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First off congrats on almost getting your first car. but i do want to say coming from a teenager dont think about only what looks cool think about practicality (i know that might be difficult).
Alright i will agree with what has been said above. Let me start off by saying i am currently 18 and am insured on booth a Cruze and a Camaro. Check the insurance on the camaro before you do anything. i can tell you that i got insured on my 2LT/RS M6 when i was 17 and it was 1K a year for me alone. I am now 18 and it is around the same. But mind you my camaro is set up as a weekend only car which only allows me to drive it around 2-3K miles a year and i am also not the primary driver on the Camaro.
Since the camaro spends most of its time in the garage i drive a 12 Cruze Eco M6 every day to school and i am set up as the primary driver on it. It is a great car. It looks pretty nice and you can not beat the 40MPG i get in the city. I actually made it from miami to tallahassee (about 500 miles) on one 12 gallon tank. I had almost nothing left when i got back but that is impressive for a normal motor.
But back on topic about the car to choose. The reason i said the thing about the cruze going 500 miles on one tank is because you also have to take into account the amount of gas you will spend. Right now going to college i have about a 300 mile commutte every week since i stayed at home. It costs about 25 a week when if i drove the camaro it would cost 50-75 (i put 93 octane in the camaro). Also another thing to consider is that you will be taking the camaro to school and other places where there will be teenagers and they will be jealous and thats when things happen to your car. I would be crushed if something where to happen to my camaro that is why i tried at all costs to not to take the camaro to high school and was very lucky to get a DD for college.
of course anyone in your boat would choose the camaro in a heart beat but i am just warning you that it does cost a lot more to drive the camaro than the Cruze. Dont get me wrong i love my cruze and camaro. But they booth have different purposes for me.
I too got a new car because that was the deal with my dad if i kept my grades up and did what i needed. But I never expected a Camaro. And another reason my insurance was lower was because i had not only the high grades discount but drivers Ed. my parents were originally quoted 4K a year driving it every day when i 16 so my dad said he would get me the car but i would have to wait a little bit to be able to drive it on my own. i waited almost 2 years and then got my license when we found something reasonable.
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