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Kids don’t get in car accidents because their cars are unsafe. They get in car accidents because they drive like idiots.
Buying a regular cab will also make it unlikely your kid will be driving around with half the school inside.
An advisory article that's actually practical and reasonable.
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Well written with humor. And on point.
It was actually pretty refreshing to read. I found myself laughing and nodding my head at the same time.
The same here.
Used to be the day, $500 would get you a reliable used car for your first. Now, that doesn't even cover the tires.
I laughed when I recognized the 'old fogey' makes and models that would horrify most 18 year olds to have to drive. But they are pretty solid and reliable cars.
I talked my then 20 yr son into buying a 1992 Mercury Marquis (I think) a few years ago. He hated the idea, but later admitted that it made him virtually invisible to the cops and they left him alone. I think he actually learned the value of being under the radar and not attracting attention to oneself. :lol:
I talked my then 20 yr son into buying a 1992 Mercury Marquis (I think) a few years ago. He hated the idea, but later admitted that it made him virtually invisible to the cops and they left him alone. I think he actually learned the value of being under the radar and not attracting attention to oneself. :lol:
My first car was a 1962 Dodge Dart... talk about under the radar..... :lol:
Mine was a 1964 Dodge Dart GT with bucket seats, push button automatic linkage and a 273ci V-8, which I was shocked that my parents allowed. They supplied a $200 down payment - the balance of $550 was mine to repay.
I talked my then 20 yr son into buying a 1992 Mercury Marquis (I think) a few years ago. He hated the idea, but later admitted that it made him virtually invisible to the cops and they left him alone. I think he actually learned the value of being under the radar and not attracting attention to oneself. :lol:
But they break down a hell of a lot less often than other makes of car. A Jetta would be a great choice.I don't agree with their suggestion of a Jetta Wagon as a good car for a new driver either. VWs are really expensive to fix when they break down.
But they break down a hell of a lot less often than other makes of car. A Jetta would be a great choice.
My first car was a 69 Dodge Coronet 440. Bright red, with a black Landau top and black interior. Hated that car. It's worth a fortune now, but I traded it in like 30 years ago for a Monte Carlo, which I loved.
My girls are getting to the age where they want a car, and I'll do the same for them that I've done for all our kids. I'll supply the down payment if they have a job to pay the payments and help with insurance, and if their grades are good. If the grades start dropping, the car gets parked. My middle daughter is learning to drive now, but understands that a driver's license doesn't automatically mean she gets to drive everywhere. Not gonna happen. Driving isn't a right. It has to be earned.
Ha! My first was a 1969 Dodge Coronet 500 with a 383. Ugly step-brother of a Charger. I put that car through so much abuse!
I've heard this, but my anecdotal observations tell me otherwise.
Years ago I bought a new Mazda from a dealership that sold Mazdas, Hondas, and VWs. As a perk from the dealership I got every other oil change free for two years. Pretty much every time I was in for my oil change, I would be sharing the waiting room with at least one brand new VW owner whose car was in for major maintenance right out of the factory (within the first 10,000 miles). No Mazda owners. No Honda owners.
I know that VW has an almost sycophant and cult-like following, but ever since then I've been skeptical.
I think US-sold VWs are produced in Brazil, Mexico or Tennessee, so perhaps they aren't made to quite the high standards that the German-produced ones are. I drive a 13-year-old Golf diesel and it's never let me down. My brother drove the same Golf for 12 years with nothing more than a windscreen wiper motor going wrong. Everyone's anecdotal evidence will be different but VWs rock!
I'd love to have an old Beetle. I've always wanted one.
Ah, fond memories of pushing a friends old Beetle down a street in NYC....
Had to stop at a pub along the way, left the Beetle sitting in the street. Hour and a half later, it was still there. Even the car strippers didn't want it. :mrgreen:
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