need advice on which car

ok i need a bit of advice my son is 21 next year so insurance will finally be sensible prices,he has a 1.8 bravo now but he is hammering it as kids do so give it a year and he will be looking for new engine or new car!!
which is my question what would you recommend in a car fiat or not that will take a heavy footed driver and not clap out quickly not easy i know.
have though about a 3lr that has been lpg converted but what to pick ideas please?

He will get caned on insurance on a 3ltr despite being 21

i'd look at it like this, if he drives like a loonatic its best to get a car that is cheap to fix rather than reliable. end of the day nothing can take daily boyracer abuse, so you change cars every 6 months or you accept that your gearbox will probably die. i should know- i've been young and dumb and i killed my fair share of cars at the time.

buy him a lexus and it wont break as often, but it will cost twice as much to fix each time. buy hima fiat and you can get parts from scrapyards easily, so it'll be far cheaper to fix.

plus, at 21 he shouldnt have a large engined car imo. does he really need the extra cost of petrol and insurance and tax? does he really need to kill himself at 150mph? at 21 90% of lads arent mature enough or experienced enough to have a powerful car and keep it on the road.

Tell him to save his money and move out of daddy's house .

Buy him a 1.2 16v Punto sporting, get a whole engine and gearbox for £400 from a breakers.

good idea if he moves out he wont be able to afford a car SORTED

Insurance doesnt become cheap until you are in your mid twenties

If he drives like a loonatic maybe he shouldn't get a new car but a series of advanced driving lessons.

At 21 the biggest engine you should consider is a 1.6, an old Golf SE or Stilo. The most important thing is to get him to drive properly, not go around at 100mph everywhere.

any jtd an a remap will do him. insurance goes down at 25 not 21

Buy my Alfa GTA for him, I reckon he'd like that.

at 19 i had my uno turbo running 180bhp. perfect IMO lol

Dunc

yup, just turned 18 and i got the RS turbo. had it 2 weeks off a full year with not so much as a bump!

Get him a vtec honda, they love to be revved if thats his bag.

Or get him something that uses as alot of fuel. That will stop him putting his foot down.

well been hunting and he likes the civic no surprise there and he like the mazda rz8, insurance on them were better than i thought now he has good job he can afford it instead of me LOL

can he live with the fuel economy on an rx-8? ( im gathering you did a typo)

he wont get more than 25mpg and drinks oil

adjusted to suit the age of the driver