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Cool Cars That are Cheap and Safe
Safe Cars that You and Your Parents will Like
Find a 16 year old that doesn't want a car and something is wrong. Everyone wants a car - it makes you mobile, gets you out of the house, it will change your life. The number one question is what it is going to cost. If money is no object (read: mom and dad are loaded and willing to spend) then this article isn't for you. We'll do that story later. This is for those of us on a budget.
At HighSchoolDriver.com we are all about safety. All the cars in this article were selected first because they are safe, second because they are cool, and third because they are between $5,000 and $15,000.
We define safe as:
Four or five stars in *crash tests (more stars means lower chance of injury in crash tests).
Driver and passenger air bars mandatory (1998 or newer)
Antilock brakes - important for young drivers
*Test data provided by the NHTSA
(National Highway Transportation Safety Administration)
Crash Dummies
We searched through vehicle crash tests performed by the National Highway Safety Transportation Administration. These guys crash cars for a living. They rate the safety of cars based on your chance of injury in the front and rear seat. Cars that had four stars or more in both front and rear seat made our list. We then searched the Auto Trader for each of the cars to find the price ranges.
Other Car Shopping sites we like:
Autoweb.com
Autobytel.com
ebay motors
see our Links Page for more car sites
Kinda Cool
On the cool scale the cars below range from cool like the 1998 Chevrolet Camaro and 2000 VW Jetta to not so cool but very useful like the Ford F150 extended cab. One thing is for sure, there are some very safe cars that are affordable and won't embarrass you. We hope this will you and your parents agree on a car. Which one is right for you? Email us feedback to wheels@highschooldriver.com
1998, 1999 Lexus ES 300 4-DR. w/SAB
4 stars for front and 5 start for side impact
ABS standard feature
$13,900 to $14,900
1998 Chevrolet Camaro 2-DR.
4 stars for both front and side impact
ABS standard feature
$7,700 to $13,000
1998, 1999, 2000 Honda Accord 4-DR.
4 stars for both front and side impact
ABS available
$4,900 to $14,000
1998, 1999 Toyota Avalon 4-DR. w/SAB
4 and 5 stars for front and rear
ABS standard
$7,000 to$13,000
2000 Volkswagen Jetta 4-DR. w/SAB
5 stars for front seat, 4 stars for rear
ABS standard
$6,800 to $14,000
2000 Volkswagen Passat 4-DR. wSAB
5 stars for front seat, 4 stars for rear
ABS standard
$9,900 to $13,300
2000 Nissan Maxima 4-DR. w/SAB
4 stars for front and rear seats
ABS standard
$6,900 to $14,900
2001 Nissan Frontier 4-DR. 4x2
4 and 5 stars for front and rear seats
ABS standard
$7,000 to $11,395
2001 Ford F-150 Extended Cab
4 and 5 stars for front and rear seats
ABS standard
$7900 to $14,900
2002 Honda Civic 2-DR. Hatchback
5 stars for front and 4 stars for rear seats
ABS available
$4,900 to $14,000
2002 Honda Civic 2-DR. w/SAB
5 stars for front and rear
ABS available
$4,900 to $14,000
2002 Hyundai Elantra 4-DR. w/SAB
4 and 5 starts for front and rear seats
ABS available
$3,800 to $11,995
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