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Would you buy your newly-licensed teen a brand new car?

22,510 8,433 December 15, 2010 at 08:37 PM in Chat
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PaintTheSkyGrey
12-15-2010 at 09:46 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:46 PM.
Quote from BayArea :
A $1000 car is not reasonable at all. I wouldn't want my daughter driving a $1000 car at night or on the freeway. Not because of the cost, but because of reliability.
See above.
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zzyzzx
12-15-2010 at 09:46 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:46 PM.
The possibility of having a teen driver in the family is already on my lengthly list of reasons not to have kids.
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Iaaaiws
12-15-2010 at 09:46 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:46 PM.
Quote from BayArea :
A $1000 car is not reasonable at all. I wouldn't want my daughter driving a $1000 car at night or on the freeway. Not because of the cost, but because of reliability.
It must suck to be so clueless about cars. laugh out loud
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BayArea
12-15-2010 at 09:46 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:46 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
Why does a teen need their own car when they are still in high school in the first place? If they want it bad enough they should have to work for it.
While its true they don't *need* it, a car is convenient. Going to school everyday for their Jr and Sr years becomes much easier. No need to drop off or pick up. Sure they could take the bus, but around here I wouldn't trust my daughter to be on a public bus. It's just alot of the people that hang around bus stations here aren't the greatest. Could be different in other parts of the country Dontknow
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12-15-2010 at 09:46 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:46 PM.
Quote from PaintTheSkyGrey :
Also, a summer job wouldn't impact their schooling, and they could work full-time. So let's assume a 40-hour work week, at $8 an hour. That's $320, about $300 after taxes. By the end of the summer, they'd be able to afford a $2,000 car easy.
Definitely.

I didn't buy my first car until I had a full-time job and I was well out of high school.
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BayArea
12-15-2010 at 09:48 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:48 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
It must suck to be so clueless about cars. laugh out loud
On the contrary, I have very nice cars and ALOT of my time not spent on SD is on other car forums laugh out loud

Not just that, we have work vehicles that are on the cheaper side and they need fixing like every damn month.
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RugratsGalore
12-15-2010 at 09:48 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:48 PM.
Quote from BayArea :
See.. I don't think so. If you raised them their whole lives without completely spoiling them, I don't see how a single purchase like a car would completely change them. By the time their 16, they're mindset is either everything is handed to them or their normal people that understand the value of a dollar and that everything is not handed to them. Buy them a car, doesn't have to be new, and make them pay the gas and even chip in for insurance or routine maintenance.

I just see too many teenagers working more and more hours for $8 an hour so they can buy things they want. They neglect school and their studies. Would you rather have your child study and excel in school or waste that time working to buy their $2,000 cars?
I would rather have my child learn the value of a dollar so that they respect the items they choose to spend their hard earned money on.

And, I would venture to guess that most teenagers that are handed a set of keys to their brand new car have also been spoiled throughout their lives.

How we raise our children forms the base of the type of adults they will become. I know I want my children to be hard working and productive adults. I don't want them thinking that expensive things are just given to them. Most people have to earn items like a new car and my children should earn them as well.

Absolutely nobody has to agree with me and I'm not trying to change your mind. It is how I feel that my children should be raised, which will differ from how others think their children should be raised. I'm okay with that Smilie
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Deal Hound
12-15-2010 at 09:49 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:49 PM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
It must suck to be so clueless about cars. laugh out loud
How does that show ignorance about cars? You really won't get much of a car (much less a safe one) for $1,000. This isn't 1980, which is probably about the last time you could get a remotely good car for $1,000.
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12-15-2010 at 09:50 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:50 PM.
Quote from RugratsGalore :
I would rather have my child learn the value of a dollar so that they respect the items they choose to spend their hard earned money on.

And, I would venture to guess that most teenagers that are handed a set of keys to their brand new car have also been spoiled throughout their lives.

How we raise our children forms the base of the type of adults they will become. I know I want my children to be hard working and productive adults. I don't want them thinking that expensive things are just given to them. Most people have to earn items like a new car and my children should earn them as well.

Absolutely nobody has to agree with me and I'm not trying to change your mind. It is how I feel that my children should be raised, which will differ from how others think their children should be raised. I'm okay with that Smilie
Yeah I see where your coming from. I think theres always a balance. A child could learn the value of a dollar without completely depriving them of any luxury in their life.
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RugratsGalore
12-15-2010 at 09:51 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:51 PM.
Quote from Deal Hound :
How does that show ignorance about cars? You really won't get much of a car (much less a safe one) for $1,000. This isn't 1980, which is probably about the last time you could get a remotely good car for $1,000.
Then I guess they better learn to be decent mechanics as well Smilie Blood, sweat and tears!
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12-15-2010 at 09:51 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:51 PM.
OP is an MSG wannabe Nono2
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only in the $70-90k price range
Mad it's $120k now!
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12-15-2010 at 09:53 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:53 PM.
Quote from BayArea :
Yeah I see where your coming from. I think theres always a balance. A child could learn the value of a dollar without completely depriving them of any luxury in their life.
In my opinion, teenagers don't need brand new cars and it serves no real purpose. Period. But, like I said, that is just the way I feel. They can have a perfectly reliable used car that will serve the same purpose as a brand new car. I see no reason what so ever that they need one that is new off of the lot.
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12-15-2010 at 09:53 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:53 PM.
Quote from RugratsGalore :
Then I guess they better learn to be decent mechanics as well Smilie Blood, sweat and tears!
That better include being good with a tire iron when their car breaks down in a rough part of town, if you know what I mean.
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12-15-2010 at 09:54 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:54 PM.
Quote from RugratsGalore :
In my opinion, teenagers don't need brand new cars and it serves no real purpose. Period. But, like I said, that is just the way I feel. They can have a perfectly reliable used car that will serve the same purpose as a brand new car. I see no reason what so ever that they need one that is new off of the lot.
I would probably agree. A good used car as a first car is a excellent choice.
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12-15-2010 at 09:54 PM.
12-15-2010 at 09:54 PM.
Quote from Deal Hound :
That better include being good with a tire iron when their car breaks down in a rough part of town, if you know what I mean.
Guess they better keep their butt out of the shady parts of town. They must have hookers in safer areas, right Wink
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