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Originally Posted by Miles
Used Subaru's might be something in this range if he is looking for something more interesting but likely at the sacrifice of insurance costs for his age.
As others have said a newer car that started as a more practical/less expensive car new is probably the best route. Also agree with what others have said that a more budget economy car can be made more interesting with a manual as well. Newer car may have some warranty and loan will be cheaper/easier as well.
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What I found with insurance while looking for a car for my son is that it isn't the type of car that matters but who typically buys it. A Civic is very expensive to insure while a CR-V isn't because kids are more likely to buy a Civic. Pretty much any "cheap" car - Civic, Focus, Sentras, etc - are more likely to be expensive to insure when compared to cars more typically owned by adults.
The cheapest cars to insure are those typically owned by older people like Cadillac and Buick. That said, the car we settled on - a 2000 Impreza - wasn't too bad, though no insurance for a 17 year old male can ever be called cheap.