[Seahawk]

I come from a long line of car nuts. When I turned 16 in 1973 my Dad convinced me to buy a 1959 VW Beetle for $156 scooters from a friend of his.

"Save your money and get what you want later".

He paid for insurance and I kept saving. I was just glad be be able to get off the ranch whenever I wanted - and I never had to ride with my sister again. Beautiful.

Two years later I bought a 1971 BMW 2002, my first sports car. Sold the '59 for $400.

That said, a 2005 Yaris is equal to or better in performance than my old 2002. Better car in every way except memories.

Get something that will get him through college reliably or something he can move up from sooner. Both my kids got Toyotas - the daughter an FJ and my son our 2000 Tacoma. No sports cars.

One car to a customer!