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My mom offered to give me her Dodge Aries K car (a nice Reliant automobile) for free. I declined and worked a job after school to save up enough money to buy a $1,200 Firebird @ 18.
Yea... I still don't regret that.
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Originally Posted by Miatakid
I don't want my parents to buy my car.
Good kid. I can't believe some people jumped on him when he said nowhere in the OP he expected mom and dad to buy it.
I'm amused by posters who don't live in Southern California questioning whether an individual really needs a car to get around in Southern California.
I know right thanks man
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Originally Posted by MillennialUrbanist
I'm going to play devil's advocate here, and back up the OP. With him living in LA, a car is a must for getting dates, let alone going on one. I've had my own dates meet me at train stations and such (as an adult), but I live in Chicago. No one will agree to that in LA.
Without a car, the poor guy will end up sitting in his parents' basement, posting angry rants on the Red Pill forums.
Lol I'm not much of a ladies man but thanks for understanding.
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Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer
Where are you getting the money to give to your broke friends?
I recycle bottles every now and then. I live near a bar and I go into the dumpsters after they throw the bags of glass bottles in them. Not the coolest way to get cash but glass makes bank at recycling centers.
Your screen name brings to mind a funny story about first cars.
The daughter of a co-worker got a job and needed transportation... her aunt had an older and garage kept miata that was offered to her for free...
The daughter refused... she wanted a new Golf and all of her friends got New Cars... mostly new Civics because the parents didn't want to worry about repairs.
I kid you not.
I was just happy to have wheels as were most of my friends... many of us worked on our cars because that was the way it was...
On the other hand I have never known so many kids that have no interest in getting a license...
I don't want my parents to buy my car. I knew I would have to pay for it myself but I'm surprised at all my friends with no jobs that have their parents pay for insurance car and gas. I'm not saying I want my parents to buy my car.
You've earned my respect with this thread Miatakid, I hope you get the job and the car you want.
My generation bought their own cars, my kids didn't. We provided cars through high school and college. That was as much for our convenience as theirs, since they had a lot of activities during high school and lived away for college. But I admire your goals, and am pretty confident you'll reach them.
My kids both laid out of school for a year after high school graduation, worked at a grocery store, and paid for the lion's share of their own (nice) cars for college. We helped some, but we're not rolling in dough. It was good for them, and someday they will be proud that they did it themselves.
I shared their story because, though I have not read all the posts, most of the stories here seem to be from older people who bought their own cars 'way "back in the day". My kids' stories are more recent....one of them is still in college, as a matter of fact. Some of the youngest one's college friends don't even have cars, or they have beaters.
I bought ALL my cars since stealing isn't an option
My sons though were granted cars based on their school grades and work ethics. Both got jobs at 16, and when they turned 18, with exceptional grades and money saved. A Used reliable car was gifted to them.
Eldest got a Honda and the Youngest got a Ford escort. Both were from a state auction. Sweet deals on both! I didn't mind gifting them the cars, they were grad/christmas presences rolled into one. They took great pride in driving safely and doing maint. on the cars. What a way to bond when working on cars!
Funny thing is...when they had to purchase their own insurance they got irrate at the cost since the insurance guy said "boys" were more likely to get tickets or cause accidents. My eldest was 26 before he even got a ticket of any kind....and my youngest (who is now 30) has not gotten a ticket or been in any incidences..
Sort of blows that insurance guys "reasoning".
Some parents do buy a car for their teen. That depends on the circumstances.
My daughter was going to college and needed a car. I let her use my extra car, that I happened to have laying around for that purpose. I planned ahead.
She had worked and saved for college and she used that money to support herself. I supplied the car because it was needed. It wasn't for a joyride. She could have bought her own car but then I would have had to give her money for support.
My son doesn't have a car and I won't help him get one because I don't want him to drive. I have sabotaged his attempts because he lives in a busy city and he can get around. Driving in that area is kind of scary even for me, and I am a bad driver too.
I can see why some parents buy new cars for their kids. If they need their kids to drive and they can afford it then it makes sense to buy 'safe and reliable'. I think a bus pass is safer and what I would choose if that was an option. I did choose that, but realistically she needed a car at that time.
I personally didn't have a car in high school but I didn't have parents either. I bought my own first car but it was the first of many. I always bought the kind that broke down a lot. That was my brand.
You guys can stop ragging on me. It's just before I got my license I automatically assumed the rest of the kids my age at my school would be paying for their own car too but I was mistaken. This time next year I'll be cruising in a Miata.
So you don't realize your original post conflicts with the thread title?
Your thread title infers you're the only one.
But your OP says "not according to all my friends and rich kids".
Not according to my friends, or any kid I see driving in and around LA with expensive cars.
No, you're probably not the only one, but it might seem that way.
I drove by the high school yesterday and saw a student parking lot full of late model cars. I don't get it. When I was in high school the parking lot was full of 10+ year-old "beaters".
Things are different now...
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