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03.05.10

Once again, graduation time has rolled around, and many young people will be getting their first cars — either to start driving to work or to take with them when they go off to college.

Although cars are popular graduation gifts, choosing the best vehicle for a young driver can be an agonizing decision for a parent.

Safety should be the biggest concern, but other key factors include price, economy of operation and reliability. For the teens, the vehicle's styling often is the most important factor, but parents should be prepared to temper that with some measure of practicality.

While some teens want high-performance vehicles, those can raise questions of safety and economy. With gasoline prices on their way up again, some vehicles with V-8 or even V-6 engines might be poor choices.

For the best fuel economy, a four-cylinder engine is generally the best choice, and today's vehicles are more fuel-efficient than ever.

It's always a good idea to give a teen as safe a car as you can afford, but in the past that also sometimes meant giving up some fuel economy for the benefits of a larger, more substantial vehicle. Safety experts all agree that larger vehicles give occupants better protection in a crash.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

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