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ruggedness and sexy, unique
style."
Other teen votes go to the
rugged-looking but snappy
little Geo Tracker, and the
Ford Explorer, both sport
utility vehicles.
"One of my sons would
dearly love to have a Ford Ex-
plorer sport utility," says
Larry Weis, public relations
manager of Ford Division and
father of six sons. "Every
time one goes by he drools.
But there's no way I could af-
ford a $20,000 vehicle for
him."
For those who grew up be-
ing chauffeured around in
minivans, driving one is the
kiss of death. Mr. Kennedy
adds that teens have labeled
Jeep Cherokee a "Yup-
piemobile." Under-25s don't
want to be associated with
that.
But the Dodge merchandis-
ing expert notes that a young
California contingent is lean-
ing toward minivans with
custom paint jobs, fewer seats
and more room for bikes and
surfboards. He sees it as part
of a trend to lifestyle vehicles.
Top dream-fulfillers among
small, sporty models — in ad-
dition to Corvette and
Porsche — include the Dodge
Stealth or Daytona, Toyota
MR-2 or Celica GT, the
Cavalier Z24, Ford Probe and
Mitsubishi Eclipse. Older
teens lust after Chevrolet
Camaro and Pontiac Firebird.
"I love the Viper," says
Chuck Schoen of the racy
Dodge not yet in production.
"Those are sweet."
Most parents object to hot
sports cars because of high in-
surance costs. In a Michigan
suburb, it could cost about
$1,000 every six months to
provide basic coverage for a
16-year-old owner of a 1992
two-door Camaro Z-28 muscle
cat For a modest compact-size
Tempo L four-door sedan, the
same package may be lower.
Putting the car in a parent's
name and making the teen-
ager an occasional driver
usually reduces the payment.
"Insurance is the first thing
teen-agers and their parents
get into when discussing
cars," says Janet McPeek.
"I know parents who tell
their children to supply the
insurance money up front,"
says Ms. McPeek. "Then they
can drive the family car, or
have a car of their own. Trou-
ble begins when the teen-
agers argue that they can't
get job unless they have a car
to drive."
"Many parents end up get-
ting a junker for the kids
because the insurance is
cheaper than having them
driving the expensive family
car," says Ms. McPeek.
Some teen-agers get prac-
tical in view of the accident
statistics for their age group.
(Experts predict that 70 per-
cent of all teen-age drivers
will have an accident
sometiime during their first
two years of driving.)
"I want something that
won't crunch up," says the ap-
prehensive but practical
Marlayna Schoen.
Another practical teen-ager
is Jon Solaka, 13. Asked what
car his mother would like him
to drive when he's 16, he
replies with resignation,
"Her old one."
Parents tend to spend more
for their daughters' cars.
"People who might get a us-
ed car for a boy will get their
girls a new car for security,"
says Peter Zollo. "They don't
want them to be stranded
someplace."
For parents inclined to give
in to a teen-ager's demand for
a fast, sporty car, safety ex-
Many parents end
up getting a junker
for the kids
because the
insurance is
cheaper than
having them
driving the
expensive family
car.
pert Patricia Waller warns,
"They should not be turning
that kind of a car over to a
16-year-old.
"A new driver is not equip-
ped to handle it," adds the
director of the University of
Michigan Transportation
Research Institute. "All they
get out of driver training is
the mechanics of driving — no
driving at night, no driving
with a bunch of teen-age bud-
dies."
She recommends a long
period of driving with a per-
mit under parental supervi-
sion before a teen begins to
solo.
A big, heavy car is safest.
That's why Ray Horenstein
bought the new Chevrolet
Blazer, a sport utility vehicle.
It weighs 6250 pounds. A
sporty Dodge Daytona is
2,779 pounds.
"I'm a personal injury at-
torney," adds Mr. Horenstein.
"I know that the bigger and
heavier the vehicle you have,
the better your chances of
surviving a crash with less in-
jury."