What is the best import car for a 16 year old?

Question

im looking at eclipse , civics , celicas and any other import car that 5 grand and under. i want something that i can make go fast but is low on insurance.

Answer 1

15000 for a new Scion XB stick shift. Its good to learn stick shift early.

Answer 2

civic

Answer 3

Its over 5k but look for a 2000  or newer VW GTi...I have one and it can smoke any honda...

Answer 4

The Civic wouldn't be bad on insurance, and it has a larger aftermarket performance market than pretty much every other import car. You can get a good older one for under $5,000 too. Don't be so fast to make it all "fast" cause it will just attract cop attention and you'll be getting a ticket before you know it, and at 16 insurance would LOVE to have you get a ticket - any reason to jack up your rates a good chunk.

Answer 5

Civic and celica are good choices as well as an accord. Corolla 2004 or newer is a nice deal too. eclipse will keep you in the higher insurance bracket and are maintenance nightmares too!

Answer 6

for $4,000

look for

98 Acura CL, 98 Ford Mustang V6, 98 Honda Accord or Civic, 98 Nissan Frontier or Pathfinder, 98 Subaru Impreza or Legacy, 98 -00 Toyota Corolla or Echo 00

these are all reliable and will last longer than other cars in this price range.

Answer 7

YOu are not the only one,I have met this type of  problem before.I have good experience here to solve the problem though.http://car-insurance.online-helpers.info...

Answer 8

Mitsubishi Eclipse - No way! These things fall apart at the seams and are all Front Wheel Drive except the GSX. If you don't like having to fix things - don't buy one.

Civics - They are good on gas, so I do recommend them to teens (especially the 92-95 VX hatchback which gets 48/55 EPA mpg).

Celicas - They are reliable but they are slow with only average fuel economy. Only offered with front wheel drive in America.

In my opinion it's better to look for a Nissan 240SX or Nissan 300ZX. Both are reliable cars with potential to be the best with a substantial amount of tuning. The 240SX would be alot easier to find under $5,000 in good condition.

examples (within price range):

240SX

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Truc...

300ZX

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Truc...

There are other good cars like the Toyota MR2 and Supra. The MR2 is a rear wheel drive car with the engine behind the seats (just like a Lamborghini). Newer Supras are rare and expensive but the ones from the late 80s go cheap

examples:

MR2

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Truc...

Supra

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Truc...

Answer 9

want something cheap go with a civic. Theres ton of stuff out there for it. If you really want to be different though, try to find something like a Nissan 300zx. twin turbo would be better ;)