First car to my son

piotr2324 · 02-16-2013, 04:35 AM

Hi I want to buy for my son first car to 40 000 $.What you recommended to this price?I think about A5,1series and CLA.

piotr2324 · 02-16-2013, 08:36 AM

hello?

newbmwuser · 02-16-2013, 08:50 AM

buy him the car HE wants.

The x1 seems to be a popular choice amongst rich kids, so is mini cooper, 3-series and c-class.

my first car was a rx330 a hand me down from my parents, at age 17, all you need is a safe car imo

Garduna · 02-16-2013, 09:33 AM

Why spend that much money on his first car? Ask and see if he'd like to get a manual and a car that is reliable. Pray he appreciates what you are doing for him and can learn a lot from his first ride.

MrClean335i · 02-16-2013, 10:11 AM

Scion FR-S with a manual transmission

john08135i · 02-16-2013, 10:13 AM

91 honda crx HF

son_of_siggy · 02-16-2013, 10:14 AM

Get him a POS. Make it safe, but a POS. That way he'll appreciate nice cars more when he drives them later. Otherwise, he'll take his 40k car for granted.

swanson · 02-16-2013, 10:47 AM

$40k for a first car? lol

dtwyim · 02-16-2013, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by son_of_siggy

Get him a POS. Make it safe, but a POS. That way he'll appreciate nice cars more when he drives them later. Otherwise, he'll take his 40k car for granted.

+1

Any few years old Japanese econobox. Save the $ until after more driving experience.

upstatedoc · 02-16-2013, 11:46 AM

Lol at this thread.

631twentyeighteye · 02-16-2013, 12:02 PM

jesus christ. Get him something nice but not 40k worth and NOTHING fast. Get him a nice jeep or SUV that he can't kill himself in.. as easily as a sports car at least. I drove a jeep for about 2 years and i loved it. moved to my 128i because the jeep had a lot of miles and i wanted something fun and sporty.

ben14142001 · 02-16-2013, 12:09 PM

My parents got me an old diesel VW when I first started driving. It was slow, got good mileage and was safe. I thought that was pretty smart.

Greenkirby21 · 02-16-2013, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MrClean335i

Scion FR-S with a manual transmission

What he said. Don't need to spend 40k on something your son can have a lot of fun on. My first car was stock Mini Cooper and it was a blast

Meeni · 02-16-2013, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 631twentyeighteye

jesus christ. Get him something nice but not 40k worth and NOTHING fast. Get him a nice jeep or SUV that he can't kill himself in.. as easily as a sports car at least. I drove a jeep for about 2 years and i loved it. moved to my 128i because the jeep had a lot of miles and i wanted something fun and sporty.

SUVs are not safe. They are heavy, have train suspension, and are usually powerful. This is not safe, at all.

Nate4641 · 02-16-2013, 01:05 PM

You shouldn't spend more than 10-15k on his first car. If you want to spend 40k on the car, spend some more money and get him some advanced driving lessons to go with it.

631twentyeighteye · 02-16-2013, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Meeni

SUVs are not safe. They are heavy, have train suspension, and are usually powerful. This is not safe, at all.

so getting him a 300hp sports car is safer? They have powerful motors but are heavy as all hell so that means they're slow. Train suspension? What does that even mean? Most of them are independent on all four corners, if not they have independent front and a live rear axle with leaf springs or coils.

Stohlen · 02-16-2013, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 631twentyeighteye

so getting him a 300hp sports car is safer? They have powerful motors but are heavy as all hell so that means they're slow. Train suspension? What does that even mean? Most of them are independent on all four corners, if not they have independent front and a live rear axle with leaf springs or coils.

SUVs aren't safe... They are top heavy and usually have brakes too small for the size of the vehicle. More deaths per crash in SUVs than in compacts, a toyota camry or whatever is much safer than a X3 or alike.

I must say however that if you buy your child an expensive car for his first car he will never respect cars... He'll take it for granted because you just through it at him, and he'll either never have any ambition to earn a nicer car, or he'll poorly budget his money later in life to afford what you gave him when he really can't buy it at all.

Honestly I don't think any kid should ever be given a first car. I'd keep track of all the time the child did chores from the age of 10-16 and then on his 16th birthday, give him the money (at minimum wage) for the hours he had worked to purchase whatever he wanted assuming it was reasonably safe.

NemesisX · 02-16-2013, 01:49 PM

And here comes the peanut gallery demanding what someone "should" and "should not" spend on a first car for his child with his own money.

Never fails.

Stohlen · 02-16-2013, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NemesisX

And here comes the peanut gallery demanding what someone "should" and "should not" spend on a first car for his child with his own money.

Never fails.

He asked for recommendations, what do you expect.

cuiter23 · 02-16-2013, 02:15 PM

aventador

cloakster · 02-16-2013, 03:30 PM

Nothing more than a GTI imo.

Malibu1 · 02-16-2013, 04:23 PM

A used Z06. Also he would probably like a gas card to go with it.

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631twentyeighteye Captain Drives: 2010 128i MT Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Long island Posts: 804 iTrader: (6)	jesus christ. Get him something nice but not 40k worth and NOTHING fast. Get him a nice jeep or SUV that he can't kill himself in.. as easily as a sports car at least. I drove a jeep for about 2 years and i loved it. moved to my 128i because the jeep had a lot of miles and i wanted something fun and sporty. __________________ Injen intake, Custom 135i Active Autowerke exhaust fitted to 128 mids, blackline tails, Depo headlights w/ 8000k LED angel eyes and xenons, 8000k xenon fogs, Lowered on eibach springs, 264's in anthracite with a red lip wrapped in hankook v12's in 135i sizes.

02-16-2013, 08:36 AM	#2
piotr2324 New Member Drives: maybe z4 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: xxx Posts: 9 iTrader: (0)	hello?

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Garduna Brigadier General Drives: 128i Sedona Red Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,904 iTrader: (3)	Why spend that much money on his first car? Ask and see if he'd like to get a manual and a car that is reliable. Pray he appreciates what you are doing for him and can learn a lot from his first ride.

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MrClean335i FBO+Methanol Injection Drives: M Sport 335i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Miami Posts: 326 iTrader: (0)	Scion FR-S with a manual transmission

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son_of_siggy Second Lieutenant Drives: CTS-V Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: United States Posts: 258 iTrader: (0)	Get him a POS. Make it safe, but a POS. That way he'll appreciate nice cars more when he drives them later. Otherwise, he'll take his 40k car for granted.

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swanson Convicted Felon Drives: chariot Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NY Posts: 680 iTrader: (0)	$40k for a first car? lol

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ben14142001 Captain Drives: 08 135 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 666 iTrader: (1)	My parents got me an old diesel VW when I first started driving. It was slow, got good mileage and was safe. I thought that was pretty smart.

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Nate4641 Bimmer newbie Drives: '07 M Roadster Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 332 iTrader: (0)	You shouldn't spend more than 10-15k on his first car. If you want to spend 40k on the car, spend some more money and get him some advanced driving lessons to go with it. __________________

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NemesisX Second Lieutenant Drives: '08 335i Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: TX Posts: 281 iTrader: (0)	And here comes the peanut gallery demanding what someone "should" and "should not" spend on a first car for his child with his own money. Never fails.

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cuiter23 Captain Drives: e90 328i Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vancouver Posts: 683 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW 328i [3.62]	aventador __________________ 2007 E90 328i - Titanium Metallic l ZSP l ZCW l Logic7 l PDC l BlackVue DR380G-HD l M-Tech License Plate LED l AA N52 Signature Exhaust

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cloakster First Lieutenant Drives: 2012 VW GLI Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 373 iTrader: (0)	Nothing more than a GTI imo.

02-16-2013, 04:23 PM	#22
Malibu1 Private First Class Drives: 2007 335i Sedan 6MT Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Washington State Posts: 162 iTrader: (2)	A used Z06. Also he would probably like a gas card to go with it. __________________ 2007 335I 6MT, 1965 Backdraft Cobra Replica, 2006 Ford Harley F150, 2009 Scion XB and 2004 Malibu VLX

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