Good car for someone new to driving?

[Caliber]

Well, my birthday is in july, and with that i will turn 17 and have my license but i have no clue as to what car i should get.
So does anyone have any opinions as to what are some good cars to consider? Doesent matter if its new/old, but i want something with a little bit of an engine and something thats not butt ugly.(dont want to turn away the girls)

 

[convex]

get an older 80's truck or late 60's early 70's car/truck. learn to drive and handle one of these cars and then everything else will be a snap.

 

[extra]

hmmm....maybe an older prelude or MX-6, something along those lines. maybe i'm totally off base here...but they get good mileage, are incredibly easy to drive, are sporty, but don't have enough power to intimidate a newer driver...(and also-reliability should be top-notch)

 

[SirFshAlot]

a Type-R

uhh Duh!

 

[Electric Amish]

A taxi.

amish

 

[Chintan]

i second the Type-R... but make sure its REAL!

 

[Soybomb]

Look from something say from 87-93 from dodge/chrysler/plymouth with a turbo in it. They are very nice little cars, parts are cheap and very available, insurance is all but free and they are peppy right out of the box and very easy and cheap to hop up. Oh yeah and they are pretty cheap now too, $2-3k should get you a very nice one in great shape that you could wail on some mustangs, etc with

 

[Frenchie]

Get a vehicle that is a little older, and is big...just in case you crash it.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

I bet if you learn to control an ICBM, you'll be able to drive almost anything else.



But I hear those 1/4mi in 11sec@109 Type-R's are for pro's only...

 

[IBhacknU]

Get an 89 Dodge Grand Caravan, but a waterbed in it, and enjoy being a teenager.

 

[ElFenix]

i'll sell ya a ford taurus for $5k

 

[Caliber]

Hmm, no trucks for me, rather have a regular CAR. And why did i expect Type-R to pop up in here?

 

[woodie1]

Most any used Honda or Toyota will be user friendly and dependable. There are too many to be specific but find one whose looks you like and take it for a test drive.

Good luck on you new venture.


woodie

 

[goldboyd]

if you'd post your budget it might help just a bit

 

[Isla]

Well, one of the hottest guys I ever knew drove an old red Volvo. I turned down a guy in a brand new Toyota Supra for a guy in an ancient Rabbit Deisel that my dad called "the Wheelbarrow".

For the best value, I'd go with a Honda or Toyota. Just remember, the girls that are WORTH having don't care what you are driving! (But we would like to see a clean back seat...)

 

[thedarkwolf]

Id say get some early-mid 80s fairly big, boxy, and rwd american made car. They are cheap to buy and maintain atleast if you know anything about cars and if you don't they a fairly easy to learn on and when you wreck it in a year or so you will have learned a good lesson and will be much more carefull with your second nicer car .

My first car was a 81 dodge mirida with a /6 that I slammed into the back of a toyato pickup at about 20-25mph when I wasn't paying enough attention to the road. For the little over a year that I had it it was a fairly nice car.

 

[RU482]

81-87 Olds Cutlass Supreme.

These cars are relatively reliable, you can put them through hell, and they are real comfortable to get laid in...oops, I mean drive

 

[jonnyjack]

i'd say get a honda accord '94-2000 model, they all drive very smooth, look fairly sporty and won't run your insurance bill that high...considering you're a new driver, don't even bother getting a sports car...unless you have the money to pay the outrageous insurance bill...

or if you really want to save money, get a civic, great mileage (i get about 35-40mpg) and not too bad looking, just don't rice it out...i kept everything stock on mine, i'm probably the only asian guy in the bay area with a stock civic

 

[LAUST]

Get a Civic SI they are Reliable get good Milage and have 160hp and they are Cheap.. but only available in a 2 door so getting her into the backseat could take a minute...