The 5 Best Cars For College Students
by Erik Folgate
Filed under Cars
Okay, so Smart Money came out with their 5 best cars to buy a college student. First of all, I would never buy a college student a new car. But, if you’re rich, and you don’t mind dropping $15k on a car that will hardly ever be maintenanced, get ragged out, and probably be in a couple of fender benders, then go right ahead. Anyway, here is there list, with my cute little comments.
- Best Value: 2008 Mazda 3. These cars have decent value, but Mazda’s are notorious for always being in the shop. I’d steer away from these.
- Safest: 2008 Subaru Impreza: It’s probably a safe car, but it should’ve been under the category of “coolest”. It’s got all-wheel drive that comes standard and a very peppy engine. These cars are hot, and Subaru is a very underrated car company.
- Best Fuel Economy: 2008 Ford Focus: Seriously, why would you ever recommend a Ford? Sure, if you want your kid to be stranded on the side of the road when they come home to see you, go right ahead. These cars are junk. It gets 25 mpg in the city, and 35 on the highway. If you remember my posts from my buddy Tim, you can find a used Saturn that blows away the MPG on this Focus.
- Most Reliable: 2008 Honda Fit: These are pretty cool little cars. I’m a big fan of honda. You can drive them for 300,000 miles, and still sell it for $2,000. I’ve never driven in one of these, but it seems like this is the perfect category for it.
- Coolest: 2008 Volkswagon Rabbit: I’m speechless. Coolest? Okay…whatever you say. This should have been the Impreza. I’m not a big Volkswagon fan. Parents, please don’t buy a volkswagon for your son. He’ll get made fun of by his frat buddies. Plus, I’m biased against them, because a girl hit me when I was in college. She ran a stop sign, and almost ran me into a street light. My back will never feel the same.
There you have it. What are your thoughts? Anyone who owns these cars with differing opinions or more comments about them?
