Suggestions For "Starter Cars"

[Cupcake]

Ok so i'm hoping that i should be getting my liceness VERY soon... but it's kinda of doubtful.

and i was just wondering what kind of car i should get to start out with.

like what car should be MY VERY FIRST CAR EVER!!

suggestions would be loved greatly... Oh and so would stories of your first car... in the hopes that someday soon i'll have similar memories in my first car/truck/van/hoopdiee/shaggin waggon

i'd love to get a hippie van because it's been my dream but i can't find one that doesn't have an owner attached at the um steering wheel..

i'm bored. but woot this is my first umm topic thingie!!

[Rev.Reverence]

...I'ld go for some slightly smaller car...good gas mileage ('cause the gas prices are SO unstable)

ALSO..a 4 door...it is easier to load in after Club & such events that your friends will INSIST on carpooling to...

USED...

...I'm seeing BLUE on you...

...I have used up me experience with cars...

NEXT!

[Cupcake]

blue?

yeah thats good. my favorite colors purple but blue works becaue there will be sommeething purple on the inside.

4 door are nicer and i was think about that because i always think of being out with my friends

THANKS!!!

[Rev.Reverence]

blue?

yeah thats good. my favorite colors purple but blue works becaue there will be sommeething purple on the inside.

4 door are nicer and i was think about that because i always think of being out with my friends

THANKS!!!

...oh yeah...4 doors are cheaper on the insurance..

[creatureofthenyte]

Whatever you get....

Don't buy a Ford or a Kia.

[Destroit]

I'd say try to find a used Honda, Toyota or Hyundai (any asian car), but since those cars rule so bad many owners don't want to part with them (my first was a 2001 black Hyundai Accent, beats the shit out of my ghetto American yellow Cobalt).

If you are looking used, first place to go would be Craig's List, swear to god. People on there can sometimes be crazy-low with prices, Raven has sold three cars at top dollar that he got from Craig's List for like $400.

When you do find a car in Auto Trader, Craig's List, etc, make sure you bring someone with you that knows about cars. Not sure if you are suave with automobiles, that's why I suggest that, so they can check under the hood and listen to it before you purchase!

Good luck, Cupcakeserz!

[Brenda Starrr]

One with an engine. And keys. Oh, tires too.

[candyman]

I have a few Honda's, old but they still run strong. Also a caddy hearse I am trying to get rid of. Umm, a second Vespa which I know is not a car but cut some holes in a box and you got a good car. All of these vehicles will be sold for cheap...but they are in Wisconsin and I only go back there for concerts now...and knee surgery.

[StormKnight (1)]

Also, remember that sexy cars as a first car is general a very bad idea. Insurance for first time drivers is through the roof, at least until 25(?) then the start to go down *if* you have nothing on your records.

Red bright, bright colors should also be avoided. There is a reason it is called "Radar Red" or "Arrest Me Red," as you are a target. And for the love of all that is holy, avoid neon colors as well for the same reason.

[Rev.Reverence]

Also, remember that sexy cars as a first car is general a very bad idea. Insurance for first time drivers is through the roof, at least until 25(?) then the start to go down *if* you have nothing on your records.

Red bright, bright colors should also be avoided. There is a reason it is called "Radar Red" or "Arrest Me Red," as you are a target. And for the love of all that is holy, avoid neon colors as well for the same reason.

..good ones!

....I still SEE a blue car...yes...about this blue...

[Destroit]

I have a few Honda's, old but they still run strong. Also a caddy hearse I am trying to get rid of. Umm, a second Vespa which I know is not a car but cut some holes in a box and you got a good car. All of these vehicles will be sold for cheap...but they are in Wisconsin and I only go back there for concerts now...and knee surgery.

...is it a yellow Vespa?

It has been a dream of mine for a few years to own a yellow Vespa. Not that there's any particular anime that happened to influence this .

[Msterbeau]

Ok so i'm hoping that i should be getting my liceness VERY soon... but it's kinda of doubtful.

and i was just wondering what kind of car i should get to start out with.

like what car should be MY VERY FIRST CAR EVER!!

suggestions would be loved greatly... Oh and so would stories of your first car... in the hopes that someday soon i'll have similar memories in my first car/truck/van/hoopdiee/shaggin waggon

i'd love to get a hippie van because it's been my dream but i can't find one that doesn't have an owner attached at the um steering wheel..

i'm bored. but woot this is my first umm topic thingie!!

What's your budget?

EDIT: What are you doing with it? Do you have a lot of stuff to carry? Do you carry lots of people? Do you need to go of road or otherwise need more rugged capabilities? Do you want stylish or practical... or both? Do you have lots of money to pay for gas and insurance?

I'll recommend more specific models when you answer the questions but in general I would say that all new drivers should get a cheap old car that they don't mind getting into a fender bender or two with... because the odds are, it will happen. Make your mistakes, THEN get something a little nicer.

[StormKnight (1)]

...is it a yellow Vespa?

It has been a dream of mine for a few years to own a yellow Vespa. Not that there's any particular anime that happened to influence this .

*Starts singing "Ride on Shooting Star"*

Great, first pancakes, rope, and burlaps sacks. Now Vespas, goggles, electric guitars upside the head, and things popping out of my forehead.

[candyman]

...is it a yellow Vespa?

It has been a dream of mine for a few years to own a yellow Vespa. Not that there's any particular anime that happened to influence this .

Sorry, blue Vespa covered in punk stickers...so I guess its not really blue anymore. I don't see how any show, no matter how cool, would make you want to ride on a noisy banana. Yeah, the name that Vespa uses for its yellow is "banana yellow". I could easily get you one...but I would charge and extra $5 and a large bag of cat food for the oddity of the thing.

[Der Nister]

One with an engine. And keys. Oh, tires too.

And seats, gotta have seats. And a windshield and what else? Oh - rear view mirrors is a real good feature to have included.

And make sure the heater works because here in Michigan you will use it.

[Simon Bar Sinister]

Advice on starter cars?

Make sure they actually start.

*boom-pssh*

[Head Wreck]

what marc says

[Der Nister]

You might want to consider one of these because your friends will be asking you to take them everywhere.

[Msterbeau]

My first was a 77 Honda Civic. Highly recommended. They make great convertibles... if you own a Sawzall.

[StormKnight (1)]

Could be worse. I was forced to drive a 1978 Ford full-sized station wagon. Cream yellow. With plastic wood panelling. Made me hate all large vehicles as a daily driver (though I will rent for hauling stuff.)

And people wondered why I didn't get dates in high school.

BTW, it was a terrible, vile, and miserable car to have as a starter car.

The next one in line got a newer compact car (with help of the parentals.)

[taysteewonderbunny]

Get a manual transmission, preferably Honda cuz they can take the beating, so you can learn and never be stranded anywhere. Go for front wheel drive. You want something small, relatively maneuverable and endurable. I've had my Honda for ten years, 150,000 miles--she looks like shit, but I loves my Sparky Herald, III. Also, get an ugly and/or ordinary color, blue works; cops don't notice you as much. I got pulled over in my purple car all the time.