991) for the fact that it has the acceleration of a potato, and thus has saved me from countless speeding camera tickets, I'd recommend an early 2010's V/XC 70 for a new driver. It's a very similar car, but with modern safety features, and can be bought for about $10k +/-, and is relatively straightforward and not to terribly costly to maintain, provided you use an indy mechanic and don't rely on a Volvo dealership for service. Hate to be a pessimist, but most teenagers will get in a fender-bender at some point, and I'd want my DS/DD in the safest thing possible, even if the maintenance costs are a bit higher than a 3 year old Kia. [/quote]

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