First Car

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

take it to a professional shop and have them check it out

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

take any gearhead (or a parent) with you to make sure there's no problems

Of these two suggestions, I'd opt for a professional shop. They will be much more likely to know what to look for on the specific model of car. For example...I'm a parent/gearhead (serious gearhead) and I don't have any idea what goes wrong with modern little cars, because I know nothing about them, by choice.