Re: Cheap Cars for Teenager

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One of my kids wants my American, Yeah, Fat Chance!
The other likes the convertible, He doesn't want to help me fix it though!
The Cheap car they will get, if it survives another year and a half, is a one owner 1998 Nissan Altima with about 115,000 miles on it that smells like dog!
Mark Price
mpriceATwestco.net
Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4



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From: "Joe Fulton" <jfulton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Mon, 9 May 2005 14:57:26 -0700

>>From Forbes Magazine (on the web) today.  Ten recommended cheap cars for
>your teenager:
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>Chevrolet Malibu    $19,825
>Honda Accord coupe $16,810
>Honda Civic coupe $14,175
>Hundai Elantra $13,229
>Mitsubishi Galant $$18,999
>Nissan Frontier  $15,500
>Saturn Ion  $11,995
>Saturn Vue $17,630
>Toyota Corrolla $14,420
>Volkswagon Golf $16,605
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>Forbes apologized for naming the Saturns, but said they had to be objective.
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>My comments on the list.
>I'm surprised to actually see the Chevy Malibu named although it probably
>should be.  I
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>I don't know whose budget they are considering when it comes to buying a car
>for a teenager, but I sure don't/didn't have that kind of money to spend for
>my kids' cars.
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>How about a reconditioned AMC Hornet (late seventies, no electronic
>carburetor), standard transmission?   Other suggestions?
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>Joe Fulton
>Salinas, CA
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