Best New Cars for Teens
CR and the IIHS list the best new cars for teens, considering performance, safety, reliability, crash performance, insurance data, and suitability.
The best new car for teens is a new-to-them econobox hand-me-down with 90,000 miles on it.
Yep. Last Summer, my GF's teen got a 2006 Honda Accord with 130K.
Mine was an old base model VW Rabbit with 110k on it back in the ‘80s.
Am I missing something? This community is about cars, for car enthusiasts. I was a huge car enthusiast when I was a teen. I had a giant list of cars I wanted. No I couldn't afford a new car, yes I got a hand me down shit box, but I loved it.
This is their hobby. For those of you down voting and talking about making them bus, or bike, you're being negative about their hobby. Stop. Depending on where they live, they might not have that choice, or maybe they do bus or bike, but want a car too.
This community is for car enthusiasts.
Is buying a new car for a teen a “hobby”?
While this may be a car community I think the article is a bit tone deaf because most people think buying a brand new car for a teen is a bad idea on top of the fact that buying a brand new car for a teen is an incredibly expensive venture that most people cannot afford. Not only is the car expensive but insurance premiums on a new car with a teen as the driver are going to be outrageous.
You don’t buy halo or specialty cars that enthusiasts desire for teens, either. At least not for average families.
So this community may be for enthusiasts, but IMO I don’t think this article fits on multiple levels.
Yes! It is a hobby for some people. I personally didn't live in a family that could do that, but I went to school with families that could. And their parents were excited to share their hobby with their teen when they turned 16.
Was I jealous as hell? Yes! But some of those people were my friends, we played on the same sports teams, went to the same classes etc.
My dad was no different, we just did it with shit boxes. If these people want to buy expensive cars for their teens then so be it. Just means it gets sold on the used market eventually. Let me give another example, I think the concept of low riders is dumb. I'm not ever going to a show for them. The culture doesn't make sense to me. But I still respect it. Do the same friend.
Don't be a gatekeeper.
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Because this post got a lot of flak, I just thought it was mildly interesting and some more posts on the sub would be great for engagement. I love cars to my bone and I want to see more activity on here. Could I have chosen a better article? Definitely.
IIHS lists a rotating list of safest used cars for teens.
Bus
Best New Cars for Teens... Uber?
What a waste of money..
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A total of 3,058 teenagers ages 13-19 died in motor vehicle crashes in 2021. This is 65% fewer than in 1975 and 11% more than in 2020. About 2 of every 3 teenagers killed in crashes in 2021 were males. Since 1975, teenage crash deaths have decreased more among males (69%) than among females (55%)
https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/teenagers