[mgarblik]

My daughters first car was a 1993 Firebird V-6 5-speed manual. She wanted to learn how to drive a stick, which made me happy. She was very responsible and had the car through 4 years of college. It was very reliable. Regular maintenance and an alternator, battery and had to work on the hidden headlights a couple of times. That's all. Overall, a pleasant experience for all involved. She moved to a Mustang next and had a fox body for 5-6 years. It was very reliable as well. My other daughter, was reckless and very hard on her cars. She had a 3rd. Generation Camaro for her first car. Pulled in front of a late model Chevy extended cab pick-up going 50-55 MPH. Totaled her car, just decimated the body. The front bumper was 300 ft. from the accident scene. The engine was pushed back so far it broke the console. She had 4 people in the car. Both doors still opened and they all walked out with minor cuts and scrapes. I was very impressed with the strength of the passenger compartment. FWIW.