What Makes For A Good First Car?

04 Mar 2016

I’m pretty sure almost all of us here hate it when someone at your high school who has a brand new sports car and is probably a douche. It makes you jealous and you say how spoiled that person is. Is a brand new Ford Mustang GT a good first car? I don’t think so; here are some great qualities for a first car.
-Fuel efficient
-Practical
-Reliable
-Slow and easy to control
-Cheap
Some cars that fit this description are a Honda Civic, VW Jetta TDI or a Subaru Impreza Wagon.

I think that a first car should be something that’s rusty, not in the best condition and something that needs work. A first car shouldn’t take a lot of skill and restraint to control, so a new Dodge Hellcat for me is a no go. A Foxboy Mustang that’s seen better days might be a good first car. It can teach a kid to fix cars and how they work, and they learn to appreciate it. A car that needs fixing up can be a good time to bond with your kids.

Let’s face it, the risk of teens wrecking within the first 2 years of driving is pretty high, so why give them something nice and easy to crash? Give them something that if they wreck it, it’s not THAT big of a deal if they do crash it.

In conclusion, for my petrolhead kids, possible first rides are a non M BMW E36 coupe, Mazda Miata and an old Mustang. Feel free to comment below as to what you’ll give YOUR future children for their first car.

Comments

What is your definition of “an old Mustang”?

Something with a carburetur

I bought myself an E46 M3. Loce the car but not the best move.

My future family car is either a VW Type 2 Kombi or a Chevrolet Bel Air (1957).

My friend (non car guy) told me about a guy he went to school with who had recently passed his test and his dad let him drive his Ferrari (non car guy friend didn’t know which type) to school. The kid was showing off, and lost control in a corner, spun and hit a bench, killing the couple sat there. I don’t know what happened to the Ferrari but the guy went to prison, ruining 3 lives because he was showing off in a car he was too inexperienced to drive. My daughter will be getting an old, slow VW like mine until she’s got a bit of experience etc.

Bought My first car when i was 15 was a mk4 vr6 jetta and it was wayyy to nice. Super sucked when i couldn’t afford a new engine when it seized 2months into driving it. Then i got an mk2 golf and that was way more fun (and rusting apart.)
So morale being yes always something cheap.