I'm turning 16 and buying a car? anysuggestions

[Restola]

Foo are you even old enough to drive?

[FooTemps]

learner's permit. lol... I'm just a car freak.

[giblit]

i personally dont beleive any beginer driver should have a extremely fast car, i just crashed my car and it was because it had alittle to much power to be hitting a corner going 60. it god damn hurt when i hit. everytime i try and play paintball now and my knees swell to the size of my thighs. i learned the hard way about driving to fast, new drivers should learn from other poeples mistakes not their own

[Greg98]

amen to that. my mustang is only a 4 cylinder, i wanted the v8 but my parents wouldn't sign the insurance papers if i tried (even tho it was my money). but in hte end a 4cyl was a good choice. it gets great mileage, it's reliable, and it's still fast enough to have a little fun once in awhile o yeah, and if you go for a v8 or osmething high powered as your first car, the insurance company won't be cutting you any slack, a first time driver in a 250 horsepower cars is a liability in their eyes, and they'll cahrge you for it. so all i can recommend is to go out and drive any and every car you are interested in, get a feel for them and decide whats best for you. the previous comments about starting with a less powerful car is really good advice, i know it's tempting to spend all that money on a high powered car (hell i suggested some myself) but in the end it could end up being a big mistake! well, here's a picture of my baby: 1989 Hatchback 4cylinder Mustang, cost me next to nothing to buy, hardly anything to insure, and very little on gas! good luck in the search!

[Iceman8446]

I know people worship imports for being very reliable cars and everything. But in my opinion as long as ya change the oil and do general matinance on a car it will last forever. My parents have a 92 tarus wagon that has 130k miles and its still goin strong. I'd say if ya know a little about cars and would like to know more then get an old muscle car and slowley rebuild it. They can be just as reliable as imports as long as the frame and engine are in good condition. If there good then ya can slowley fix it up, like a paint job, interior work, things like that. But if ya dont want to do any of that stuff then just get any newer car that you think looks cool. But rember to keep up on general matinance and that baby will last you forever. If ya wanna race it go to a drag strip or get into autocross. Good luck

[Restola]

i personally dont beleive any beginer driver should have a extremely fast car, i just crashed my car and it was because it had alittle to much power to be hitting a corner going 60.

The fact that you crashed your car was YOUR fault. Take some responsibility.

Cars dont kill people, drivers kill people.

[cphilip]

Nissan Altima! Say a 97 with about 65 - 75K should come in around that price you want to spend. Full power everything in these. AND AIR BAGS are good! SE model if you can find one or a nice GLE. Four doors but doesn't look it. Very sporty. And that is a key thing on Insurance is that four doors. Great gas milage but not a dog. Others put little 1.8L engines in there smaller cars, This one is a 2.4L. Solid engines go easy 200K. Not your bottom line model and loaded these Altima's are. Thats what I bought my Kid. And don't regret it.

[FooTemps]

I like the maxima better than the altima... maybe it's because we have a maxima...

[845]

I dont know much about cars but I do know my dad has a '95 Subaru Impreza that has 150k miles on it and it still works. We have only had one problem with it and it had someothing to do with its starting on a hill but a cheap $10 part fixed. The guy that told us how to fix it had the same car with 350k miles on it. All we have done is changed the oil in it andfilter etc.