Astra 2L Turbo
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Went into the garage on Thurs to buy a 1.7tdi (which seems better than the petrol version) and came out with...a BOXSTER!!!
Couldnt tell you whether its reliable or not yet but OMG, it uses staggeringly large amount of fuel for a little car & I've had a 4.6ltr Jeep & a 320SL so I know about how much cars can guzzle. This Boxster "thing" is wonderful but going to be horrendous to run.
If your son wants thrills, get the Boxster, if he has aven a microspec of sense with regards to how much he will spend per week on gas, get anything else... my recently acquired Boxster makes my old 320 seem like a Preius (or whatever its called/spelt)
Couldnt tell you whether its reliable or not yet but OMG, it uses staggeringly large amount of fuel for a little car & I've had a 4.6ltr Jeep & a 320SL so I know about how much cars can guzzle. This Boxster "thing" is wonderful but going to be horrendous to run.
If your son wants thrills, get the Boxster, if he has aven a microspec of sense with regards to how much he will spend per week on gas, get anything else... my recently acquired Boxster makes my old 320 seem like a Preius (or whatever its called/spelt)
Black80XSA
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Don't take this the wrong way but at 19 do you think your son is up to driving a mid engined rear wheel drive sports car ? Or even a 2 litre turbo Astra.
I take it he's not paying for his own insurance policy.
I take it he's not paying for his own insurance policy.
The last thing a young driver should have is power (unless they have grown up racing).
A good handling low power car is a much better way to learn the craft of driving, maintaining momentum, choosing lines etc. With the added bonus that when it does go wrong, you tend to be traveling slower when you hit something.
A good handling low power car is a much better way to learn the craft of driving, maintaining momentum, choosing lines etc. With the added bonus that when it does go wrong, you tend to be traveling slower when you hit something.
in my opinion age is not the concern it's the driver. im 21 and have owned my boxster since last october stepping up from a 1.6 megane coupe and have not had an issue with the power of the car or rear wheel drive. crashes happens due to driver error, regardless of the car. not so long ago i seen a 40 year old man driving a bmw 6 series showing off the power undertaking and nearly crashed because of it. it's all in the driver
on topic, as long as your son realises running costs the boxster is a great car.
on topic, as long as your son realises running costs the boxster is a great car.
Indeed it is however, to a greater or lesser degree, that is affected by experience as well as the basics of car control. You may be fortunate enough to have the "old head on young shoulders" but is probably the exception rather than the rule. Ask the insurers........[
] Faster cars are not more expensive to insure just because they cost more?
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