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My father was adamant about getting me a Toyota Corolla for my first car. Thank the Lord his boss had his '01 9-5 up for sale. I started out driving the family's old 1996 Dodge Caravan for the first eight months with my license. Then came the Saab V6 turbo around my 17th birthday. I turned 20 on Monday so I've been in a turbocharged Saab for three years and have not gotten one speeding ticket, warning, pulled over even, and have not been involved in any accidents whatsoever. *Knocks on wood HARD*... Okay, okay, I got a parking ticket, but I appealed it and won. I highly doubt a 9-5 is any more expensive to insure than a 4-cyl Camry. Insurance companies don't have a lot of statistics to base rates on, and as another poster described them, they're not seen as "hooner-mobiles." They are loaded with safety features and you get discounts for the Alcatraz anti-theft system. Besides, the 1999 2.3t only makes 175 horsepower, which isn't exactly speedy.
Posts in this Thread:
- Car for a 17-year old, Mark_0454, Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:14:18
- Re: Car for a 17-year old, Steve, Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:35:00
- Simple, get a Honda., AtlGator, Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:00:39
- Mentally include a new clutch, Stephen Goldberger, Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:32:31
- Re: Car for a 17-year old, Tim G, Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:37:07
- Re: Car for a 17-year old, swede-murphy , Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:19:31
- Driving clinic Re: Car for a 17-year old, Paul'sAero, Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:59:17
- Re: Car for a 17-year old, Dave F., Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:17:46
- 17-year old - Turbo?, Tom, Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:30:33
- Sure, B Millar , Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:41:01
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