Forbes: buy teens a new car, not a 1998 S70

[93Regina]

The author suggests.

She was "tooting" her horn about these tidbits:

"Ford and Chevrolet also now offer teen driver features...muting the audio when front-seat occupants aren’t wearing their safety belts....audible and visual warnings when the car is traveling over speeds.."

Btw, audio should be shut off when teens are driving...Ford/Chevrolet should have had the Shutdown feature, where if front-seat occupants aren’t wearing their safety belts, vehicle goes nowhere.

Hence, she was blowing smoke, with a false pretense.

[abscate]

I read an article somewhere that said that Volvo had designed the 850 as their first car to be safe in a small front overlap collision. As you probably know, almost any non-Volvo got a poor or marginal when the IIHS rolled out this new test--even cars that were otherwise very safe. The 850 has not been tested, but the XC 90, designed in the early 2000s, got a good score in the small front overlap. Quite impressive considering the fact that no other manufacturer even thought of this type of crash till the IIHS pointed it out, but Volvo has been designing safety features for it since the 90s. For this reason I think the 850 is, overall, safer than many newer cars.
I'm 16, and being on a budget, I decided on the 850 as the best bang for your buck. Mine has 4 airbags, ABS and traction control, and belt pretensioners all for under $500. No other used car offers that. Being fun to drive is a plus

At 16, if you drive 1/10 as well as you persuasively write, you'll be safe.

[slashmaxx242]

"The old Volvo doesn’t have dynamic head restraints (which prevent whiplash in rear-end crashes)"
we have a whole seat.... WHIPS.....
'nor does it have advanced seat belts (which pre-tighten just before a crash)"
i beg to differ but i may be wrong
"It doesn’t even have a chime to remind you to buckle up"
oh really????
Most important, the old Volvo doesn’t have electronic stability control (ESC)
tracs.........
"adaptive cruise control with automatic braking (which keeps a safe distance from other cars and will apply the brakes for you if you don’t react quickly enough); blind spot-monitoring (side-view mirror lights that warn you of vehicles you can’t see); rear back-up camera (which lets you see directly behind the vehicle while in reverse); rear cross-traffic alert (which warns you of oncoming vehicles while you’re backing up) and lane-keeping assist (which sounds a chime if you drift out of your lane and sometimes even guides you back on track)."
LEARN HOW TO DRIVE!!!!! its not impossible to back into a parking space without a back up camera, and look before you switch lanes. its nice to have but is it necessary? nope.

[slashmaxx242]

"The old Volvo doesn’t have dynamic head restraints (which prevent whiplash in rear-end crashes)"
we have a whole seat.... WHIPS.....
'nor does it have advanced seat belts (which pre-tighten just before a crash)"
volvo started that!!!! and 3 point belts.
"It doesn’t even have a chime to remind you to buckle up"
oh really????
Most important, the old Volvo doesn’t have electronic stability control (ESC)
tracs in the p80 and dstc in p2 and up!
"adaptive cruise control with automatic braking (which keeps a safe distance from other cars and will apply the brakes for you if you don’t react quickly enough); blind spot-monitoring (side-view mirror lights that warn you of vehicles you can’t see); rear back-up camera (which lets you see directly behind the vehicle while in reverse); rear cross-traffic alert (which warns you of oncoming vehicles while you’re backing up) and lane-keeping assist (which sounds a chime if you drift out of your lane and sometimes even guides you back on track)."
LEARN HOW TO DRIVE!!!!! its not impossible to back into a parking space without a back up camera, and look before you switch lanes. its nice to have but is it necessary? nope.
but wait theirs more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“But most parents can’t do that(buy a new car), so if you are buying a used car, buy as much safety as you can."
REALLY. like seriously. buying a volvo isn't safe. At that price poimt/age what car could be more safe?