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#481 of 554 Re: Teen daughter car [qbrozen] by dan1 Jul 24, 2009 (12:18 pm)
Replying to: qbrozen (Jul 24, 2009 8:03 am) My opinion and that of the instructors at the driver’s safety course I attended is that the worse vehicles for new drivers are SUV's and pickups. They have a high center of gravity and generally don't brake or turn as well. That being said it depends on what kind of accident they are in and the level of safety equipment. I guess if the types of vehicles being considered have similar levels of safety equipment cars or vehicles with low centers of gravity are safest. If you are going to buy her something anyway buy her a safe car. Replies to this message: carstryke (Jul 24, 2009 10:15 pm) tidester (Jul 25, 2009 12:44 am) oldfarmer50 (Jul 26, 2009 1:01 pm) and 1 more...
#482 of 554 perfect car for teens by carstryke Jul 24, 2009 (10:15 pm)
Replying to: dan1 (Jul 24, 2009 12:18 pm) well since woman are horrible drivers id just get a $500 clunker for a teenage daughter as for a teenage boy id recommend a 2xxx ford ranger(dont remember the correct year) just because its inexpensive and most importantly it governs out at 140kph thats 85ish mph i believe Replies to this message: tidester (Jul 25, 2009 12:44 am) oldfarmer50 (Jul 26, 2009 1:01 pm) tidester (Jul 26, 2009 4:33 pm)
#483 of 554 Re: Teen daughter car [pasquali56] by carstryke Jul 24, 2009 (10:23 pm)
Replying to: pasquali56 (Jul 24, 2009 7:39 am) id definatly pick the acura id rather drive the ugliest generation acura tl than be caught in a ugly crv   edited to mention i know nothing about acura's
#484 of 554 Re: perfect car for teens [carstryke] by tidester HOST Jul 25, 2009 (12:44 am)
Replying to: carstryke (Jul 24, 2009 10:15 pm) well since woman are horrible drivers...   I think you should have made more of an effort to indicate you were joking.   tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper Replies to this message: oldfarmer50 (Jul 26, 2009 1:01 pm) tidester (Jul 26, 2009 4:33 pm)
#485 of 554 Re: perfect car for teens [tidester] by oldfarmer50 Jul 26, 2009 (1:01 pm)
Replying to: tidester (Jul 25, 2009 12:44 am) "...well since women are horrible drivers..."   "...I think you should have made more of an effort to indicate you were joking..."   You'd better hurry up and retract that crack carstryke, tidester's wife is standing behind him with a rolling pin...and she knows how to use it! Replies to this message: tidester (Jul 26, 2009 4:33 pm)
#486 of 554 Re: perfect car for teens [oldfarmer50] by tidester HOST Jul 26, 2009 (4:33 pm)
Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jul 26, 2009 1:01 pm) wife is standing behind him with a rolling pin   Be careful! Compounding one stereotype with another isn't a winning strategy.   tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper
#487 of 554 How are women better drivers when applying by euphonium Jul 27, 2009 (11:36 am)
lipstick, eyelash, rouge, perfume, & plucking facial hairs, all while driving?
#488 of 554 at least somewhat OT... by explorerx4 Jul 27, 2009 (3:27 pm)
i would keep the acura. if it gets a bit bunged up, you won't feel so bad. high school parking lot can be good place to collect scrapes and dents. my kid went to a movie the other night, next town over. bad news, someone keyed the rear fender. good news, it's our 7 year old explorer, and it has seen worse since the kids have been driving it for the last 3 years. Replies to this message: fezo (Jul 29, 2009 4:46 pm) explorerx4 (Jul 29, 2009 5:41 pm) oldfarmer50 (Jul 30, 2009 2:59 am)
#489 of 554 Re: at least somewhat OT... [explorerx4] by fezo Jul 29, 2009 (4:46 pm)
Replying to: explorerx4 (Jul 27, 2009 3:27 pm) Daughter #2 is officially licensed. At least for now she is technically sharing two cars with me - the 04 Ody and my 99 Celica. In reality this means she's driving the Ody. She views the Celica as my car. Isn't ready to have anything happen while driving this valuable piece of machinery. I've tried to explain that it cost less than $7K and was an Ebay special but what the heck.   I'm happy to have her in the Ody. Good safe vehicle and nothing that all the kids say "Wow! I want ot ride in that!" Replies to this message: explorerx4 (Jul 29, 2009 5:41 pm)
#490 of 554 Re: at least somewhat OT... [fezo] by explorerx4 Jul 29, 2009 (5:41 pm)
Replying to: fezo (Jul 29, 2009 4:46 pm) the more drivers, the more miles driven, the more often maintenance needs to be done. what a pain.

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