Car help please!
26 Jan, 2008 
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I need to buy my daughter a car, it should be nice, reliable and be not more than around BD10k. She’s seen the Chevy Lumina and seems to like it. The alternative (for her at least) is a Mustang GT 2008 or Chevy Camaro 2008 (bumble bee from transformers, says she) but you know I love her too much to give her either of the latter, so she has to wait a bit to get either.
Anyway, what do you think she should consider?
Perhaps she might think about global warming.
Try the Cadillac, i own a Cadillac STS and its great to have a very safe & free service (Parts & Labour) for 4 years.
I saw the new Cadillac CTS on the road that day and it’s something i can call Techno-sexy
I think the best car for Bahrain is a 4wd. The best dealership without a doubt is Toyota. Look at the Rav 4 (they have a 2 door version) and the price is quite reasonable or if you want a more deluxe model go for the Lexus.
Huda,
Why on earth would anyone buy a Lexus for their kid as a first car? Unless they wanted the kid to grow up with no sense of values.
That first car is going to get dinged, damaged, bent out of shape and generally trashed as the driver learns the hard way the ins and outs of driving in Bahrain. This is not me being harsh, it’s a fact of life.
Driving in Bahrain is bad. It can be very intimidating for someone who is new to the roads and to driving. Hell, even seasoned drivers are reported to be scared driving in Bahrain.
What good would it do to give anyone a ‘posh’ car as a first vehicle?
How often do you read in the papers of 18 year-old kids (or those just a few years older) wrapping an expensive Mercedes/BMW/Lexus/Camaro etc. round a lamp post, or crashing out of control and killing themselves? Regrettably, too many times. What is the ususal reason? Speed and inexperience. And before you mention it, it’s not just the lads.
These sort of cars are very capable of travelling at speeds in excess of the driver’s ability. Add to that a culture that spurns the use of seatbelts ‘cos it ain’t cool’ and you have young deaths on the roads.
Learning to drive in something that is rock solid and safe (though not that ‘cool’) is probably a better way to go. IMHO. Either that or send junior on a couse to learn to drive properly at BIC before getting the test.
I’ll get off my soapbox for now. . .
DON’T BUY FRENCH!
I will try to print more offers for you to choose from.
The New Lancer is nice and the base price is around 5500.
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