My son is driving an old (relatively) 95 Carmy LE with over 200k on it. It has it's own issues, but nothing serious imho. All of a sudden, after we bought a car for my daughter it became unsafe to drive - according to my wife
So now she wants to replace it with the same car we got for my daughter - a 2000 Volvo S40.
I am not sure if it's a such a good idea.
a. It's going to cost a lot more than we can ever get for his Camry
b. It's going to cost a lot to maintain compare to Camry
c. It's got a turbo that could be a detrimental factor for a 21 y/o kid.
d. Although it has a better gas mileage it will require a premium gas
The only real benefit i see is the safety factor that I agree is very important, and possibly having to maintain two cars of the same breed
Now, does that outweigh the rest of them?
Your opinion please.
Thanks,