After my trip out to the Kelley Blue Book Headquarters where I test drive five of the 16 top cars for families I consider myself a KBBDad. I’ve got the app on my phone and I won’t be going into another dealership again without checking it first. While I still have some years yet before either of my kids go off to college, please don’t make me do the math I’ll faint, I do have friends who are bringing their kids off to school right around now.

So, I thought I would share with you some information from KBB.com that was shared with me. Namely the 10-Best Back-To-School Cars for 2016, which includes information for the 10 best new cars for students that cost under $20,000, and 10 Best Used Cars Under $8,000, which offers more cost-effective vehicle solutions for students and their parents. Both of these best car lists are from the editors at Kelley Blue Book and the B.R.A.K.E.S. information is from our friends at Kia. These are great resources for college bound kids. Cars that won’t break your bank accounts. Speaking of not breaking the bank, at the end of this post you will find several tips for first time car buyers that are really perfect for anyone looking to purchase a car.

Before we get to those tips I do have some Teen driving Safety tips that the folks from Kia shared through the the B.R.A.K.E.S. Program, a non-profit Teen Pro-Active Driving School founded by Top Fuel drag racer Doug Herbert in memory of his teenage sons, Jon and James, who were tragically killed in a car crash on Jan. 26, 2008. The B.R.A.K.E.S. curriculum includes advanced, behind-the-wheel training from professional driving instructors including: skid avoidance, distracted driving awareness, panic stopping (ABS activation), drop-wheel recovery and car control. Continue reading Safe Driving and Car Buying Tips for the College Bound from KBB.com #KBBDads →