Time to buy the Boy a car :/ any used dealer recommendations?

[jasonp87]

80s or 90s Jeep Cherokee. Tough, well built cars. Pretty inexpensive and room for stuff in the back. I was hit twice in one when I was a kid and there was no damage to me or the Jeep. My sister rolled one when she feel asleep at the wheel. She was fine and after my dad rolled the car back over he drove it home.

[keepswimming]

I am a subaru diehard, but i would not recommend it for a 15 year old boy!!!! I have had 5 subarus including the sti and the 2015 wrx i now drive. Two reasons now to purchase a Subie for your son, 1.insurance on a turbo charged sports car for a 15 year old BOY you might as well put all your corals up for grabs now to finance your policy , 2.TURBOCHARGER+15 YEAR OLD TESTOSTERONE DRIVEN YOUNG MAN=NO BUENO! Unless you get him a subaru legacy or forrester then belay my last, they are as safe can automobiles can get!

[Jhuneke]

Wow!! Thanks for all the input guys! Lol I'm running down a lead on an '09 Toyota Scion tc .. It's got almost 60k mls on it.. 2 .4 L ,looks clean ,just sporty 'looking' enough..
Good safety, consumer rating.. This is becoming WAY too real all of a sudden lol
Who's owned a scion? Any thing to look out for?


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[jkennedy1007]

SCION'S GOOD

Im so jealous of your 15yr old

very stylish with low miles

kids gonna be beaten back the girls ;]

[Jhuneke]

lol thanks he's gonna lose his mind! Keeps saying he'll be stoked with anything. But I wanna show him hard work and good choices pay off, we've been so lucky as parents. I'm super happy to do it for him


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[jada1]

Check if there's any modification in the engine first tell would be an air filter intake mod that means the owner been racing this car around make sure no mods to suspension u don't want headaches and make sure its smog..check for vin decals on door jamb and hood and vin on some part of car thats how you can tell if its been wrecked when they're missing..and have your mechanic check it first before you buy..

[specvjeff]

Wow!! Thanks for all the input guys! Lol I'm running down a lead on an '09 Toyota Scion tc .. It's got almost 60k mls on it.. 2 .4 L ,looks clean ,just sporty 'looking' enough..
Good safety, consumer rating.. This is becoming WAY too real all of a sudden lol
Who's owned a scion? Any thing to look out for?


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Still going to be pricey to insure. Two doors. Make sure he goes under your policy or it'll be even more ridiculous. I remember trying get to get insured after I was 18. It was stupid expensive.

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[Jhuneke]

Check if there's any modification in the engine first tell would be an air filter intake mod that means the owner been racing this car around make sure no mods to suspension u don't want headaches and make sure its smog..check for vin decals on door jamb and hood and vin on some part of car thats how you can tell if its been wrecked when they're missing..and have your mechanic check it first before you buy..

Thank you I'll be bringing it in for inspection first. Good info on the stickers! Says he has carfax.. Looking for it.. If not I'll order one myself


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[Jhuneke]

Still going to be pricey to insure. Two doors. Make sure he goes under your policy or it'll be even more ridiculous. I remember trying get to get insured after I was 18. It was stupid expensive.

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Ya.. It's ridiculous! Not too far off every other model surprisingly. It's just the boy, such discrimination :/ ins to the teeth is like $160 ! I'll prob go liab/ coll/ comp w a 2k deductible for under 120.. Could do liability for only 68.. But who wants to tempt fate THAT much!!


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[jasonp87]

Yeah insurance for boys sucks. I was only 20 when I got married so I still had the high insurance rates. It was cheaper to have my wife as the primary driver for 5 years until I hit the 25 year mark even though she was the same age.

[specvjeff]

Ha! He'll almost certainly crash it. Look up the episode of Top Gear where they test what's the best car for a teenage boy. It'll have you in tears laughing!

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[specvjeff]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mopar3d...ature=youtu.be

It's a mobile link but give it a shot.

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[Blaze]

I never said get him a wrx I said get him a subaru, a stock impreza or forester. I drive a wrx and that's why I recommend subaru.

Do you know what it'll cost to insure a 15 year old driving a WRX or an S2000? According to Top Gear the best car for a 16 year old boy is a beige Volvo Estate with a broken back window!

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[ReEfErAdDiCt]

This thread has pretty much turned into guys telling you what cars they wish they had lol

[keepswimming]

Check if there's any modification in the engine first tell would be an air filter intake mod that means the owner been racing this car around make sure no mods to suspension u don't want headaches and make sure its smog..check for vin decals on door jamb and hood and vin on some part of car thats how you can tell if its been wrecked when they're missing..and have your mechanic check it first before you buy..

Wait a minute!!! You mean to tell me that an Intake (which is not an "engine" mod btw) means the owner is racing around ?!?