I am 17. I live in the USA. and, I do not have a car. and that is where sharenator comes in. Can anyone shoot me some advice? My spending limit is 3000 dollars, Looks and insurance costs are the biggest concerns, with gas mileage being a close third. performance doesn't matter, it would just be a fringe benefit. Please give me some advice on where to look, what kind of car, and why it is the best.

Presently I am driving a 2001 Ford E-150 Conversion Van. It belongs to the family.

This is not it, but it gives you an idea.

2002 ford e 150 custom van 3800 belton 10411286 - Calling all sharenators!

I would like to be driving something else. preferably not a truck or suv.

I am looking at a 2000 Buick lesabre

2000 buick lesabre 1385 300x189 - Calling all sharenators!

Or an 8th generation buick Riviera.

1995 buick riviera 1335 300x189 - Calling all sharenators!

Any input would be appreciated. thanks.

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Posted: 2011-12-29 02:07:16

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drakengard85 - replied 2011-12-29 02:53:59

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First thing you have to do is throw "looks" out the window. For a 17 year old with $3000, performance would be most important.

I would recommend getting something like a ford taurus, simply because they perform well, look decent, have reasonable gas mileage, and are cheap. Also, since the model is so popular repairs (which are inevitable) are cheaper relative to other cars.

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- TryThat - replied 2011-12-29 07:39:29
  
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  Considering how he said performance doesn't matter at all, why have you taken it upon yourself to find a car that you chose only due to performance?
  
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  - drakengard85 - replied 2011-12-29 22:14:11
    
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    I explained why in the first sentence. Looks are one of the least important things when you are 17 years old looking to buy your first car (it is HIS first car, the van belongs to the family).
    The most important thing should ALWAYS be performance.
    
    I'm simply trying to offer some personal advice.
    
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    - TryThat - replied 2011-12-30 08:59:10
      
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      Why is performance the best thing? If anything, reliability should be, not performance because the better the performance, the more he will have to spend on insurance and then the more he will be likely to crash aswell. I would much rather have a car that looks good but have to pay little insurance and have a smaller chance of crashing it than have a fast car & have massive insurance & a larger chance of crashing.
      
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      - drakengard85 - replied 2011-12-31 03:46:52
        
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        I apologize, I did a poor job of explaining, I was referring to performance and reliability as the same thing,
        
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        TryThat - replied 2011-12-31 07:00:16
        
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        Oh ok well that makes more sense.
        
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- exile - replied 2011-12-29 10:14:27
  
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  and they hold up pretty well when you wreck em. i did that three times to the same taurus before i totaled it.
  
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Neffels - replied 2011-12-29 06:19:34

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You should get a buggy

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- sessyann - replied 2011-12-30 02:19:33
  
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  i second that
  
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kermit6427 - replied 2011-12-29 04:53:16

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mid 90s subaru, lots of companies make parts thus low costs, good on gas and great on performance, plus reliable in snow and dirt

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Fail4424 - replied 2011-12-29 10:07:25

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when ur 17 you can forget about getting a nice looking car. Dunno about america, but in england when there's an 18 year old man looking for a car their insurance costs are often the same as or higher than the cost of the car!! so just get something thats cheap, but can do the job well.

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MIKYTEY - replied 2011-12-29 10:21:02

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get something cheap so it's easier to save to get what you want. i got my first car(truck-S10) at 15 for 500 bucks, lasted me from 195k miles to 415k before the tranny gave out. cheap car that lasts forever gave me enough to buy and fix my '63 impala by the time i turned 18. give it a few years of everything with some more saving and the lambo is all yours.(figuratively)

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