Probably because her dad has owned Porsches forever as has her mom. It’s in her blood I guess. Also her car has to be AWD (my rule given our climate) and that rules out a lot of other options.
get her a 944 then? if you have some mechanical skills it could be a fun process working with her on it.
Sure, giving kids things they didnt work for always motivates them to work harder. 
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You seem like you already have your answer, so why are you asking?
Yes it’s a bad idea but if you want to do it, go ahead
Would feel way better with my kid in a new 30k civic than a 30k 911 but you do you.
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Personally, I’d go for a ‘fun’ car that’s:
- Newer/safer
- Slower (but still fun)
- Less expensive to fix. Even if new driver doesn’t total it, prepare for tons of parking lot scraps and smaller fender benders. It happens.
So I’d probably go:
- Used 86/BRZ
- MX-5
- Acura RSX (personal bias here)
- Audi TT
- BMW Z4
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Audi TT would be a great option given this. Also an A5.
This is LH, the mere mention of driving a European car out of warranty, and you’ll hear stories about the day out of warranty the vehicle will spontaneously combust and you’ll be out $27,000 in costs to fix it. I had a BMW that was about 9 years old and I had one unexpected $600 repair plus some consumables that I otherwise wouldn’t have paid for. Still less expensive than a new acq fee, dealer fee, increase tax expense, etc…obv ymmv but it is overblown in general and especially on this site.
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why not a cayenne.
she’s gonna crash it might as well keep her safe and have room for friends and a real trunk.
even I, the best driver in the world, crashed my first car.
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COOLEST DAD AWARD!
i wanted a 911 turbo in high school…my dad was on board but my mom was like HELL NO 
i ended up with a 2004 terminator cobra and a 2007 suzuki gsxr 600 as a 16 year old…idk how i made it but i made it!!!
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Financials aside, I’m not certain that I would go with a 911 for my child’s first car. I would likely look into getting something newer/a bit more modern and safer. I also think the 911 (of any generation) is too much car for a brand new driver 95% of the time.
Especially with her being a brand new driver, you really don’t have much of a feel for things IMO. Is she going to take care of the car, will she be a decent driver, etc. I could potentially see considering the 911 as a HS graduation present, college graduation present, etc. but not now. That is speaking as being a reasonable person & a parent.
Speaking as a car enthusiast & as if I were to receive a 911 as a teen - you would be the best dad for at least a couple of weeks LOL.
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I got my license at 17, 11 years ago. Long enough where I have come a long way in my driving abilities and decision making abilities. Recently enough where I remember some of the stupid things I did. I would caution against a sports car. You are a great father if you’re willing and able to spend 20-30k on your daughter’s first car. I, personally, would buy something safe. Something as simple as automatic emergency braking would have saved my family a few thousand dollars in accidents when my sister and I were new drivers. You will never regret buying the safest car you can afford for your child.
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I got a Jeep Wrangler as my first car. Flipped it 3 months later. My son will be driving a tank for his first car, that’s if there’s still driving allowed in 14 years…
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She’s just a kid. Don’t put her in a Porsche man.
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WRX?. It’s AWD, as OP wants.
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I swear we get catfished here with these topics ? Who’s writing these ? Bravo. Going to get all of LH to chime in by 6 o clock.
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+1000 on this. A woman who was just minding her own business was killed when a teen in a Lambo (Urus, I think) collided w/ her. IIRC, that teen had actually received a few citation/tickets for speeding in the few yrs since they had gotten a license prior to this accident.
On top of being sentenced to several months in a juvenile “camp,” there was also an $18 million (not a typo) settlement, and, of course, a dead person.
The case sticks in my mind b/c I work about 5 mins from the the site of the collision. That could easily have been me or a friend or a loved one who got killed. And all b/c a rich parent couldn’t say “no” to their kid.
I grew up in an affluent family. My sister’s first car was a Mercedes. I don’t have kids but, having seen all the stuff that “goes into” a teen receiving a gift like that and having seen what can happen afterward, I would never purchase an expensive car (let alone a sports car) as the first car for my teen. Safe, yes. Modern, yes. But not fast, powerful, or expensive.
OP, I hope you take into account how responsible your teen is when making the decision. And, if she shows early on that she can’t handle this gift responsibly, I hope you take it away.
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A GLC300 is still a MB, vs an SLK/AMG.
A Porsche family might opt for a Base Macan as a first car, or a non-Turbo Boxster/Panamera.
The WRX (I was 25 when I got it) was delightful to insure when it was still actuarially in the same category as the Impreza. By my first full-year renewal it was broken-out and much, much more expensive. During that timeframe, it was still better to drive than an EVO because the loss ratio on those was so much higher, they loved a good tree or phone pole.
Whatever OP gets, a hard-wired dash cam they can’t format/erase themselves would be a great investment. That first year of solo driving is filled with life lessons, that hopefully don’t cost someone their life.
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Different type of flipping but not really
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In 14 years I am envisioning the congestion of Miami / So Florida will lead to a maximum of 10 mph to get anywhere. Good thing is the tank should get decent mpg at slow speeds.
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