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Old 09-25-2005, 08:22 PM
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Default Car for my 17 year oldson. Need suggestions....

My son is turnign 17 in a couple of months and i would like to get him a car for around 6-7k. He's been driving the family minivan around for a year or so and i think its time for his first car. I'd like a small manual car that is either awd or rwd. I'd also like it to get relatively good gas milage and to be reliable. And of course safety is an issue. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance
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honda civic/accord
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used Jetta/Golf/GTi
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Old 3 series, or Jetta.
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manual is important
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Default any car he'd like to go with.

You are at three years ahead of me.

I began car driving with Z, an FR with short wheel base and easy to oversteer and spin, but good to learn and enjoy driving, a little expensive for me though.

I will recommend my son a used small FR, such as Mazda Miata, if he ask me.
He will ask me, and he will decide as he likes. I will support him.
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Seems like a used Subaru might fit the bill.
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Why not give him your s4?


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