Re: Cheap Cars for Teenager

[farna@xxxxxxx]

These are for the kids who had everyting given to them! Obviously new cars to keep advertisers happy. Doesn't look like they considered used at all -- the very best choice for a teen driver! I always suggested to the young troops that they walk/bum rides for a year and save up enough to buy their first car outright. Then they can just get liability insurance. I had one ask me if I thought a dealer had given him a good price on a V-8 Camaro. My response was had he contacted his insurance company yet. He didn't believe his insurance (19 year old male, first car) would be nearly equal to the payments until he called 3-4 different companies and got roughly the same answer! I told him to call the same companies about a V-6 model to see the difference, and to have a four cylinder car to ask about at the same time that he didn't have to make payments on. Nothing makes them learn quicker! I bought both my girls decent 8-10 year old cars for their first. Bought out-right for $2500 or!
  less. High miles but otherwise good condition with a few cosmetic "problems". But no collision insurance. At that price a year of driving before a major repair is good, and if it needs to much I won't mind disposing of it and getting another! I look for something I think I can get two good years out of though. 

On May 9, 2005 Joe Fulton wrote:

> >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
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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?
> 
> Joe Fulton
> Salinas, CA
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