I'm a 17 year old guy looking for a car. Any advice?

One that runs.


Intended use??...needs?...requirements???

diesel, protect yourself from emps

That's a huge budget for a 17 year old. Is your dad's name Mitt or some other phoney country club name? You can buy what u want for that cash. Used of course Biff.

...yea cuz its the fuel that matters to electromagnetism (facepalm)

buy a toyota with around 100k miles and change the oil buddy

How do you find a good used car? Lots of bad ones.

Jealous much?
I see Obama's game has worked on you.

Moped. You'll save approx $46,000 over the next 20 years

Get one from a dealership if you got 7500 youll get a nice car but you will pay a bit too much but it will be in good shape .

Don't spend any more than $500 bucks on it, you'll have it destroyed in 6 months.

I've worked valet for many of years. Listen to me. You want an inline six Lexus something from the 300 series. Sc300, gs300, ls300. These are The best vehicles ever made.

I've had the best results with Suburus. They just seem to know how to make reliable cars with good safety records. Obviously edmunds or consumer reports are your friends.

Have your Old Man stretch the budget a bit:

I had something similar to this when I was 17. Got *alot* of action:

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except the boxer engines make simple things like reaching the spark plugs much more difficult

Buy a shitty beater and save the other 6 large for food and guns. Your country is going nowhere but the pit of oblivion, and you better start fucking planning for it. I wouldn't be pissing away dollar one right now if I was you.

Low Miles
Burns a little......A lot of oil
Grama driven

7500$.....

Chicks love it....

Get the new 2013 Google Sedan. Has a IPod docking station right on the transmission which is also touch screen and when you fart it updates your facebook statuses and stuff.

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Spend half the money on an ugly but good running Honda with low miles...
save the rest of the money.


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Yeah dude.
I'm 22 now, totaled my first few cars hard due to other drivers.

Get a Mitsubishi Starion !

Fuck car bro get a motorcycle gsr600 will be nice, youll get all the bitches(1 at a time) you can find one on craigslist for like 2200 and as for the rest of the money, Save it for condoms >:-]

Yea okay. Have fun paying for 12 miles a gallon and when you wreck end up being paralyzed due to shitty 70's engineering.

This kid can probably get a lot of action with a 300$ toyota pick up.

Like I said dude, I'm 22 and totaled about 5 cars before I was 21.
I don't know what your life style is like, but I'm glad I never wasted big $ on a car that early in life.

I guess I don't listen to my own advice though, picked up a 2012 ultima and already got into a fender bender.

Try buying one of the used rental cars from places like Enterprise. Good deal and they have been well maintained.

As for car, have had really good luck with Nissan. Last one lasted for 13 years and the one before that was 10 years old when it was totaled in an accident.

Volkswagon is also good and good on gas.

You might even for look for a used Prius so you can drive on the cheap.

volkswagon dealerships runnin' some good close-out deals if ya wanna go new.... Find ur way into a dealers car auction. no warranty but you'll leave there with a nice ride for a great price.

Ride the bus and rent a car on weekends.

Any Dodge, Chrysler or Plymouth would be a good choice.

A Ford would be a good 2nd choice.

I would stay away from any GM product. I've had 2 of them & they were the worst vehicles I've ever had.

weasel keeper is wise here.
Listen to him.

I would check out streets first, then move on to driveways or parking garages, alot of car sightings happen there too

Avoid 2003 Hondas like the plague unless you like replacing transmissions.

Also realize that you will get a much better deal if you avoid dealers and buy privately. Toyotas are good, but there are other good cars as well, check the inter webs. Good luck!

For some informational purposes on purchasing new/used Trucks and Cars from car dealers.
If your looking to buy a new or used car/truck start at the wholesale price as your bargaining base.
Wholesale price is Retail (MSRP) x 70%
example:
$41,000 x 70% = $28,700.00 would be your first offer on that new car or truck.
You must take the emotion out of buying a vehicle. "Show none"
If you are buying used you can apply the same formula but deduct .30 to .42 cents for each mile on the odometer. .30 for quality highway miles up to .42 for someone that took that Yugo 4 wheelin. Find the retail price (MSRP) for that car/truck in that year (on the internet) and apply the math above. This includes any private sales as well i.e. Craigslist, ebay or Cartrader. Anywhere !
example:
Say a 2009 Ford explorer had a retail (MSRP) of $29,000 in that year and it has 40,000 miles on it.
So $29,000 x 70% = $20,300 wholesale then deduct .30 cents per mile (good miles) 40,000 x .30 = ($12,000)
So your starting bid/offer for that truck or car would be $8,300.00
I have purchased many vehicles (40+) through these years using this formula for business, family and friends and I know it works. The problem is that people make a car or truck purchase an emotional event. (crying about int/ext color and such) Don't. If the salesman says "your nuts (after you have arrived at "YOUR" price) and that’s above my costs" just leave him your name and number, on a piece of paper or card you supply from your pocket, written with your pen or pencil) and tell him "if you want to sell that car or truck call me". That’s it and leave the showroom.
Remember the above math is to establish a basis or base to start the bargaining, move up from there.
good luck !
Walk in like you own the place.

Some will say so that car is free...............No - use your brain to improve your performance in the showroom !