what is the best first car one can buy for a teenager and why is it the Focus SVT?
>inquiring for my nephew
It's not. This one is.
Civic Si/RSX type s/focus svt are great first cars, they handle well, they're peppy and have a great aftermarket support
>>14999488
>OP posts Focus SVT
>obviously Murrican
>you post Twingo
Smh DESU senpai
>>14999493
I was considering RSX Type-S/Civic Si but o wouldn't trust my nephew not to be a complete jackass because some friend of his told him it's a racecar
>>14999497
Doesn't matter. It's still a better first car IMO.
You don't buy a car you like for your first car. A fresh driver is a shit driver. Dents and scratches and later sorrow and despair inevitable.
>>14999482
>teenager
No, The car makes up about 2% of the market of Focus, and certain parts on the regular models do not fit. The car is not a good car for first time car owners.
Get them something that is easy to work on and cheap. Not a "high" maintenance collision engine.
>>14999482
I think that the average teenager wants a running car.
Therefore the answer is corolla
>>14999506
How the fuck am I supposed to get a Twingo in the US?
>>14999512
So what would you recommend, ZX3 hatch?
>>14999513
This wouldn't be a bad car but I would like to give him something that can get out of its own way
>>14999503
What? They're obliviously not race cars, race cars cost tens of thousands and aren't street legal
>>14999528
Wut?
Literally nothing wrong with a corolla
>>14999529
I know it's not a literal racecar, I'm saying teens are idiots and think racecar applies cause vtak yo
>>14999532
Nothing wrong with what you posted right there, but stock AE102s are slow as shit
>>14999550
Corolla weighs 600lbs less than the svt.
I doubt you'll notice the power difference.
anything old and reliable
why are you trying to take away the right of passage of having a shitty first car?
>>14999550
My buddy has an all built RSX type s 290whp, really fun in a car that weighs 2750lbs. It'll teach your nephews about cars and shit.
>>14999558
>170 vs 110
>2750lbs vs 2315 lbs
You would think it would help but the corolla is still slower
>>14999585
I might as well buy him a Corolla, it'll be cheaper to fix when he wrecks and he might actually make it out alive because he isnt going 90 into a tree
What's wrong with a Focus ZX3 5spd? Is it really that bad of a choice for a first car?
>>14999522
I don't give a shit, I'm just saying it's a better first car.
>>14999522
For a first car, A Civic. You can get a ZX3 if you want.
>>14999595
The ZX3 isn't bad. But picking the SVT as a first is bad. The car has a lot of problems someone who is new to cars shouldn't really be handling.
Being a special model you don't want to take it to a shop, Even official ford dealers fuck up the maintenance on it by doing the normal VIN3 shit instead of the VIN5.
OK, so I've nailed it down to
>Focus ZX3 5spd hatch
>EP3 Civic DI
>AE102 Toyota Corolla DX (7A-FE w/5spd)
Does this sound appropriate?
>>14999482
The SVT version of the focus is plagued with various issues and rice taxed
Search on focaljet
No one here knows shit
>>14999512
>collision engine
>>14999482
Best first car?
>manual
>cheap
>reliable
>easy to work on
That's it. Dont waste your a decent car as your first. You dont know what you're doing and have a very good chance of fucking it up.
>>14999951
Eh, interference. What difference does it make. The belt gets fucked up and the valves hit the pistons.