The subject line says it all. What do you think?
Would like to provide new teen driver with a fuel efficient, dependable, affordable (maintenance, repair, insurance) car. Hopefully to get through high school and college years.
Either should be fine. Some early 90's Accords were very prone to rust behind the rear wheel wells.
Camry. Accords are too much like the Civics that are preferred by degenerates.
Went through this with my son last year.....he finally got a Mustang, but I digress....Teens hate camry's. Sorta of how you would have viewed your Dad's 1970 Buick Skylark vs. a 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator.....
Accords are acceptable, however....so if that matters to you.....
LOL! My sons are driving my old '97 Avalon, which has been described as the "Buick of Japanese cars." They would prefer a Corolla XRS, Tacoma, or tC and bemoan the fact that dad no longer brings home a cool new car every few months. They are also smart enough to realize that an OMC* that they don't have to pay for is a lot better deal than any other transportation that they do have to pay for.
Useful info, thanks.
Honestly, I'd go for a Corolla. Cheaper gas and maintenance, big enough that they can take several passengers if needed, not big enough to be comfortable for lots of passengers which would make them always be the group taxi driver.
I just asked my son if he would be embarrassed driving a Camry. He said he would be embarrassed to drive an Avalon (his Mom's car). He did precede that with, once again, the statement that he doesn't need a car. I once again countered with the idea that it would be helpful to the family to have a third car.
We were letting our teen drive our '87 corolla for free, but he worked all summer and insisted on buying his own car because he hated the corolla. He was going for a Honda, but then fell in love with a '98 Mustang....now he's paying all insurance and gas and repairs also....but he feels it's worth it
Then it sounds like YOU should choose the car! ;-)
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Does the Avalon have a bench seat? That would be a great advantage to a young driver, if you know what I mean.
The idea is to make sure new, inexperienced drivers pilot cars with ABS, side-airbags & decent tires.
If the subject line said it all, why say anything else?
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Nice but wrong generalization. I'm a teen and I want a Camry. I don't need something sporty. I want something that's reliable that I don't have to fix all the time - my current car, a 1988 Pontiac 6000 is fine with me except that I hate it because of the problems I've got with it. (Granted Pontiac
6000's are GENERALLY old people's cars as well.) I don't mind the looks of the Pontiac, just the poor reliability I've had with it - primarily due to its age and that it's a GM. You may have a sporty car that goes 160mph, but if I have my Camry that starts and the sporty car doesn't, I'll zip right on by that fast sports car.
Oh, my grandmother has a 2004 Avalon and I drove it for an hour once and it was a nice car. Lots of power. Yes, it's not the best looking car around, but it is a good car.
LOL, but I haven't had a girlfriend yet... My Pontiac 6000 has a bench seat, but not the Camry I'm looking at. And besides, there's always the back seat... LOL.
My current Pontiac 6000 lacks all three of those - never have been in a wreck yet two years later. Drive slower than most people, but that's okay - they'll have the tickets and more expensive insurance.
For us, the expense of insuring, fueling, and maintaining another vehicle is outweighed by the advantages of not having to cart them all over the place.
My first car was also a Mustang, it was a great car despite no AC and having to buy new tires every year.
Luckily, it has buckets up front ;-)
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