Looking for a vehicle (suv/truck mostly) for a highschooler

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
doesn't matter, its gonna be totalled within a week and he's gonna kill someone while at it.

haha. i'm sure you were joking, but it may be more true than you'd think. most of the mid-size 'utes in my HS parking lot were flipped and totaled before graduation. some of those kids went on to total their NEXT vehicle (and some totaled more after that!). there's a reason 2-door Explorer and Blazer fatality rates are among the highest of any vehicle, and it's mostly because they are driven by kids.

kids and cars with high centers of gravity don't mix. buy something that isn't going to kill you or others the first time you get in a panic situation. at least learn to drive before you put yourself behind the wheel of an uncontrollable battering ram.

 

[SWScorch]

I drove a Jeep Cherokee before I got my Bonneville, and I loved that thing. Awesome vehicle.

 

[drpootums]

Well, I have about 16 hours of driving in now, and AFAIK i haven't made any big mistakes yet and my parents, brother, and grandma think that i'm doing very well for how much time i've put in. Also, the cars i'm learning on are a Dodge Ram conversion van and a GMC Sierra, so i'm used to a high center of gravity (sort of...).

I probably go slower than i should now anyways...

 

[drpootums]

so any other imput on the Dakota???