Help select my son's first car

[SVT4ME]

Yeah, am thinking of getting a car for my 16 yr old son. Of course we want a car that’s safe, cheap and one that the insurance company will not charge us a million bucks to cover. Any insurance insiders recommend a certain car? I figure 4 banger with liability. Anything else I should look for?

p.s. for all the smartarse’s, no we will not get him a Viper, Vette, 911 or Cobra

 

[cobra1993svt]

97 Honda Accord,167K, 5spd tech owned and maintained only its in NJ. By the way I'm selling one

 

[01tahoe]

how much are you looking to spend?

 

[03vert70charger]

Maybe go with a taurus. Some of my buddies had it as their first car.

 

[GreenSnake]

i had a 96 maxima for my first car a little over a year ago, it didn't get me in any trouble but neither has my cobra.

 

[250psd]

VW's I think are good cars for kids. Like mid 90's. They are easier to work on than the older one's, and a 16yr old won't be embarassed to drive one. Pretty reliable from my experiences.

 

[SNAKE CHARM]

I vote for a Ranger pick up with a 4.0 V-6 good power and very dependable, I had one for years! Every guy need a truck, haul the bikes,quads,pick up the keg(when 21 of course).

 

[usafimj]

I have an '01 Ford Ranger and its a good dependable truck.

 

[BelvedereGTX]

Bugatti Veyron

 

[rcn4god]

'04 cobra clone that has been babied and has a 12 thousand dollar custom paint job...hahaha.....under 65k miles too

 

[Whizzle]

Get him a truck. You dont want him bouncing off of stuff in a little car

 

[Pacman]

I hear saturns are a nice starter. Very reliable and have a good reselling rate, of course that's just what I heard I never really researched it.

Grand Prixs are nice too

 

[TJSwoboda]

Any econobox with three pedals would be a good starter car, IMO. Me, I had an '81 Cutlass wagon.

--T.J.

 

[Mario93]

I had a 73 Nova SS with a weak 307, worked good for a couple of years and then I built a 375 horse 327 when I was a junior in HS. Loads of fun. Strong car and lots of metal wrapped around your butt.

 

[96grimreaper]

I say Ranger or a 4cyl mustang. That was my first car at fifteen. Still was a good looking car and great on insurance. Plus when he gts older you two can do a 5.0 swap.

 

[rcn4god]

I hear saturns are a nice starter. Very reliable and have a good reselling rate, of course that's just what I heard I never really researched it.

Grand Prixs are nice too

no way are saturns good cars they are plastic...i worked for a collision shop and u can take every panel off and behind it is foam.....no way would i buy my kid a saturn

 

[FordSVTFan]

A honda civic or a vw jetta

 

[snake134]

Bugatti Veyron

:bash: wasnt even funny :loser:
i say +1 on the taurus

 

[Zorabot]

Something domestic. Plenty of good american 4 bangers out there, Chevy and Ford mini trucks with 4 bangers are bulletproof.

 

[Ry_Trapp0]

get him a freakin geo tracker! the best first vehicle anyone can have, really makes you respect the road and the other cars around you since its short wheelbase, skinny, tall, and the entire thing is made of stuff slightly thicker than tin foil. plus, the best clutch of any car in existance.