Many high schoolers’ dream’s are to drive new, name brand cars. However, used cars might be better choices for teens.
Wrecks are prone to happen with every 16-18 year old. In 2022, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that more than 2,000 teenagers between the ages of 15 and 20 died in car crashes. Students looking at their phones, not paying attention, or being distracted by their passengers can result in crashes within seconds. Even if only fender-benders, students are going to damage their cars. Buying a used car instead of a brand new one gives students room for these mistakes.
Used cars are easily accessible. There are local dealerships like Ray Skillman, Drive Hubler, and Indy Auto. Alongside these dealerships, someone can look at a car through a third party app. Facebook Marketplace is a popular place to sell and buy used cars. People can interact with each other to negotiate prices and plan meet-ups. There are other easy ways to access websites for used cars like Cars.com, Carvana, Edmunds, CarMax, and TrueCar. These apps are promoted to help someone with the experience of buying a car.
The payments on used cars are much easier to pay. Along with lower insurance costs, registration fees, lower costs, and warranties, used cars can save money out of a student’s pocket or a parents’ bank account. Most students do not keep cost in mind when buying a car, but their future selves will thank them for the lower fees. The lower the payments on the car, the less someone will have to pay them.
My car is a used one, and I barely have problems with it. It is a Ford Edge 2016. I have been in two fender-bender wrecks, and is still running.The first car I was given was a new car, and it was Voltzwagons convertible 2021. The damage to my new car was more detrimental than the crashes that happened with my Ford. My parents had to pay more to fix the car than what our monthly payment was for the car. This proves in real time that buying used cars for high schoolers is much better than a new one.
