Cars - advice for Parents for teenager's first car
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@kiwiwomble said in Cars - advice for Parents for teenager's first car:
@mn5 said in Cars - advice for Parents for teenager's first car:
I think the Swift is quite possibly the unmanliest car on earth, perfect for a teenage girls first car.
care to re think that
Does it come in pink ?
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@antipodean said in Cars - advice for Parents for teenager's first car:
The ultimate shaggin’ wagon.
Need to budget for the mattress in the back and the accidents may make life rather than take them. -
@mn5 said in Cars - advice for Parents for teenager's first car:
@virgil said in Cars - advice for Parents for teenager's first car:
Was that the one where he designed that car and bankrupted his half brother ?
That's it.
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@booboo With Japanese I mean Australian new Japanese cars. Korean cars have come along way too, so probably just as good.
With respect to hill driving / power, the same applies if your daughter is likely to spend a bit of time on the 100kph roads. A lot of small city cars which teenage girls really like (Fiat 500 etc) are not designed for highway driving. They can of course do it comfortably, but you'll be safer is something a bit larger. A cracking way to demonstrate this is to compare the Mazda 2 to the Mazda 3. Take both of them up to 100kph and then ask yourself which one you'd want your daughter to be driving at those speeds.
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@majorrage said in Cars - advice for Parents for teenager's first car:
@booboo With Japanese I mean Australian new Japanese cars. Korean cars have come along way too, so probably just as good.
With respect to hill driving / power, the same applies if your daughter is likely to spend a bit of time on the 100kph roads. A lot of small city cars which teenage girls really like (Fiat 500 etc) are not designed for highway driving. They can of course do it comfortably, but you'll be safer is something a bit larger. A cracking way to demonstrate this is to compare the Mazda 2 to the Mazda 3. Take both of them up to 100kph and then ask yourself which one you'd want your daughter to be driving at those speeds.
We have a Mazda 3 great car good on the highway great safety and more importantly fuel economy
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Speaking mostly new, but obviously look around for a dealer demo if you can:
Kia Rio - 5 stars ANCAP, they pack loads of toys into them as well. 7 year warranty so will get her through to her next car without issue. Automatic starting at $21,490 in your neck of the woods. Add $2k to get the Sport model with nicer wheels and a couple of bits.
The next model up (Cerato) we bought for the wife 2.5 years ago in the Sport+ configuration @ $26k. Reverse camera, shitloads of sensors, Rear Cross Alert, along with Apple and Android compatibility. TBH I was impressed with the features, and when we found a weird noise with the power steering it was fully covered and replaced quickly.
In the same vein you could look at Hyundai i30 from but entry cost is higher. Shares a lot of DNA with the Kia Cerato in terms of size and features.
Toyota Corolla or Yaris is an option but TBH I've stepped away from Toyota because the service costs were fucking bonkers for what is supposed to be a very reliable brand. That may have changed since last I owned one of course, but they're also fluffybunnies for not investing more heavily in EVs
Nissan look to have stepped away from any sort of small car except the Leaf in this market, but second hand they're still around.
I like the Mazda 3 - again it is a little higher in cost but their feature list is good. Has Instagram cred.
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@nta said in Cars - advice for Parents for teenager's first car:
Speaking mostly new, but obviously look around for a dealer demo if you can:
Kia Rio - 5 stars ANCAP, they pack loads of toys into them as well. 7 year warranty so will get her through to her next car without issue. Automatic starting at $21,490 in your neck of the woods. Add $2k to get the Sport model with nicer wheels and a couple of bits.
The next model up (Cerato) we bought for the wife 2.5 years ago in the Sport+ configuration @ $26k. Reverse camera, shitloads of sensors, Rear Cross Alert, along with Apple and Android compatibility. TBH I was impressed with the features, and when we found a weird noise with the power steering it was fully covered and replaced quickly.
In the same vein you could look at Hyundai i30 from but entry cost is higher. Shares a lot of DNA with the Kia Cerato in terms of size and features.
Toyota Corolla or Yaris is an option but TBH I've stepped away from Toyota because the service costs were fucking bonkers for what is supposed to be a very reliable brand. That may have changed since last I owned one of course, but they're also fluffybunnies for not investing more heavily in EVs
Nissan look to have stepped away from any sort of small car except the Leaf in this market, but second hand they're still around.
I like the Mazda 3 - again it is a little higher in cost but their feature list is good. Has Instagram cred.
The Nissan Note is probably the best little car going around. You'd love it - they have this in Australia?
Here is the old version:
I've spent heaps of time in them as they are the most common car sharing car here. Basic but does everything right and you can go a long way in them (I made a couple of 1000km+ trips in them).
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Pretty sure the Tiida and Note are made on the same platform.
I imagine that NZ is full on Notes due to the importance of Jap imports.
The news ones are really cool.
I’m thinking about getting one for my parents - essentially the motor just acts as a charger for the electric engine.
