I would suggest a small honda civic or toyota corolla. Manual better than auto. Easy to service and easy to see out of. Another option would be a small tacoma pickup with manual. Any of these cars are easy to service and offer high resale / low depreciation. So purchased right you could drive them a year or two and make a few bucks.
The maintainance a young person should learn is oil changes , spark plugs and coil packs , tires and brake replacement and wiper blades and bulbs. And how to safely change a tire.
Eventually if you want your kids to love driving a miata or bmw z4 or z3 are excellent ways to feel how well a car can work and be fun to drive. My daughter got an old bmw 3 series to learn how a car is supposed to drive. Super safe handling and great brakes and a well fitted seat make her a more involved driver.
I would avoid any suv or truck raised very tall.. and any car with too much power and any car you cant see out of very well. I would avoid electric cars as they have instant power and are way too new.
A young person that started with a manual trans and small car can drive any car later in life. Someone only in some safety bubble w lane assist and safety braking and auto everything will learn to be uninvolved..
Driving a manual will mean that other kids wont be driving around your car without your knowing whats going on. Another good thing.
The maintainance a young person should learn is oil changes , spark plugs and coil packs , tires and brake replacement and wiper blades and bulbs. And how to safely change a tire.
Eventually if you want your kids to love driving a miata or bmw z4 or z3 are excellent ways to feel how well a car can work and be fun to drive. My daughter got an old bmw 3 series to learn how a car is supposed to drive. Super safe handling and great brakes and a well fitted seat make her a more involved driver.
I would avoid any suv or truck raised very tall.. and any car with too much power and any car you cant see out of very well. I would avoid electric cars as they have instant power and are way too new.
A young person that started with a manual trans and small car can drive any car later in life. Someone only in some safety bubble w lane assist and safety braking and auto everything will learn to be uninvolved..
Driving a manual will mean that other kids wont be driving around your car without your knowing whats going on. Another good thing.