My son will turn 17 this summer. He has been driving on the road since turning 16 last summer. He's been driving his grandpa's '87 Golf since. That's the car he himself, with very little help from me, got going after the car had been in storage for years. Son's going off to university on the other coast this coming fall and I want him to have a new vehicle. He'll be out of my sight for months at a time and if he were driving a new vehicle in to him unknown territories it would make me feel better. The kid loves the outdoors and after looking at all offerings, I am leaning towards a RAV 4 Hybrid, which is going to be available this spring. It gets great gas mileage, has a nice interior, enough utility, and comes hopefully with Toyota reliability. I talked to him about a new car and he didn't seem very interested. He did say if someone gives him any new car, he'll take it. Going to uni means less time for tinkering and keeping an old hooptie running, and he knows it. Would any current RAV4 owner like to add any relevant information?