Comments on: Which car do you think would be the best to sign for my 17 year old sisters to get? http://www.wetokolehawaii.com/which-car-do-you-think-would-be-the-best-to-sign-for-my-17-year-old-sisters-to-get-2 Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:37:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rataflimmy http://www.wetokolehawaii.com/which-car-do-you-think-would-be-the-best-to-sign-for-my-17-year-old-sisters-to-get-2/comment-page-1#comment-2105 rataflimmy Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:27:30 +0000 http://www.wetokolehawaii.com/which-car-do-you-think-would-be-the-best-to-sign-for-my-17-year-old-sisters-to-get-2#comment-2105 the challenger's the only one i'm outright discouraging. it's not a new-driver-friendly car. it's long, rear-wheel-drive, and got lots of horses under the hood. not that safe for a beginner. if they're taking the car to school, i wouldn't recommend the M-class, either - it's a hater magnet in school. unless of course you can afford any minor repairs people might do to it - scratches and stuff. when i was a student, i used to haul lots of stuff for projects and extra-curricular work. i had (and still have) a 2002 Lancer with an aftermarket sound system, and i often had to take out the subwoofer for the stuff i had to bring. occasionally, i even had to borrow my mom's Honda CRV for even more space. that for me eliminates the Impreza, too. So that narrows it down to 3: the Nitro, Mazda3 and Tiguan. of those i would pick the 3, being a lower-maintenance car. but if i were in your shoes and you seem pretty loaded, that's out, too. at this point, it's a toss-up - i like the the exterior of the Nitro, but i like the Tiguan's interior better. i'd still go for the Nitro, though, if only for the muscular looks, and the seemingly higher driving position. hope that helps! the challenger’s the only one i’m outright discouraging. it’s not a new-driver-friendly car. it’s long, rear-wheel-drive, and got lots of horses under the hood. not that safe for a beginner. if they’re taking the car to school, i wouldn’t recommend the M-class, either – it’s a hater magnet in school. unless of course you can afford any minor repairs people might do to it – scratches and stuff.

when i was a student, i used to haul lots of stuff for projects and extra-curricular work. i had (and still have) a 2002 Lancer with an aftermarket sound system, and i often had to take out the subwoofer for the stuff i had to bring. occasionally, i even had to borrow my mom’s Honda CRV for even more space. that for me eliminates the Impreza, too.

So that narrows it down to 3: the Nitro, Mazda3 and Tiguan. of those i would pick the 3, being a lower-maintenance car. but if i were in your shoes and you seem pretty loaded, that’s out, too. at this point, it’s a toss-up – i like the the exterior of the Nitro, but i like the Tiguan’s interior better. i’d still go for the Nitro, though, if only for the muscular looks, and the seemingly higher driving position.

hope that helps!

]]> By: hello http://www.wetokolehawaii.com/which-car-do-you-think-would-be-the-best-to-sign-for-my-17-year-old-sisters-to-get-2/comment-page-1#comment-2106 hello Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:27:30 +0000 http://www.wetokolehawaii.com/which-car-do-you-think-would-be-the-best-to-sign-for-my-17-year-old-sisters-to-get-2#comment-2106 i live in PA too and unless you live in Potter county or something we just don't get enough snow conssitently tow worry about that. the mercedes and dodges are unreliable (Consumer Reports), if you want something like the mercedes look at the lexus which JD Powers found to be 10x more reliable than the M class. VW's have not been very reliable of late either. If you look at the subaru, look at the wrx, not the sti, it'll be cheaper, get better mpg, ride a little better, more reliable and the new ones are almost just as fast. I'd actually push them towards a ford fusion or something though. no car in the compact class handles a hit really well and the fusion is available with AWD, it shares a frame with the volvo s40 and so will take a hit, has available hybrid technology for their 'green cred at school' and is the most reliable midsized on the market beating out camry and accord (Consumer Reports) i live in PA too and unless you live in Potter county or something we just don’t get enough snow conssitently tow worry about that.

the mercedes and dodges are unreliable (Consumer Reports), if you want something like the mercedes look at the lexus which JD Powers found to be 10x more reliable than the M class.
VW’s have not been very reliable of late either.

If you look at the subaru, look at the wrx, not the sti, it’ll be cheaper, get better mpg, ride a little better, more reliable and the new ones are almost just as fast.

I’d actually push them towards a ford fusion or something though. no car in the compact class handles a hit really well and the fusion is available with AWD, it shares a frame with the volvo s40 and so will take a hit, has available hybrid technology for their ‘green cred at school’ and is the most reliable midsized on the market beating out camry and accord (Consumer Reports)

]]> By: Bill W http://www.wetokolehawaii.com/which-car-do-you-think-would-be-the-best-to-sign-for-my-17-year-old-sisters-to-get-2/comment-page-1#comment-2107 Bill W Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:27:30 +0000 http://www.wetokolehawaii.com/which-car-do-you-think-would-be-the-best-to-sign-for-my-17-year-old-sisters-to-get-2#comment-2107 Well if you like a lot of problems buy the VW or Benz. The Challenger wow like the man said not good for relatively new drivers. WRX will kill them when they have to pay there own insurance Mazda3s are okay. But I would compromise and get them a Nitro R/T good looks great warranty and reliable, Plus they get a little bit more power and they can get the chromes for the bling. Well if you like a lot of problems buy the VW or Benz. The Challenger wow like the man said not good for relatively new drivers. WRX will kill them when they have to pay there own insurance Mazda3s are okay. But I would compromise and get them a Nitro R/T good looks great warranty and reliable, Plus they get a little bit more power and they can get the chromes for the bling.

]]> By: ElGrande http://www.wetokolehawaii.com/which-car-do-you-think-would-be-the-best-to-sign-for-my-17-year-old-sisters-to-get-2/comment-page-1#comment-2108 ElGrande Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:27:30 +0000 http://www.wetokolehawaii.com/which-car-do-you-think-would-be-the-best-to-sign-for-my-17-year-old-sisters-to-get-2#comment-2108 I hate to be the voice of reason, and I know I'm gonna catch plenty of flak for this... but why in the world would they want to FINANCE a car when they have cash and a trade they could sell? They have about $12K to work with, and they're actually wanting to try and finance more (don't be surprised if they're shot down by the banks, even with you as co-signer)? When I would see loan applications like this, I wouldn't even process them, as I knew they would be shot down unless the father/mother was willing to go on the loan as primary with no co-signer. This isn't the time to get into debt. Have they even considered how much insurance will cost? Have they looked into insurance quotes? You're talking about hundreds a month to insure teens, no matter which car they choose out of that list. No offense, but it sounds like sis is more interested in trying to impress their friends than making smart financial decisions. And you're really going out on a limb to co-sign for a teenager. Keep in mind that if they default, the debt becomes yours. If it's ever repo'd, guess who gets called? ** And "no", I wouldn't even consider a Challenger for my only vehicle. I live in PA myself, and winter would see that car in the garage 'til about April. I hate to be the voice of reason, and I know I’m gonna catch plenty of flak for this… but why in the world would they want to FINANCE a car when they have cash and a trade they could sell? They have about $12K to work with, and they’re actually wanting to try and finance more (don’t be surprised if they’re shot down by the banks, even with you as co-signer)? When I would see loan applications like this, I wouldn’t even process them, as I knew they would be shot down unless the father/mother was willing to go on the loan as primary with no co-signer.

This isn’t the time to get into debt.

Have they even considered how much insurance will cost? Have they looked into insurance quotes? You’re talking about hundreds a month to insure teens, no matter which car they choose out of that list.

No offense, but it sounds like sis is more interested in trying to impress their friends than making smart financial decisions. And you’re really going out on a limb to co-sign for a teenager. Keep in mind that if they default, the debt becomes yours. If it’s ever repo’d, guess who gets called?

** And "no", I wouldn’t even consider a Challenger for my only vehicle. I live in PA myself, and winter would see that car in the garage ’til about April.

]]> By: l<^>l http://www.wetokolehawaii.com/which-car-do-you-think-would-be-the-best-to-sign-for-my-17-year-old-sisters-to-get-2/comment-page-1#comment-2109 l<^>l Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:27:30 +0000 http://www.wetokolehawaii.com/which-car-do-you-think-would-be-the-best-to-sign-for-my-17-year-old-sisters-to-get-2#comment-2109 Get the Dodge Nitro. it has space and its small and dodge is having a deal, they give you like 4,000 dollars off the car you buy and i m not talking about Cash for Clunkers. i was about to buy a dodge but we dont know what car to buy!! Get the Dodge Nitro. it has space and its small and dodge is having a deal, they give you like 4,000 dollars off the car you buy and i m not talking about Cash for Clunkers. i was about to buy a dodge but we dont know what car to buy!!

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