[s-cars] Teen car

[Kevin Barnett]

1982-1989 Volvo 240.

3600lb curb weight.
120 ish hp
manual available
no cupholders to speak of
factory stereo SUCKS!

Perfect teen car.

In my younger years , I put hundreds of thousands of miles on these....



On Dec 8, 2009, at 9:28 AM, Brian Armstead wrote:

> Regarding teen cars, they need a certain amount of power to be able to 
> get out of trouble. Merging onto a highway in a slow car when everyone 
> is busting 80 mph is no treat for a young driver. That being said, folks 
> are pretty dumb to buy high performance cars for young drivers.
> 
> Taka, I disagree with the manual for teen concept, though I agree it 
> would 'help' to keep them occupied.  Young drivers have enough to focus 
> on besides wondering if they've chosen the right gear to accelerate out 
> of the way of the Escalade they wrongly pulled into the path of...
> 
> Brian