SUV's for a 16 -17 year old

[billybob_81067]

Best lookin Camaro I've ever seen!

Hmmm... there's an old Chebby 4x4 blazer up on our prairie. I've been thinking of asking the guy who owns it if he even wants it anymore... it's been just sitting there for probably the past 8 years or so.

The only thing wrong with it is that it's a chevy and I'm a blue blooded ford guy, but I'm also cheap, so if the price was right I suppose I could use the front and rear axles on some sort of ford powered rock buggy!

[skife]

This is my beast! If you want an suv this should pretty much cover all the bases.

good choice in tires, what motor is in it?



and thanks pyro for the pics.

[Dayspring]

You haven't looked hard enough then...

https://www.xterraownersclub.com

http://www.ecxc.com/events/pg_ecxc2k2_01.asp

https://www.maxc.org

yeah thats kinda why i want one,
i also was looking at xterras but they dont seem as 'offroady' as 4runners (the old ones)

[Maksimus54]

The real problem maxama, is that you don't think you'll drive like a stupid teenager, but you will. everybody does. And when you decide to take that one corner a little faster than usual your suv is way more likely to roll than a car. As for acceleration, it doesn't matter as much as how fast you are actually going when you hit something else. It might take 3 minutes, but i've got my 88' camry to over 100mph and at high speeds it is damn hard to keep a vehicle under control if anything happens, especially a vehicle with a high center of gravity. I'm not trying to bash your pick in vehicles, cause i like suv's too, and if you really just want to go off roading theres not many other choices, but for the money you could get a really nice car that will get you better fuel economy and probably be a bit safer when you do try to do something stupid and end up trying to get the car to go straight again.

[FromTheBack]

Wow, had no idea there were so many Xterra groups out there. haha If I didnt wanna put my cash into paintball I would definately get some stuff for mine.

[Jakedubbleya]

MAXAMA, im on your side bro, you deserve something fun, all these old farts are just scared youll pass them when theyre drivin 40 on the freeway.

Lol, and the whole rolling argument, wow. It is sooo hard to roll any car, if you are dumb enough to not feel when a car is about to roll you are dumb enough to need a minivan.

Anyway, I drive a grand cherokee so i liek me some jeep, but if your dad is willing to haul out the pocketbook then ive got a few more "exciting" reccomendations.

First, I recommend getting a fun road car if you arent really going offroading very much. The ultimate fun-for-the-buck road car is the corvette Z06.

If you get a used one you can have better than viper performance for around 30k. Oh, and they get around 30mpg.

But if you want something for offroad and hauling your friends around in... My friend do i have a vehicle for you!

This here is the Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer! Its a diesel ten gear, with a unique indipendent axle system. They get around 22mpg depending on the model, and those that know of them often rate them above the hummer. OFF ROAD BEASTAGE!

Its like a vw bus that will dominate off road... you can find them for sale if you google it.

Aaaaand, they are classics so you will likely be able to sell it for more than you paid for it in about 10 years.

They range anywhere from 20-30k right now. Also come in a 6x6 model (thats right, triple axle). All models also come in soft top(soft tops are cheaper). There is a company in britain making new ones with larger engines but i believe they charge out the bummy for them so just get one of the classics.

There are absolutely no vehicles with comparable durability to these things. Used to be the standard vehicle for the swiss army. You roll this thing, and i guarantee the only thing you will need to buy is a new set of rear view mirrors(if that).

Oh, and you can make a summer job of hauling cash since its an armored car.(jk)

[PyRo]

The only thing wrong with it is that it's a chevy and I'm a blue blooded ford guy, but I'm also cheap, so if the price was right I suppose I could use the front and rear axles on some sort of ford powered rock buggy!

Mopar > Chevy > Ford

[Jakedubbleya]

Mopar > Chevy > Ford

Mopar>Chevy>Dodge>Dolorian>Piece of garbage>New Ford

[billybob_81067]

PyRo and Jakedubbleya... you both fail.

[Jakedubbleya]

PyRo and Jakedubbleya... you both fail.

The redneck test?

[billybob_81067]

The redneck test?

Exactly!!! You could have upgraded to redneck, but now you're doomed as a hick from here on out...

[Jakedubbleya]

Exactly!!! You could have upgraded to redneck, but now you're doomed as a hick from here on out...

[Lohman446]

MAXAMA, im on your side bro, you deserve something fun, all these old farts are just scared youll pass them when theyre drivin 40 on the freeway.

You have the chance to have something fun, don't pass it up. But don't confuse a gift for something you DESERVE. Its a gift take is as such, be happy to have it, and continue, but do not think you deserved it. Its ok to be spoiled (I am still), just acknowledge it and don't try to cover it up for something it isn't.

[Jakedubbleya]

You have the chance to have something fun, don't pass it up. But don't confuse a gift for something you DESERVE. Its a gift take is as such, be happy to have it, and continue, but do not think you deserved it. Its ok to be spoiled (I am still), just acknowledge it and don't try to cover it up for something it isn't.

EVERY good kid (your a good kid right bro?) deserves a fun car. It adds so much quality to life in the early years. Lohman is right tho, dont think you are entitled to it, because most kids will never have a fun car.

Too bad i was neither a good kid nor the recipent of a fun car...

I am posting sooo much in this thread... lol.

[Lohman446]

SUVs have a lot of advantages, I drove an Explorer through college, I beat the crap out of it off road (I did four transmissions in four years too), I never had to have help moving back and forth from college, and I enjoyed the vehicle. It was one of only two vehicles I have ever owned that I have sold before they were totalled - the other was a convertible Corvette (kinda funny huh) But don't confuse a lot of advantages for zero disadvantages.