Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 16:28     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
Anonymous wrote:Any of them are fine but I'd look at the car fax and repair especially with an older car. Personally, I'd get me a new car and give them mine depending on what yours is. I'd go for newer with cameras and more safety features like auto breaking.


We have a Mercedes Benz big SUV and BMW X3. Original plan was to give him the X3 but he said the car is too good and he wanted to drive a less luxury car.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 15:55     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
* meant PP, not Op
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 15:54     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'd encourage you to have him get a job and pay you back on a payment schedule. It is important for him to have some ownership and responsibility.

Also - a schedule we did for insurance -

Year one - kid pays 25% of cost
2 - 50%
3- 75%
4 - Kid pays insurance


Or, if you feel that strongly, don't get them a car and share yours. Thats absurd.


It's not absurd. Have fun raising entitled kids. Has worked pretty well so far on mine.


That’s not nice. Op didn’t say anything about your kid. She just commented your method is absurd. No need for name calling pp’s kid.

-np
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 15:50     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'd encourage you to have him get a job and pay you back on a payment schedule. It is important for him to have some ownership and responsibility.

Also - a schedule we did for insurance -

Year one - kid pays 25% of cost
2 - 50%
3- 75%
4 - Kid pays insurance


Or, if you feel that strongly, don't get them a car and share yours. Thats absurd.


It's not absurd. Have fun raising entitled kids. Has worked pretty well so far on mine.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 15:46     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
Anonymous wrote:I'd encourage you to have him get a job and pay you back on a payment schedule. It is important for him to have some ownership and responsibility.

Also - a schedule we did for insurance -

Year one - kid pays 25% of cost
2 - 50%
3- 75%
4 - Kid pays insurance


Or, if you feel that strongly, don't get them a car and share yours. Thats absurd.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 15:45     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
Any of them are fine but I'd look at the car fax and repair especially with an older car. Personally, I'd get me a new car and give them mine depending on what yours is. I'd go for newer with cameras and more safety features like auto breaking.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 15:43     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
Anonymous wrote:All the prior posts on responsibility are spot on. From your list, buy the Subaru. Back up cameras are definitely nice and standard in a lot of cars. But kids need to learn to drive without them so that they concept that they HAVE to look over their shoulder and put the back before putting the car in reverse. And continue to look. The camera is just another mirror. But WAY to many people solely rely on the camera which has blind spots.


Why is Subaru better than other models? For same price, which one is less preferred, molder year older than 2010 or mileage higher than 100k?
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 15:29     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
All the prior posts on responsibility are spot on. From your list, buy the Subaru. Back up cameras are definitely nice and standard in a lot of cars. But kids need to learn to drive without them so that they concept that they HAVE to look over their shoulder and put the back before putting the car in reverse. And continue to look. The camera is just another mirror. But WAY to many people solely rely on the camera which has blind spots.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 15:25     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:ask your agent on insurance. I also explained to my child that they should not get a speeding ticket or an at fault accident because I could not guarantee i would want to continue the risk and associated cost of insuring them. I recommend a drivers contract with some incremental privlidges.

Start out with an early curfew, no driving friends.

Gradually increase flex if trust is earned.

I told my kid it was uber untll they were 18 and could pay / do on their own if I caugth them ONE TIME drinking and driving or with drugs and driving. I was willing to come pick them up and leave car places if it meant they were off the road. My child didn't abuse this offer, but used it a few times and i think did not ever drink and drive.

a succesful driving relationship will work best if you set some rules and expectations at the beginning and have your kid get some skin in the game, even if its not substantial dollars.


Thank you, very helpful. Do you think a car older than 2010 is a good option?


I would check the institute for highway safety for reliable safety ratings. Also make sure you perform a recall search on any car you buy.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 15:19     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
Anonymous wrote:ask your agent on insurance. I also explained to my child that they should not get a speeding ticket or an at fault accident because I could not guarantee i would want to continue the risk and associated cost of insuring them. I recommend a drivers contract with some incremental privlidges.

Start out with an early curfew, no driving friends.

Gradually increase flex if trust is earned.

I told my kid it was uber untll they were 18 and could pay / do on their own if I caugth them ONE TIME drinking and driving or with drugs and driving. I was willing to come pick them up and leave car places if it meant they were off the road. My child didn't abuse this offer, but used it a few times and i think did not ever drink and drive.

a succesful driving relationship will work best if you set some rules and expectations at the beginning and have your kid get some skin in the game, even if its not substantial dollars.


Thank you, very helpful. Do you think a car older than 2010 is a good option?
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 15:16     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
ask your agent on insurance. I also explained to my child that they should not get a speeding ticket or an at fault accident because I could not guarantee i would want to continue the risk and associated cost of insuring them. I recommend a drivers contract with some incremental privlidges.

Start out with an early curfew, no driving friends.

Gradually increase flex if trust is earned.

I told my kid it was uber untll they were 18 and could pay / do on their own if I caugth them ONE TIME drinking and driving or with drugs and driving. I was willing to come pick them up and leave car places if it meant they were off the road. My child didn't abuse this offer, but used it a few times and i think did not ever drink and drive.

a succesful driving relationship will work best if you set some rules and expectations at the beginning and have your kid get some skin in the game, even if its not substantial dollars.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 15:11     Subject: Re:Buying a car for high school kid
Also, is it important to have backup camera?
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 15:06     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
Anonymous wrote:I'd encourage you to have him get a job and pay you back on a payment schedule. It is important for him to have some ownership and responsibility.

Also - a schedule we did for insurance -

Year one - kid pays 25% of cost
2 - 50%
3- 75%
4 - Kid pays insurance


How much is the insurance?
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 15:03     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
I'd encourage you to have him get a job and pay you back on a payment schedule. It is important for him to have some ownership and responsibility.

Also - a schedule we did for insurance -

Year one - kid pays 25% of cost
2 - 50%
3- 75%
4 - Kid pays insurance
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 14:57     Subject: Buying a car for high school kid
My son got his license and is eager to drive. We are shopping around and saw many cars. My husband wanted to just buy liability for car insurance so we wanted to keep the cost low and buy used cars. Below are our options:

Subaru Forester: 2012
Hyundai Santa Fe: 2012
Mazda CX-7: 2008
Acura RDX: 2008
Lexus IS 250: 2008
Honda Accord

which one is better option? Their prices range from $6000-$7500. Some are from Craiglist, some are from Cargurus. We heard the bigger cars are safer, is that true?