What's the Best Car For a Teenager?

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Today, I am going to give my thoughts on what types of cars are best for new drivers.

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DOUGSCORE CHART:

CHAPTERS:
00:00 THIS...
00:25 CARS & BIDS!!!
00:57 My Opinion, Not the Gospel
02:11 Depends of What Type of Person
02:48 My 4 Takes
03:06 #1: It Should Be Safe
04:44 #2: Reliability
05:51 #3: A Car that is Slow
07:05 #4: Not Too Big and Not Too Small
08:35 First Car Should Be For Learning
10:18 What Should You Buy?
12:51 Final Thoughts

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[Fc-cbtn]

According to UK insurance companies, nothing is the answer.

[Mark-klpk]

I, genuinely, have so much respect of the enormous amount of integrity shown here. A person, who owns a website where a lot of great affordable performance cars can be had, advises a safe alternative outside of his own market. What a type of guy.

[bk_nreynolds]

Doug the type of guy to record a video with a bandaid on his head

[aumpauskar]

Bugatti Tourbillion is the only correct answer

1. It should be safe: BIG BRAKES BIIIG TYRES and carbon fiber shell to ensure max safety
2. Reliability: If you don't drive it, it'll not break down
3. A car that is slow: Just drive on EV mode only
4. Rather not too big and not too small: It's big on the outside, smol on the inside

Additional benitits
1. Cheap: It'll probably never depreciate, so essentially its FREE
2. Fuel efficient: ITS A HYBRID
3. Other "teen safety": No rear seats mean no "accidents" in the back
4. All weather: Comes with all-wheel drive to ensure that it is drivable no matter sun, rain snow

PS: In all honesty this is a satirical comment and as a person in my early 20s, I cannot agree with Doug more. Driving and especially riding requires a lot of discipline, more if you are a car guy.

[russiank]

Therapist: "Teenage Doug DeMuro isn't real, he can't hurt you"
Teenage Doug in the thumbnail:

[MightyMike]

9:00 Don’t miss that! “The first car will not be your only car. Particularly if you get a safe one.”

[sm_flys]

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PLEASE DON’T BUY YOUR KID A USED CHEVY EQUINOX!

[mikekirby]

Reliability is huge. Not only could something breaking cause an accident, it can be ruinously expensive for a kid when it was ‘cheap’ to buy. My parents bought my first car with my money, and i spent 5x that in keeping it on the road for a year.

[HoldDaMayo]

Just bought my 16 year old a 2017 Ford Fusion AWD 2.0T, rear view camera, rear safety sensors, airbags everywhere, 90k miles. Not fast but has all the tech, even apple carplay, but most important, very safe. Watching this video was very validating.

[tristanbarnes]

I sell cars, and I had sold a 2020 Mustang GT to a mother in New York that was purchasing it for her 17 year old daughter. It's not my business to say anything, but putting a young girl in a 450+ horsepower rear wheel drive muscle car is just a recipe for disaster. I don't think any teenager should have something like that

[yash.kapoor]

Just curious as to why there aren't any sedans on the list. Totally expected to see a Civic, Corolla, Camry, Accord, etc on there considering they check all the boxes you mentioned.

[evanruhl]

13:02 Anybody watching this who's really looking for a car (parent or teenager), do NOT get any Equinox or the other GM cars with that powertrain. They are notorious money pits with abysmal build quality and poor servicability (i.e. battery under the passenger floorboard so difficult to find/jump start)

[Robert-ugub]

Doug is the type of guy to fight a man on the street for calling his carrera gt a cayman

[SaintCyrX]

Corolla is usually the answer for every low end vehicle recommendation. For a teen, get a Corolla Hatch or Matrix.

[marcchristoph]

We picked up a new Mazda CX-30, non turbo, for our daughter. Incredibly safe, lots of "nanny" features and driver assist technology, very reliable, not sporty but just enough power. We are fortunate to be able to afford it and it gives us a lot of peace of mind. She's already done with her 1st year of college at 17, AP, honors, responsible. That was the reward for working hard. We also did not let her drive any friends for the first 6 months, per NV law. Add to that we made her drive 2x the required amount for her driver test and did a defensive driving course to learn how to manage dangerous situations. She now works and helps pay for her car and insurance.

[ShaiyanHossain]

Honda Fit is a clear winner

Reliable, safe, comes with the correct 3 pedals, extremely roomy, fuel efficient not too fast yet a blast to drive, and being a small Honda, cheap to keep on the road as well. And since its a small Honda, the aftermarket community is huge for them

[micolucci]

As a 17 year old living in Canada who just got their first car in November, I can say that I wanted something sporty like a Honda Prelude as my first car, but ended up deciding the thing I wanted mostly for my first car was a manual transmission as I always wanted to learn how to drive stick. My dad ended up getting me a 2015 Golf TDi, which isn't really fast at all but driving manual is so much fun and more engaging and I'm just glad I have a manual car, even it if isn't the sportiest or fastest car.

[KNRS]

My first car I drove on when I started learning was a 2003 Camry I absolutely loved that car. It was super roomy, comfortable, and extremely reliable. I'd recommend that for anyone learning how to drive. A reliable first car is also a must since you don't want your teen to be stranded or freaking out if something goes wrong. Since Doug was a little vague, my picks for a first car would be a Camry, Accord, Legacy, Mazda3 hatchback, Civic hatchback, or Crosstrek/Impreza hatchback. I'm not into learning on SUVs but if you really want an SUV, then CRV, Rav4, Forester, and CX5 are my picks. If you can, I'd recommend looking 2016 and newer since that's when safety gear like blind spot and forward collision warning started becoming available on mainstream cars.

[jamesmurmurzancone]

Doug the type of guy who still dresses like a mid-90s teenager from some Nickelodeon show.

[alabenda]

I'm 19, I (with some help from my parents) bought a 2015 manual civic ex coupe, great teenager car. I did rear-end someone (another civic coupe actually) and both of them had relatively minimal damage. Very safe and reliable cars. 10/10 recommend for a first car