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Smart Shopper Best Car for a new teenage driver
554 messages, Last post on Nov 08, 2009 at 7:33 PM
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Replying to: pasquali56 (Jul 24, 2009 7:39 am) Let's say, for instance, the CRV gets hit from the side, pushed into a curb, and it rolls over. The TL, with its lower center of gravity, may not have flipped in that case. OR, maybe driving the TL would have avoided the accident all together, thanks to its superior handling. Of course, there is a flipside to that argument, too, as you've illustrated. I guess my point is, picking one car over another for such safety issues amounts to a hill of beans until the car is in a very particular accident that accentuates those issues.
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Have lived (suffered) through two teenaged drivers, the best thing you can do is enroll your daughter into a driving class. This way, she'll be prepared to avoid the accident, which then renders moot the issue of which car is safer. My only other piece of advise is something I got from a United in-flight magazine years ago .... the kids pay for the insurance, and have money in the bank equal to the amount of the deductible. This way, if an accident should occur, they pay the deductible and also have to suffer the consequences of higher insurance rates ... if the accident was their fault. Got to have some skin in the game. |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jul 24, 2009 8:03 am) |
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over their Princess safety in cars, but let them go Alpine skiing without a helmet. As for entitlement choosing: I was most happy to have the permission from my folks that allowed me to buy an 11 year old 4 door sedan when I was 16. 
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Replying to: euphonium (Jul 24, 2009 9:00 am) Personally I'd probably go with the CRV but it's a close call and as been pointed out does have the center of gravity issue. That said it's not the same risk for that as, say, an old Explorer. I do share your concern. When my oldest would go out on her own I worried for a long time and now I get to do it all over again. The oldest did get run off the road by a drunk coming the other way and he still managed to hit my daughter's car on the back quarter panel. 99 Camry. Looks a bit worse for the wear but she came through without a scratch. All modern cars are remarkably safe. |
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Replying to: pasquali56 (Jul 24, 2009 7:39 am) On the other hand, for the price of 06 CR-V, you can buy a new Hyundai Sonata GLS. It has all the safety features and lower center of gravity. Not to mention better gas mileage. |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jul 24, 2009 8:03 am)
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Replying to: dan1 (Jul 24, 2009 12:18 pm)
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Replying to: pasquali56 (Jul 24, 2009 7:39 am) edited to mention i know nothing about acura's 
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Replying to: carstryke (Jul 24, 2009 10:15 pm) I think you should have made more of an effort to indicate you were joking.  tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper
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