Teenagers first car.........

[Pro88LX]

Would you expect anything less?

i shouldn't have LOL

[Shorty]

Don't get him anything too nice. Those same punks that stole his bike are probably old enough to steal his car now.

[Ted]

barry, im with you. i wont be buying Jr some piece of shit car, then again i wont be getting him a new gt or ss either. and im sure he will think the vert is the biggest turd in the world and wouldnt want it anyway.

god bless.

Jr. getting the Gallardo?

[JC316]

Trying to sell my 96 Gt vert 5 speed right now, $3200 for it. I don't think you will find a nicer one for cheaper than I am asking. FYI, it's my personal car, not a car lot car.

[8mpg]

You guys are nuts... cheap 20 year old cars = more work/time/money to fix it. Im lazy these days and dont even want to work on my own car much less some 20 year old piece of shit.

Id go with the Altima. Nice keyless entry and push button start. The CVT is a nice nonshifting transmission.

[crapstang]

Cheap car imo, or he can buy his own (f150 inline six). If you have the cash though and you think he deserves it, why not? Taurus ftw.

[JC316]

You guys are nuts... cheap 20 year old cars = more work/time/money to fix it. Im lazy these days and dont even want to work on my own car much less some 20 year old piece of shit.

Id go with the Altima. Nice keyless entry and push button start. The CVT is a nice nonshifting transmission.

I disagree, a lot of times the older stuff is tougher than the newer stuff. Look at the 92-96 F150's, or the 88-98 Silverados, or hell even new edge and SN95 mustangs. There are next to no electronics to work on, engines that should go to 300K easy enough, decent transmissions, etc. Now if you have a mid 90's LT1, or a 2.7L dodge, or the Ford Contour based cars, then yeah, you will have all kinds of problems.

At least with the older shit, you have had time to weed out any and all problems.

[SSMAN]

Just give him your camaro.

He gets that win I die. If it is still round by then.

[SSMAN]

If he wants a 2010 Mustang or Camaro, he can buy one himself IMO.

He will have to. Not buying one of those.

[Sleeper]

Does your kid like working on things?

Id say give him 5-6k and tell him to go find the car he wants, but he does all the repairs. Only way to learn how to work on things is to do it.

[SSMAN]

barry, im with you. i wont be buying Jr some piece of shit car, then again i wont be getting him a new gt or ss either. and im sure he will think the vert is the biggest turd in the world and wouldnt want it anyway.

god bless.

Paul, he is my only child and a pretty damn cool Kid (so far). It's my job to spoil him. Really hoping that if I get him something nice (not new), he will learn early on to take care of it.

You give me a piece of shit to drive, I would treat it like a piece of shit. Pretty sure kids think the quicker they trash out a POS, The quicker they will get a better car. He will know this is the only car I will buy for him. So it is his choice. I stick to what I promise.

[SSMAN]

Doesn't have fixed gears, produces infinite # of eng-wheel speed ratios. "supposedly" more fuel efficient. Heard alot of folks don't like b/c it feels like a slipping trans. IMO probably a POS!

The word centrifugal comes to mine when you say this. Those did not work well for the saturns at all. But it was a bad design.

[SMEGMA STENCH]

They're about 20 years too new.

Couldn't agree more. You'll regret it when he smashes that thing.

[AnesthesiA]

I bought mine a 2000 Toyota 4Runner. Inline 6, leather, sunroof. AWESOME vehicle!

It has lots of the same features of newer cars too. One touch windows etc. It serves two purposes; fun car for Jr. to drive and I get to drive it on the weekend to haul my road and mountain bikes to events. win/win!

Do what YOU feel comfortable doing. I almost bought a 350z..."dad I HAVE to have one..." It's a TARP and it doesn't sound like you are going to fall for it anyways.

Biggest lesson learned so far is that Jr. is responsible for the upkeep. My rules were washed/vac'ed every week. Can be tough with all the classes/athletics, but it still gets done each week. It's also funny to hear Jr. complain about it raining, "dangit! I just washed my car!" haha!

[JC316]

Paul, he is my only child and a pretty damn cool Kid (so far). It's my job to spoil him. Really hoping that if I get him something nice (not new), he will learn early on to take care of it.

You give me a piece of shit to drive, I would treat it like a piece of shit. Pretty sure kids think the quicker they trash out a POS, The quicker they will get a better car. He will know this is the only car I will buy for him. So it is his choice. I stick to what I promise.

I think the biggest key is letting him choose, if he has the choice, then he will take care of it. My first ride was a beat to hell 88 Silverado. 300K miles on it, was used as a delivery truck for my dads work. He had borrowed it from work when I was 13 and I loved it, so when I turned 15, my mom asked me if I wanted it. She talked with the owner of the company and got it for me. I kept that truck for 3 years, fixed it up, made it mine and loved it. I actually miss that truck too.