Another "first car" thread...

[crapstang]

F150 with the inline 300, or a ranger.
A clean RCSB I6 F150 is tits

[slow99]

Another vote for Ranger.

[JC316]

F150 with the inline 300, or a ranger.
A clean RCSB I6 F150 is tits

Reliable as hell, but utter crap for MPG on the I6. I was averaging 17mpg with mostly highway.

[LaserSVT]

How about a super low mile New Yorker Fifth Avenue in excellent condition?

[whitetrash]

I would put him in 4wd full size truck. A mid 90s gm can be had for under 4k and are extremely reliable. Cheap parts when needed. Milage will 16-20 city/hwy.

I say 4wd because depending on where he is stationed it may be a good thing to have in the winters

Also I would get an ext cab. That way there's room to put gear out of the weather

[talisman]

I had a 99' F 150 ext. Cab 5.4L 2wd and loved it. Had 250K and not a damn thing was wrong with it. Everything worked perfectly, never had a light turn on the dash.
Wish I still had it and never traded it for my stang sometimes.

I'd be upset with myself for spending 9k on a 98 Gt too.

[LaserSVT]

I would put him in 4wd full size truck. A mid 90s gm can be had for under 4k and are extremely reliable. Cheap parts when needed. Milage will 16-20 city/hwy.

I say 4wd because depending on where he is stationed it may be a good thing to have in the winters

Also I would get an ext cab. That way there's room to put gear out of the weather

BS on the mileage. Doing 250+ mile trips on the highway at the speed-limit (+/-5) nets me 16.2 on the highway. 1996, Vortec 350, 2WD, X-cab short-bed. And yes, the truck is running to perfection and maintained like crazy. In the city I see maybe 13.7 or so.

Full size trucks NEVER got near 20 MPG (gassers) until recently.

[whitetrash]

BS on the mileage. Doing 250+ mile trips on the highway at the speed-limit (+/-5) nets me 16.2 on the highway. 1996, Vortec 350, 2WD, X-cab short-bed. And yes, the truck is running to perfection and maintained like crazy. In the city I see maybe 13.7 or so.

Full size trucks NEVER got near 20 MPG (gassers) until recently.

My 94 tbi got 16 around town before I lifted it. My 2000 gets about the same.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Maybe? http://dfwmustangs.net/class/showpro...ghty-max&cat=5

[sc281]

what were you driving... 60-65mph and a 2wd? Lol my 4x4 gets 18 on the highway if I'm lucky

Right!? Mine only averages about 17mpg combined.

[sc281]

Maybe? http://dfwmustangs.net/class/showpro...ghty-max&cat=5

Abso - Freaking - lutely!!

BUY IT!!

[MattB]

Abso - Freaking - lutely!!

BUY IT!!

Cleanest Mighty Max I've seen in 15+ years!

[95DRGT]

4k?

Sure all day long. I picked one up for son whom will be driving this summer for under that. It's not perfect but mechanically sound, looks decent and sounds mean.

Check out sites like NLOC or Lrodder

[ELVIS]

Maybe? http://dfwmustangs.net/class/showpro...ghty-max&cat=5

Abso - Freaking - lutely!!

BUY IT!!

Cleanest Mighty Max I've seen in 15+ years!

thats exactly what your looking for. and i might have some deep dish primes in the shed. and i know someone that can airbrush something cool on the tailgate! but srsly, thats what i would be looking for. all stock, he can learn to wrench on it, lower it and such.

god bless.

[Leah]

SUV's = cramming a bunch of friends in it = big time distractions while driving.

This.

I think a reg cab v6 pick up is the way to go. That is what my son is getting.

This.

I wouldn't get him a GT, if there was a remote chance I'd be paying insurance on it. Guaranteed doubling, possibly tripling household insurance rates for liability only? Fuuuuuuuuck that. And if he gets busted racing it (in what would constitute the absolute loosest sense of the term), enjoy SR-22 rates for a teenager. Get him a 4-banger, 4-door Accord or Camry. They are practical beyond man's understanding of the word. He can get his own toy when he can afford it.

Sidebar: make a condition of the free car that he has to pass the personal finance and intro to financial accounting courses on Coursera. That's what I'd do.

This.

Ranger. Cheaper on Gas, ins, and cant bring a ton of people distracting him.

This.

Personally I think you've punished him enough not letting him drive sooner, lol.

This has been addressed. He obviously didn't want to drive before now or he would have passed his classes.

Yeah, and have $3975 left over to buy alcohol with.

LMGDAO!

Ranger, or fullsize truck

This.

Maybe? http://dfwmustangs.net/class/showpro...ghty-max&cat=5

That's actually a really decent idea-he would have money left over to put subs/audio that he wants, pay for a year of insurance AND have some gas money left over. Plus, does it really get 35mpg in the city??????? Hell yes-I'd be sold on it.