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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Best advice I have gotten on cars for teenagers is for it to be a two seater with a stick shift.  Why, you say?  1) no back seat distractions from friends 2) if you're shifting gears in traffic you have less time to mess around on a cell phone 3) there are more choices than one would would think from crazy (no) to reaonsable (YES!) and 4) if well chosen can be a really good car for a teenager to enjoy and be safe driving.[/quote]

My teen drives a manual mini cooper and I actually disagree.  First of all the car, and certainly any 2 seater, is small.  Plus they are mostly sporty cars, unless you get a smart car.  I think larger cars are safer for teen drivers.  The manual is a distraction.  I'd rather have the focus on the road then the clutch.  And yes, as a poster pointed out we have replaced the clutch once already.  We are looking at alternatives to the mini, which happened to be the car available, not one we bought for DC.

What sedate 2 seater did you buy for your teen?[/quote]

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