N/A Car for step son, looking for suggestions N/A

Sinistar said:
If the kid is not mechanically inclined then a used Civic is probably the most boring yet practical bet. I put on over 155k on a Honda Accord...with CVT which was so smooth...and never had a single repair. Mileage was averaging 38mpg summer. I never even did the brakes with all those highway miles. So the Civic should best the Accord for mileage and match it for reliability.

That being said I'm secretly on the hunt for a FJ80 series for my daughter :)
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While your at it, maybe your wife like needs a chain saw or sumpin
 
AggieMike88 said:
Or perhaps a better use of the $12k for future investment of self?

$50 pawn shop ten speed bicycle. $11.950k on flight lessons and get the PPL
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For a 45 mile commute ? The kid needs to fit riding a century and work into a day.

Oh, and since the Coof came through a 10-speed is now 'vintage' and fetches top $$.
 
Stewartb said:
Old pickup truck. Heavy and safe. Won’t go very fast or carry many people. Gas use will limit extracurricular activities. The perfect teenager vehicle.
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I completely agree. My oldest brother and I drove a beater Dodge pick’em up truck to school so the folks wouldn’t have to pick us up after practice. It was so old you had to beat on the heater with a pair of pliers to get the heater fan to run. And we barely had any dates in high school.
 
My answer - yes, a "few" years ago - for my college bound daughter was a used Volvo 240 sedan. Perfect car for the purpose. -Skip
 
Old doesn't necessarily mean unreliable or new reliable. I had a 65 mile round trip commute to work and a 150 mile round trip from the airport and my 22 and 24 year old cars were very reliable. When I was driving my '98 Escort ZX2, a typical week involved driving about 625 miles. And I just drove my '97 Avalon down to Texas from Minnesota. Just about 1000 miles, in two days, with at least 550 pounds of load. No problems, at all. If attractiveness is not a concern, my recommendation would be to find a good, 20+ year old car and insure liability only. Insurance will be very expensive with a new or newer car, especially for a young male (it's bad enough for me!). If break-downs or accidents are a concern, put the money you'd be paying for insurance on a newer car ($125+ extra a month) into the car fund. Plus side is, 20 year old cars nowadays still have airbags and ABS! They also come with pre-broken plastic pieces, worn radio buttons, and cassette tape players. ;)
 
asicer said:
Until all cars go electric, then that knowledge becomes obsolete :)
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Yes, batteries fix everything! No springs, bearings, fluids, wiper blades, rotors, pads, tires, hinges, window motors, relays, buttons, switches, glass, No more maintenance of any kind!...
 
You can find Hyundai that won’t be too old for 10 to12k.
 
My daughter drove her Subaru from the day she graduated college until the second child was born. Then it was minivan city.
 
I have two Grand Marquis (same platform of the crown vic and town car), both 4.6L V8s there is no way in hell Id want to feed them $3 gas for a 90 mile round trip daily driver. My old pickup is even worse.

My commute to work and the airport and home is 10 miles round trip. 90 miles? I'd buy a front wheel drive 4 banger and keep decent tires on the front in the winter.
 

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I get 24-25MPG from my 4400 pound, 325HP Grand Marquise-based Marauder and I dailied it for ten years.

Great car!
 
90 mile commute is tough unless there is a potential career that comes with it…my solution, if not would be a closer job…otherwise from experience midsize domestic like a Ford Fusion meets the requirements and you can get a late model cheeper than most Japanese/Korean…
 
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