What Car to Buy for a 16 year old for under $6,000?

[Lucas02Maro]

Re: What Car to Buy for a 16 year old for under $6,000?

Fuuuck, Good luck finding a car for under $6 that runs!

my 2002 camaro was $5000 with 92,000 miles....

[savagecamaro96]

Re: What Car to Buy for a 16 year old for under $6,000?

my 2002 camaro was $5000 with 92,000 miles....

he meant six dollars.

[stevethepirate]

Re: What Car to Buy for a 16 year old for under $6,000?

my 2002 camaro was $5000 with 92,000 miles....

When was this?


With that $6k you could either buy something like an fbody and expect to spend money on repairs. Buy a $3k car and use the rest on repairs. Or, you could spend a bit more and get something reliable. I seriously stand by my earlier suggestion of a Volvo. The 90's ones sell for ~3-4k and will run for more than 300k miles. Repairs are more expensive than they would be on an American car, but you will have less of them. You can also find a car from an enthusiast that took great care of it. I have recently been on Volvo forums for my S60, and some of those guys are nuts about their cars.

[Lucas02Maro]

Re: What Car to Buy for a 16 year old for under $6,000?

[QUOTE=stevethepirate;967820]When was this?


last february

[Heywood]

Re: What Car to Buy for a 16 year old for under $6,000?

I would not recommend an F-body for a 16 year old. Yes I'm only 21 but I remember very clearly in high school all the stupid **** we did with our cars, and none of us were driving anything remotely sporty. In high school anything with 4 wheels that ran was hot stuff. Get him something for maybe half that price you were thinking of, get him some experience behind the wheel, and then go from there. Remember, at 16 you have virtually no driving experience. I really don't wanna see this thread bumped in a month with pics of a totaled 3rd gen lol

[Lucas02Maro]

Re: What Car to Buy for a 16 year old for under $6,000?

i got my camaro when i was 16...im 17 now. never had a speeding ticket or been pulled over. if he wants an f-body and he's responsible let him have one.

[Heywood]

Re: What Car to Buy for a 16 year old for under $6,000?

i got my camaro when i was 16...im 17 now. never had a speeding ticket or been pulled over. if he wants an f-body and he's responsible let him have one.

There's a big difference between not doing stupid **** and not getting caught =P

[jazzdunn]

Re: What Car to Buy for a 16 year old for under $6,000?

I just joined the group.
I just bought this for my son's 16th bday. He gets his liscense next month, but I want him to get some wheel time first.
1998
3.8 V6
101K
Paid $5500:banana:

[nimrod.sixty9]

Re: What Car to Buy for a 16 year old for under $6,000?

Really nice! Lucky, thats a hell of a car to start off with. I think he'll be ruined for all future cars!

I got a hyundai excel when I turned 17 LOL

[Lucas02Maro]

Re: What Car to Buy for a 16 year old for under $6,000?

There's a big difference between not doing stupid **** and not getting caught =P

haha very true:D

[supreme_style21]

Re: What Car to Buy for a 16 year old for under $6,000?

I vote GTP

I vote this also. I've had 5 Grand Prixs in the past. Love 'em.
IIRC, the 97-98 GTP was actually some kind of option package on top of the GT model.. so insurance-wise it was a GT, not a GTP. This was awhile ago, so I dunno if they've caught onto that yet or not.