That time in life...

[crappiemaster]

Well... My son, my pride and joy, turns 16 in a few weeks and will be getting his driver's license. I am looking for a car for him. He loves cars from the 60's and 70's and I have been keeping my eyes on craigslist but if any of you members know someone that has an older car, I would love to hear about it. Anything with a six cylinder, I don't want to much power for a young driver. He likes the 72 Novas and obviously the 66-68 mustangs. PM me if you have any leads. Thanks!

[racfish]

I grew up on Camaros.My 67 SS was awesome. Its a v8 so that might not be what you want but what a fun car it was.You cant go wrong with a 4x4 pickup either especially if he likes the outdoors.

[Bodofish]

I'd have to be inclined to suggest, a Honda Civic CRX. Pretty cheap to pick up and easy to restore to a very good driving machine for a kid. The bonuses are, only 2 seats, no back seat for friends. The trouble starts when you have input from others and the likelihood of trouble increases exponentially with each new source of input. 2 seats only one rider at a time. Excellent gas mileage, rivaling that of most of the hybrids. They're kind of sporty and handle like a bomb. Great kids car. Insurance, you say, the civic is going to be way cheaper to insure than any classic/muscle regardless of engine size and 4X4 well.... you don't want anyone under 25 with 10 feet of the drivers seat if you're picking up the bill.

[Amx]

Lots of insurance companies won't insure a muscle car belonging to a person under 25 . Most classic car insurance companies won't.

And with most classic car companies the muscle/classic car can't be a daily driver anyway. AND the person has to have, and prove that they have, a seperate daily driver. AND most classic car insurance companies insist that the car be kept in a garage, not lean-to, a fully inclosed garage.

Now if you get a 6 cylinder then the regular ins. companies won't piss and moan quite so much.

[gfakkema]

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