# 16 but car for under $16,000 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [March 27, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245 "2008-03-27T00:09:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/21 "2008-03-27T22:53:55Z")
Actually, it’s '73-'83 (I have a '83). I will get something a little newer for my kids, probably a AWD E320 or C-class; safer, easier to drive in traffic, and I won’t feel as bad if they wreck a newer car. ---
**Author:** ![init2winit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@init2winit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/init2winit)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/22 "2008-03-28T05:01:49Z")
personally i would not spend 16,000 dollars on a car for a 16 year old in experienced driver. i would stick to a reliable older vehicle under 5.000 dollars car or truck im a truck person myself. but with his aforementioned inexperince if you live somewhere with slick roads in the winter i would probably stick with a front wheel drive car. having said that i spent alot of winters driving my old 2wd trucks wherever i wanted when i was 16 w/o much trouble. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/23 "2008-03-28T16:19:08Z")
I was reading the hard copy. ---
**Author:** ![Ruben\_Gonza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@Ruben\_Gonza](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ruben_Gonza)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/24 "2008-03-28T20:10:29Z")
should i let him drive my f-250 diesel? ---
**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/25 "2008-03-28T20:13:27Z")
Yup, that sounds like the perfect car. ---
**Author:** ![Ruben\_Gonza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@Ruben\_Gonza](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ruben_Gonza)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/26 "2008-03-28T20:14:34Z")
how about a van? ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/27 "2008-03-28T20:15:22Z")
Very funny, Craig. How about something from a company named Schwinn? ---
**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/28 "2008-03-28T20:18:08Z")
“how about a van?” Only if it has a waterbed in the back,that’s the perfect vehicle for a 16 year old. ---
**Author:** ![Ruben\_Gonza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@Ruben\_Gonza](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ruben_Gonza)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/29 "2008-03-28T20:23:42Z")
must you always make smart remarks? i look for usefull info. (that is why i rarely look at your remarks) LOL!!! ---
**Author:** ![Craig58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@Craig58](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Craig58)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/30 "2008-03-28T20:27:44Z")
“must you always make smart remarks?” Yup, that’s my primary function here. Somebody has to do it. ---
**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/31 "2008-03-29T03:24:59Z")
Get a car which you don’t mind if it gets a few dings and scraps. It’s guaranteed that those will, “Just happen. I didn’t do it.” ---
**Author:** ![E30bmw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de053/32.png) [@E30bmw](https://community.cartalk.com/u/E30bmw)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 3:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/32 "2008-03-29T03:47:09Z")
85 ford ltd good engine 3.8 v6 mid size car worked for me ---
**Author:** ![mconn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@mconn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mconn)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/33 "2008-03-29T14:56:13Z")
Not that CR knows everything, but it’s worthwhile noting that they recomend buying as new as you can afford to take advantage of later mandated safty features. A case can be made for a new Focus,Fusion or Accord w/ airbags is much safer than an old Benz or Volvo…handling included esp. ---
**Author:** ![mconn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@mconn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mconn)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/34 "2008-03-29T14:58:20Z")
Not that CR knows everything, but it’s worthwhile noting that they recomend buying as new as you can afford to take advantage of later mandated safty features. A case can be made for a new Focus,Fusion or Accord w/ airbags is much safer than an old Benz or Volvo…handling included esp. ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/35 "2008-03-29T18:39:16Z")
I’m more fond of bmX ---
**Author:** ![shadetree51](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@shadetree51](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadetree51)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245/36 "2008-04-01T15:03:02Z")
a bicycle an he can save a whole lot of gas money. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/16-but-car-for-under-16-000/12245.md?page=1)