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Weezy
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is this a bad first car? ?
also ill have it for about a year or so no later ?
also ill have it for about a year or so no later ?
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i am turning 17 in a month, and im getting a used chevy corsica96 from a friend,
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That greek/mexican guy
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good first car.
you don't want anything new or nice for a first car. (even though alot of spoiled kids get what they want as a first car haha)
but you want a car that you can get experience in. Chances are you're going to hit some curbs, some tickets, and possibly ( i hope not, but new drivers tend to) even a wreck. why put a new car through all that?
Learn to drive a car with EASE and when you're more experienced you get a nicer car =]
congrats on getting a car though, its a great feeling to get your own vehicle finally.
you don't want anything new or nice for a first car. (even though alot of spoiled kids get what they want as a first car haha)
but you want a car that you can get experience in. Chances are you're going to hit some curbs, some tickets, and possibly ( i hope not, but new drivers tend to) even a wreck. why put a new car through all that?
Learn to drive a car with EASE and when you're more experienced you get a nicer car =]
congrats on getting a car though, its a great feeling to get your own vehicle finally.
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mdcbert
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it is a GOOD first car! actually an older one would be better as it will not be an OBD-II car and have less computer crap to deal with.
We bought a 4cylinder (no timing belt either) 88Corsica and had it for 13 years before selling it with 175,000 miles on it!
We bought a 4cylinder (no timing belt either) 88Corsica and had it for 13 years before selling it with 175,000 miles on it!
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Xandra
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Any car can be a bad first car without a good check-up. If the owner has been good to it, and any owners prior to that, then you should be all right--but never take word-of-mouth as fact, even from a friend. If they haven't had it checked out by a professional (and no, 'Dad' or 'Cousin Jim' are not professionals, no matter how much they tinker), I suggest you either have them do so in your presence, or both of you take it down to the nearest reliable auto-shop and get them to run a diagnostic on it. On average, that will cost you about ninety dollars...but it's better to spend that and find out if the car is a lemon than to be cheap and have it die on you.
Even if the car has no history of problems that anyone is aware of, the longer it runs without any negative events, the more chance there is that problems will develop. Any car can be a good first car, and any car can seem like a good first car and turn into a problem. Any time you get a used car, get it checked before you buy. It's a good rule of thumb to live by, and you won't regret it if you find out something you didn't know about it.
Even if the car has no history of problems that anyone is aware of, the longer it runs without any negative events, the more chance there is that problems will develop. Any car can be a good first car, and any car can seem like a good first car and turn into a problem. Any time you get a used car, get it checked before you buy. It's a good rule of thumb to live by, and you won't regret it if you find out something you didn't know about it.