Student Car

[Granite]

Everyone is trying to make this into another pickup, SUV, family car when the first use that comes to mind to me is it’s an ideal student vehicle.
Low Cost
EV
Easily Replaceable
Easily Customizeable
2 Passenger
Short Range
Easy Damage Repair

Meanwhile you stlll have an economical little truck for short errands, trips to Home Depot, fun stuff.
I got a very basic old car when I started driving in high school. My dad didn’t have to worry about what I did with it. I never wrecked it but I drove the dickens out of it. Fond memories.

 

[atx_ev]

Everyone is trying to make this into another pickup, SUV, family car when the first use that comes to mind to me is it’s an ideal student vehicle.
Low Cost
EV
Easily Replaceable
Easily Customizeable
2 Passenger
Short Range
Easy Damage Repair

Meanwhile you stlll have an economical little truck for short errands, trips to Home Depot, fun stuff.
I got a very basic old car when I started driving in high school. My dad didn’t have to worry about what I did with it. I never wrecked it but I drove the dickens out of it. Fond memories.

thats my plan. Not sure what Ill do with my tundra. Ill have to see after I get the slate. But my son is almost 14 and will be learning to drive at 15. The slate will be his car. The law says only one unrelated person in the car at under 18 and my daughter broke that rule a lot. The slate will prevent that.

By the time he is driving, my daughter will be taking her car back with her to college.

The slate is 100% not a family car. Though a bench seat would help with that. The average family is 3.15 people. The slate is geared towards young singles, especially in urban areas or older people who need a truck form factor as a second car for sports/home maintenance.

 

[tubes]

And then you have a place to move your crap to college. Then after college move into to your own place (or these days, back to your parents' place I suppose).

Frunk will make a good tailgating area for college football games.

Throw some people in the back and drive around and get the cops attention. That's a college tradition too. (They usually give you a warning first.)

 

[cadblu]

Throw some people in the back and drive around and get the cops attention. That's a college tradition too. (They usually give you a warning first.)

Especially in the open air configuration!

 

[Granite]

Subaru Brat comes to mind.

 

[Granite]

Subaru Brat had 2 jump seats with grab handles mounted in the bed.

 

[ScooterAsheville]

My first and only car accident was as a student. Four door Mustang. I was distracted taking to the back seat and turned left in front of some poor lady. 100% my fault. Student cars should have 2 seats maximum.

Even better. Give the kid an Uber gift card. Anybody under 10 today will probably never need to drive anyway.