What car should I get when I turn 17

Crown vic is always the best choice. I bet it's pretty crusty underneath and in the dog legs though.
Buy this and drive it home. You get sick AWD subie rally and $500 to spend on parts or whatever you wish.

 

Ew, that steel wheel just makes it ugly. And how can you expect it to run for very long for that price?

 

Cause it's a Subuaru. It's bound to break down at least once in the first 2 months of ownership, but that's not a big deal.
To fix the "ugly" steel wheel, take the rest of the ugly hubcaps off and have that sick Subaru rally look.
There's also:
Below/at $1500:
'85 Frankenstein Celica
'92 Town Car
'99 Accord
Some haggling skills required:
'92 Camry
'02 Escort
That's just a couple. It's really not that hard to find cheap cars.

 

This.

Maybe it's an Australian thing, but if you're looking for a shitty Corolla/Pulsar/Civic with three matching wheels and half the dash missing, you'll be tripping over the damn things in caryards and the internet. It's to the point that buying, restoring, and selling them is a viable form of income.

Regarding rust, an Audi is always a good idea. (Everything else about the older cars is a bad idea unless you're mechanically inclined). 12 year corrosion perforation warranty on a fully galvanised body... This warranty on my car expired 7 years ago and there's still not a single spot of rust anywhere.

 

you will just have to do some research, your style and features your looking for, if you want a big front wheel drive american sedan i would look around at a 2000-2005 chevrolet impala with the 3.8l v6, 3.8l v6s are good power wise engines and are easy to maintain, but again its just find your style and research models, you may like something else and try to find a well maintained car, not a beat up car for that price range, other than that once you find the vehicle you want just keep it maintained and it should last quite a while for you

 

I strongly recommend that no one buys a big FWD american sedan ever.
Fwd is for small cars.

 

Austin allegro classic Mini cooper or Ford anglia

 

Can't find those in Canada, actually never heard of the latter.

Anyways, those suggestions above are all great suggestions, but I guarantee they're not rust free - I had a Crown Vic, and the rust around the fuel tank was bad. The idea here is a running, reliable rust-free car, which I still stand, is a rarity in Canada.

 

A classic mini cooper within his budget would be a crunch shell.
The other 2 are unheard of in Canada.

 

Those two have NEVER been sold in Canada, the Austin Allegro in particular, since I know for sure they never really sold it outside of the UK, plus it's a terrible car, let alone anyone would import one over to Canada, the Ford, eh, possibly, but you wouldn't find a rust free one that's under $2k, and I seriously doubt you'd want an Anglia as a first car, unless you like the car, and/or relate it to Harry Potter.




Anyway, for some serious info, rather if you'd take it, or not. Celica friend said British Colombia's your other best bet in finding a relatively rust free car.

 

nice square steering wheel faggot

 

Fwd vehicles will get better fuel economy and a impala isnt that bad of a car and have plenty of room. and he said he wanted an american car, most are fwd anymore, and if its his first vehicle he should care about fuel economy, a big v8 crown vic wont get fuel economy in town or short trips. but like i said in my first post its his choice and he should do research on what he likes or wants

 

FWD doesn't get better gas mileage on it's own, it's usually because it's paired to a smaller engine, such as an i4 or v6.
Those old-ish Impalas aren't too bad if you don't mind pieces of the dash falling into your lap as you drive or tons and tons of rust. The powertrain will last a while without abuse. GM's V6s usually aren't the best running engines but they're reliable-ish.
Gas is so cheap right now that MPG isn't really a concern. That could change very fast though.

 

fwd drivetrain weighs less and often has less frictional losses

 

dash pieces wont fall into your lap, and they dont have tons of rust i had a 1991 lumina euro that had barely any rust until 2012, parents currently have a 05 impala ls and it has no rust on it, and fuel prices could change very rapidly thats why that should be a concern ik i drive that silverado in my profile pic, it drinks the gas. you may see slightly more rust on the vehicles near you because of more salt usage during winter, and people dont wash the salt off as needed

 

I live in Tennessee. We don't use much salt at all down here. Up north, though, rusted out impalas are a common occurrence.
I was exaggerating on the dash piece thing. Sarcasm. What I was trying to say is that the interiors are god awful. I know I don't have much room to talk because crown vic, but the interior on that pig is at least tough. GM probably had the worst interior quality of the big 3 in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. They just fall apart.

 

Interiors are mainly horrible of any car maker anyways they all use cheap plastics that get brittle and break. they pretty much design cars to be throw away anymore because they want to sell more cars or parts, but i can say my lumina i had had a tough interior, other than that typical vinyl peel on the top dashpad but i fixed it with screws, speaker covers didnt break as easy as my s10 i had.... the 2000 s10 and my 2008 silverado had a bad plastic feeling. but there again all are plastic and plastic gets brittle and breaks.............

 

Buy a prius.

 

is insurance optional in usa?

 

No, all the states, except one state I think, car insurance is mandatory. Where I live, if you get pulled over for any reason, and the officer finds out that your insurance card you carry in the car is expired or invalid, chances are he lets you go with a warning to renew it, or if he isn't having a good day, you're forced to leave your car where it is until you renew your insurance. I've seen people having to abandon their cars on the freeway before for expired insurance. The state that doesn't require car insurance is New Hampshire, but I assume you have to prove you had enough money to cover for damages.