New Car help

A vespa 50cc. Lol.. I'm not much help am I.. but that's what I drive and I'm happy with it.

 

Any car is better than one my mom's found. A £300 used Daewoo. Seeing as I can legally start learning to drive in just over a month, I need to find a better car than that beforehand so I'm not a complete laughing stock.

 

You're driving an Escape now and looking to trade it in?

I prefer to drive a car over a truck - but that's me. I have a Volvo, which are known for their passenger safty systems.

I would think you've seen enough highway accidents by now to know which kind of vehicles are safer than the others, just based on which ones allow the driver to 'walk away' vs. be carried away... I heard a story about a Volvo wagon that rolled a couple of times, yet the door still opened and the driver was able to simply step out! That's enough of a sales pitch to send me back to the Volvo dealer the next time. I love my wagon (not quite as much as my TT, but it's up there!)

What accidents have you been at where you've been shocked that the passengers weren't more seriously hurt, and what were they driving?

 

Either take the bus or buy a scooter imo...http://bp0.blogger.com/_k8Y0SWU8PJM/Rym__7u6Z_I/AAAAAAAAACk/55XpSWglWoE/s1600-h/espacio+coches.jpg

 

Well, from what I've heard, the absolute safest cars are Volvos. But a new one will be expensive, and the station wagons are kinda... I dunno. My friends parents made him get a Volvo Station Wagon, it has horrible gas mileage, was expensive even used, but I kinda like it. The new cars that Volvo makes have safety features all over them almost to a ridiculous extent. How many times are you really going to be getting nailed by a train?

I'm not big on the Tahoes... they're just way too big. But if you're looking for a big safe car/SUV... well, I dunno, it would work.

Volkswagen Jettas are pretty cheap and do well in crash-tests, as do most other Volkswagen cars (except Beetles). They're a good alternative to Volvos or the big cars.

I realize you just had that horrible accident, but it's really hard to get a car that will absolutely survive anything you throw at it. A lot of cars are as safe as cars on today's market can be. If you want the high tech safety features, you're probably going to have to cough up a lot of money for one of the more luxury cars.

I'd like to see a car pass the meteor crash test. :icon_twis

Edit: And here's a link to a site that compares safety ratings if you haven't already found it: http://www.safecarguide.com/mak/volvo/idx.htm

 

Really, most cars out there today are reasonably safe. A Chevy Tahoe is a safe vehicle, but it's ridiculously huge and the gas mileage is inexcusably bad. Most small SUVs (ala Escape, CR-V, Rav-4, et cetera) are pretty safe, and since they're car-based, they're far less likely to roll than you'd think. I mean, in the right conditions, you can get any car to roll.

Depending upon what you can afford, you should consider looking into something like a used Ford Taurus or a used Buick LeSabre. Both were 5-star rated cars, and I personally can attest to how safe a Buick LeSabre is. The best part is, both of them are very mechanically reliable, as well.

If you're looking for a small SUV, consider a Honda CR-V or Honda Element. I drive an Element (well, as soon as I can push a clutch pedal again), and I love it, and it's a 5-star rated car. The CR-V is the same vehicle with more features and carpet, so it's also 5-star rated.

And if you're really concerned about something you're thinking of buying, go online to a site like edmunds.com and look at their reviews for a particular vehicle. Unless you're buying something really aged, you should be able to find some information about it on the internet somewhere.

Good luck with your search!

 

yea.. I get that.. as I said in my first post in this thread (which should have been my last post as well btw) I'm not gonna offer much help here.. sry.