Comments on: What Should be your Teen’s First Car?

By: Snobord94

Snobord94 — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:55:00 +0000

when i got my license at age 16 my dad gave me his jaguar xj. My parents had alot of cars and i could use any of them. They let me use the porsches and some of the other cars they have. The jaguar breaks down alot so its expensive to fix it so make sure to get him a well working car.

By: Ryan Hanley

Ryan Hanley — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:34:18 +0000

Great advice! If the kid likes the car he/she may take a little more responsibility to not wreck it!

Mine was a Rust White 1988 Ford Ranger named Charlene… ha!

By: Melissa Cibelli

Melissa Cibelli — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:10:14 +0000

Great tips, Ryan. I think too often teens don't realize how expensive they can be to insure and a safe car can go a long way in reducing rates, and protecting them too!

On a personal note, I'd also say, give your kid a car with character, one you can look back on and tell stories about. I'm STILL telling stories about the adventures I had in my 1988 Pontiac Boat.. er.. Bonneville.

By: Ryan Hanley

Ryan Hanley — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:34:18 +0000

Great advice! If the kid likes the car he/she may take a little more responsibility to not wreck it!

Mine was a Rust White 1988 Ford Ranger named Charlene… ha!

By: Melissa Cibelli

Melissa Cibelli — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:10:14 +0000

Great tips, Ryan. I think too often teens don't realize how expensive they can be to insure and a safe car can go a long way in reducing rates, and protecting them too!

By: Ryan Hanley

Ryan Hanley — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:59:26 +0000

Jason,

That is a great idea. I've never thought about the fact that you can't text when you have to shift... Excellent idea... I will pass that along to my insured!

Thanks

Ryan H.

By: Jason Verlinde

Jason Verlinde — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:48:30 +0000

Ryan:

I recently had this discussion with one of my neighbors. He has three children in their late teens, early twenties. His philosophy with his kids was to get them a regular cab pickup with a manual transmission. Not because of the cost to insure but because they could only cart around one other person. Also with the manual transmission, it makes it extremely difficult to talk on the phone, text, eat, etc! The less distractions the better!!

I thought he had some great ideas and have shared them with quite a few of my insureds.

Jason
@javerlin74

By: Ryan Hanley

Ryan Hanley — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:54:20 +0000

Thanks Cielito! In early years of driving safety and good line of sight are important for young drivers! like you said get a few years of accident/ticket fre under your belt and then make a move to a more intense vehicle if you like.

By: Cielito Villanueva

Cielito Villanueva — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:23:56 +0000

Great idea for an article Ryan. I remember a few years back as a personal lines broker that parents would ask me all the time about which car to get for their child. While it's true that insurance is a big part of a car buyers decision, it becomes less crucial as they get more accident-free years under their belt. I just find it amazing how some are willing to pay over $10,000 a year on insurance for a sports car but to each their own.

By: Ryan Hanley

Ryan Hanley — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:35:25 +0000

I love that advice… ” take a poll of what their friends would like to have, and don't buy anything on the list.”

I am probably going to steal that line for when I talk to parents from now on!