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Would you buy your newly-licensed teen a brand new car?
December 15, 2010 at
08:37 PM
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Why or why not?
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For one thing, I don't like used cars. While they aren't always the best value, I don't like the trouble that can come with used cars.
New cars are also safer for a variety of reasons. Despite vehicle history reporting services, you still never know the history of a used car for sure. It's nearly impossible to know if a used car really has working airbags or has ever had damage that impacts safety. Side-impact airbags can be hard to find on a used car. Many new cars have side-impact airbags standard or at least as an option. Side-impact airbags can and do prevent splattered brains. I wouldn't put my kid in a car without them. It is also easier to get stability control on a new car, and all new cars have TPMS. Some of these things can mean the difference between being dead and walking away from a bad situation or avoiding it altogether.
Many kids will be encouraged to drive more safely in a new car. The last thing they want to do is damage a brand new car.
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He'll pay through the nose for insurance, too. We have one client that bought a brand new mustang for his 16 year old son... within two years, the kid racked up 4 speeding tickets driving it, his insurance more than doubled to over $3,000 every six months.
but I couldn't remember the code for it and didn't feel like looking.
More importantly, I don't wanna share the roads with my teenager. If he can't even stay in the line of the toilet without pissing all over, what makes me think he'll stay in the lines on the road? He's easily distracted.
Many kids will be encouraged to drive more safely in a new car. The last thing they want to do is damage a brand new car.
What a dumbass
We raced each other all the way there and back and beat the living fark right out of those brand new cars.
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I think giving your child a new vehicle is just setting them up for a "entitlement" babying type situation where you'll always be depending on your parents on everything. You don't get the responsibility or the hard work involved to say "Wow, I bought this car, all on my own."
More importantly, I don't wanna share the roads with my teenager. If he can't even stay in the line of the toilet without pissing all over, what makes me think he'll stay in the lines on the road? He's easily distracted.
You should get him one of these:
What a dumbass
We raced each other all the way there and back and beat the living fark right out of those brand new cars.
You should get him one of these:
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What a dumbass
We raced each other all the way there and back and beat the living fark right out of those brand new cars.