grad gift
 

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.

forgot to mention he will help pay for this vehicle!

Poor kid! Haha...I'd go for a Civic or Altima IMO. More expensive but a lot better vehicle...

Hiro Nakamura loved his Nissan Versa!

Altima IMHO though

yea try and get a used altima coupe or something

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.

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

Honda Fit All Day.

:iagree: really fun to drive imo

yea used Z!

fit > versa - old Z > all other choices

+1 for the Fit. They look a thousand times better than the Versa.

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.

Damn. Didn't expect these responces. I won't buy used and honda is not offering any discounts. Thanks for the honest opinions.

when i graduated college (long time ago), i bought my own car. that's how it was long time ago...

u could always buy him his own 370z

I agree with the Sentra. Not sure what the price range is on the sporty Sentra, but it got a good review from a member here on the boards as his daily driver.

Ninja edit: They appear to be a bit more expensive than the Versa.

A good idea would be to let us know what the price range is. Go with the competition and buy a Gen Coupe? :P

Whatever you pay extra for the Honda Fit you will more than get back in resale when you go to get rid of it. It is the class leader for a reason.

I dunno about you guys but I've always been a fan of the Toyota Yaris hatch coupe. Not exactly the most manly car but I like it for some reason. IMO Yaris>Fit>Versa haha. Plus Toyota's got good incentives goin on....

*cough* 300zx *cough* 240z *cough*
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My parents got me a Scion tC for graduation. Those are pretty cool. :)

He could wrap any car around a tree...teach him responsibility and get him a car he likes and you guys can afford!

No to the versa and no to the sentra, yes to the Cube, F'in love it and its cheap.

http://www.cars.com/features/autosho...cube_0_430.jpg

if you're a chick.

Car's don't determine your gender. x) Sorry.

When i graduated, i was given the option of buying a new car under $18k of my choice or wait it out until the end of college and have any car under $35k.

Whatever you do avoid CVT, my sis has an Altima. Altima with a CVT is crap. Id say a Civic (because they are economical and last a really long time like mine, 225,000 miles and still going) or Honda Fit (they are really zippy little cars!). Id get an altima only if its a manual. Personally i wouldnt be caught dead in Versa, maybe a sentra.

I enjoyed the CVT in a 2010 Altima coupe I got to drive for a week or so. Not sure why people dislike it so much.

And sorry Red, that Cube is fugly. :roflpuke2:

you say fugly, I say trendy :tup:

Honda fit over anything else. That thing is such an awesome little car. Your son will actually make that extra 2k you spent on it owning the fit for a few years. You will not regret it.