Hows the 2016 Honda Civic EX-L for a first car?
Hows the 2016 Honda Civic EX-L for a first car? - 1
Added (1). " No one needs a NEW car for their "first car", Just saying" Yeah, but why not? Its probably better to get a new one since a used one might be busted up.
No one needs a NEW car for their "first car", Just saying'
The new Civic has been getting pretty positive reviews, I'd say its a definite good first car
It is one of the best compact cars you can buy.
New drivers should have old cars. One of my former insurance agents explained to me a new driver, if they are a good driver, has a 60% chance of wrecking in the first year and an 80% chance of wrecking in the first three years (I made to to my third year). It is all about the steep and unforgiving learning curve for driving in traffic. Even worse is if it is financed (bought on payments). That requires collision insurance, pushing your car costs completely out of sight. You would join the ranks of the people in the sources who found themselves "upside down" - owing more money on the car than it was worth and being unable to make the payments and pay the mandatory insurance. It can kill your chances of going to college or moving out of the house. It is your worst nightmare short of a pregnant girlfriend.
Financing a car for a new driver is even worse than that. In the very likely case of the car being totaled because of a rookie mistake, the insurance will pay off the value of the car to the bank. Of course, unless you have paid for the gap insurance you will still have to pay the thousands difference between the value of the car and what you owe. Typically, the insurance will increase your premiums to repay what they paid out, over a period of three years. If they paid $18,000 your insurance will go up $6000 per year or $500 per month. You probably can't afford to pay that so you won't be driving until you can, and the payback will be waiting for you… Even if you change insurance.
In short, it is crazy talk for a new driver to have a new car. I always recommend a 2005+ Ford Focus - cheap to buy, cheap to own, cheap to feed and cheap to insure. I especially like Ford's excellent engine temperature management system, which prevents most head gasket failures.
Get an old car and don't buy a multi-year nightmare.
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