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I'm thinking about buying a versa as a grad gift for my 18yo son. He is driving a pos 87 tempo now. Does anyone own one of these or have

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Old 05-10-2010, 11:27 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I'm thinking about buying a versa as a grad gift for my 18yo son. He is driving a pos 87 tempo now. Does anyone own one of these or have a friend or relative with one. I'm thinking it would be cheap transportation for college. Should be able to pick one up for 10600 before TTT etc.
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forgot to mention he will help pay for this vehicle!
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Poor kid! Haha...I'd go for a Civic or Altima IMO. More expensive but a lot better vehicle...
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Hiro Nakamura loved his Nissan Versa!

Altima IMHO though
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yea try and get a used altima coupe or something
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The new Sentras aren't bad, either. See what kind of deal you could get on those. I think a Versa would be a painful every day car.
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get him a used 03 350z.
That'll run under 10k!
let the boy have some fun!
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get him a used 03 350z.
That'll run under 10k!
let the boy have some fun!
he's 18, he'll wrap it around a tree in no time. get him a civic coupe or altima coupe. they look sporty and cool. a versa is too much on the economy side of the scale. also won't help in picking up girls
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Honda Fit All Day.
really fun to drive imo
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yea used Z!
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fit > versa - old Z > all other choices
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Old 05-11-2010, 02:57 PM   #13 (permalink)
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+1 for the Fit. They look a thousand times better than the Versa.
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If he is going to pay for it wouldn't you want him to pick? Not that I'm nearly old enough to have a qualified opinion but I'm thankful for my parents practice. If you do well you'll get what's coming to you. My Z was a celebratory gift for getting into law school/wedding gift.
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Damn. Didn't expect these responces. I won't buy used and honda is not offering any discounts. Thanks for the honest opinions.
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