Hi scotty, big fan
my question is. What would be a good beginner car for my soon to be 16 yr old son ?
models & yrs ?
thanks scotty huge fan love your show
- Fredy A.
What do you currently drive right now? Is your son into cars? Are you on a budget? If so-how much?
I currently have a chrysler 300 (biggest pos ive ever owned) a ford f150 & a lincoln towncar thats a project car im workin on. Hes not that into cars more focused on school. budget wise im not tryin to go all out just something that is reliable and he can have fun in.
2006-2010 Corolla/Civic with under 70k miles. Simple, extremely reliable, and won’t have to be fixed very often
Exactly 😂🤣
Bad time to be in the market for any used car. But try to find him an old, but good condition Corolla or Civic.
If he’s into them, a manual Miata or a Panther platform car may be a good first car too.
No matter what you end up buying, be sure to have it thoroughly inspected by a professional mechanic, before purchase.
All the best & congratulations on his first car!
civic or corolla ok. I did have in mind a civic or an accord and i totally spaced that i had a camry when i was a teenager and the thing lasted forever. Thank you for the tips i appreciate it and ill be on a lookout for those models. Thanks again
No worries.
The best beginner car for your 16 year old son is the one he gets a job and works for.
id rather him focus on school right now. He can get a job anywhere and anytime but i want him to focus just on school
If you just buy him a car, I can assure you that he won't be focusing on school.
Tell him to get a job
get him the cheapest thing you can find
make him pay for gas and insurance
nobody bought me a car!
Not all of us are so lucky, but I'm sure he is a good son, hard working, responsible, and earned this reward and important opportunity to become a better and more mobile, contributing member of his family and society. Right, mittegag? 😉
You're killing me here, Joe! {pear}:laughingoutloud:
No, I meant what I said unlike all the other negative Nancy's here. Unless I see a reason to think otherwise, I try to give the benefit of the doubt. Not everybody's kids are spoiled rotten.
Hes a good kid, not a trouble maker at all. He is focused on school and his career and I feel he has earned his first car and I want to get him something that will last cause lets be honest teenagers arent the best drivers but a car that can last. I appreciate all your answers guys
And my rule that ive been telling him is that i will pay for his insurance but the very first ticket he gets hes on his own & damn that sucks you didnt get a car when you was a teenager mittegag but i dont have that mentality of "i didnt have one why should i give him one". For me he has earned it with his grades in school and not being a trouble maker or a bad kid in general.
16 years old only?
Plus insurance in your name and you're paying for it?
A car for a kid is a distraction from school.
I don't think it's a smart move by any means, but if you've already made an agreement with him, it's kind of hard to back out now if he's kept up his side of the bargain.
Let him pay the gas at least.
Also, make sure he isn't the one who checks the mail, just in case he does get a ticket, and tries to hide it from you.
In any case, my recommendation is a decent mid-late 90's civic/corolla.