[s-cars] Teen car

[Eric Phillips]

LOL

On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 6:08 PM, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
> One more point for a 2001 Subaru. If it's a sedan, there ain't room,
> anywhere. No sunroof for the adventurous either.
>
> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Cory Pio <cpio921 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Lol but that passenger seat goes down nice and low
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Dec 8, 2009, at 7:55 PM, Eric Phillips <gcmschemist at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > The bigger N-A Volvos are pretty damn slow, that's for sure.
>> >
>> > I also advocate MT for new drivers, because then they have to pay
>> > attention to the car, at least some of the time.
>> >
>> > But I can drive around in my Audis all day long and still talk on my
>> > cell.  I've been able to drive a MT car one-handed since I learned how
>> > to drive.  I don't, generally (especially with the kids in the car to
>> > see the bad example), but the physical skill required is trivial.
>> >
>> > Either hand on the cell, BTW.
>> >
>> > For a girl who is going to be driving around in inclement weather, a
>> > B5 sedan with the 2.8L and a 5-gang.  Cheap, gets around on snow
>> > without a problem, and hard to use the back seat as a bedroom.
>> >
>> >
>> >> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 08:57:02 -0500
>> >> From: Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
>> >> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Teen car
>> >>
>> >> I'll second that one- the FWD 850 non-turbo or the S70 is a pretty
>> >> solid car
>> >> that is too slow to get yourself in trouble but very safe.
>> >>
>> >> I would actually advocate getting a teen a manual transmission car-
>> >> it's
>> >> much harder to talk on your cellphone or do other stupid things if
>> >> you have
>> >> to worry about shifting gears as well.