I find it odd that parents go out and buy cars...

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: aswedc

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Don't blame me, I just wanted a car like a cheap mazda3 or maybe a used volkswagen jetta so I can migrate from my high school to a community college which is not even in walking distance and back (bus doesn't run through high school, you have to walk through a big park to get there after taking a bus). But they want everything new. Although it's going to be mine, I didn't really want a car that expensive...

There's a big difference between Camry and a new H2, or buying a kid a second BMW after he crashed the first one. I wish I was making this stuff up.

One girl I heard crashed her volkswagen jetta on the freeway. She got another, and crashed that too. Then she got another car :laugh:

 

[CollectiveUnconscious]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Survival of the fittest. What happens when the rich kid and his $50,000 Hummer and the poor kid and his $3000 Geo Metro go head-to-head...literally?

The rich kid had spent summers in Sussex honing up on his fencing skills, falls in Japan working on his hand-to-hand, winters lifting weights in his personal gym with his personal trainer, and springs at the shooting range. I feel sorry for the poor kid.

 

[buck]

My parents didnt get me a car, they did for my sister though. So i got a job selling marijuana, then i got a car on my own.

 

[Duddy]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

Originally posted by: aswedc

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Don't blame me, I just wanted a car like a cheap mazda3 or maybe a used volkswagen jetta so I can migrate from my high school to a community college which is not even in walking distance and back (bus doesn't run through high school, you have to walk through a big park to get there after taking a bus). But they want everything new. Although it's going to be mine, I didn't really want a car that expensive...

There's a big difference between Camry and a new H2, or buying a kid a second BMW after he crashed the first one. I wish I was making this stuff up.

One girl I heard crashed her volkswagen jetta on the freeway. She got another, and crashed that too. Then she got another car :laugh:

It's called car insurance.

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: Duddy

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

Originally posted by: aswedc

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Don't blame me, I just wanted a car like a cheap mazda3 or maybe a used volkswagen jetta so I can migrate from my high school to a community college which is not even in walking distance and back (bus doesn't run through high school, you have to walk through a big park to get there after taking a bus). But they want everything new. Although it's going to be mine, I didn't really want a car that expensive...

There's a big difference between Camry and a new H2, or buying a kid a second BMW after he crashed the first one. I wish I was making this stuff up.

One girl I heard crashed her volkswagen jetta on the freeway. She got another, and crashed that too. Then she got another car :laugh:

It's called car insurance.

Can we say their rates must've skyrocketd? :laugh:

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
$50K vehicle for a kid in HS is absurd, anyone agree? Sure you can say 'it's not my money' but I think it's a bit ridiculous considering that starting your kid off with expensive things will only set them up for failure..

not really unless you are living vicariously and can't afford that.

 

[Duddy]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

Originally posted by: Duddy

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

Originally posted by: aswedc

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Don't blame me, I just wanted a car like a cheap mazda3 or maybe a used volkswagen jetta so I can migrate from my high school to a community college which is not even in walking distance and back (bus doesn't run through high school, you have to walk through a big park to get there after taking a bus). But they want everything new. Although it's going to be mine, I didn't really want a car that expensive...

There's a big difference between Camry and a new H2, or buying a kid a second BMW after he crashed the first one. I wish I was making this stuff up.

One girl I heard crashed her volkswagen jetta on the freeway. She got another, and crashed that too. Then she got another car :laugh:

It's called car insurance.

Can we say their rates must've skyrocketd? :laugh:

Sky rocketed would be an understatement. Her rate must be 3 times higher then her car payment.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: CollectiveUnconscious

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Survival of the fittest. What happens when the rich kid and his $50,000 Hummer and the poor kid and his $3000 Geo Metro go head-to-head...literally?

The rich kid had spent summers in Sussex honing up on his fencing skills, falls in Japan working on his hand-to-hand, winters lifting weights in his personal gym with his personal trainer, and springs at the shooting range. I feel sorry for the poor kid.

The best of the rich do that, yes. The best of the poor also work really hard to make up for it, developing good work habits and learning lots of valuable life lessons in the process.

And then there's real life, where both rich and poor are lazy and do just enough work to get them through life, without learning anything at all. It would be a pretty sad competition, really.:laugh:

However, I think that jpeyton was referring to a crash, and implying that the deck is stacked against the poor...which is true.

 

[Cristatus]

Originally posted by: Duddy

Originally posted by: ChaoZ

Originally posted by: Duddy
When I turned 18 I bought my own Mazda3 Hatch for $22,000. My dad was the co-signer because I had no credit and he had awesome credit.

I pay for every $280 a month bill and pay my own insurance.

Just because a kid has a nice car doesn't mean they are spoiled. They might have worked very hard for it like me.

Why the hell would you do that when there's still college to consider. I would've just got any car that works.

Because my scholarships cover college. And if not, my parents will cover it.

My parents are rich, and they worked their asses off for years to get there. Their main drive was to be able to have their children live comfortably. I make awesome grades and work real hard at my job and they pay me back by giving me money when I need it and paying for my college.

Just like that guy with the SLK AMG.

I forgot his name, where did he go?

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak

Originally posted by: JBT
I think its because rich parents buy their kid a car and normal people have thier kid buy their own car...

Mhm

Even if I were rich, my kid wouldn't be getting a brand new expensive car. They'd be lucky to get a new car and it wouldn't be expensive or nice. It would be practical and safe.

Nevermind, I wouldn't buy them one. They'd be workin' for that sh!t somehow, but raising ~$10K (give or take a few grand) is kind hard for teenagers.

...and I'd rather my kids focused that energy on school anyhow

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: acemcmac
I had to buy my own car. That's why I drive a 99 Mustang V6 autotragic. It was the nicest, most reliable (on paper) car I could afford at the time.

Did you pay for your own insurance?

 

[Duddy]

Originally posted by: logic1485

Originally posted by: Duddy

Originally posted by: ChaoZ

Originally posted by: Duddy
When I turned 18 I bought my own Mazda3 Hatch for $22,000. My dad was the co-signer because I had no credit and he had awesome credit.

I pay for every $280 a month bill and pay my own insurance.

Just because a kid has a nice car doesn't mean they are spoiled. They might have worked very hard for it like me.

Why the hell would you do that when there's still college to consider. I would've just got any car that works.

Because my scholarships cover college. And if not, my parents will cover it.

My parents are rich, and they worked their asses off for years to get there. Their main drive was to be able to have their children live comfortably. I make awesome grades and work real hard at my job and they pay me back by giving me money when I need it and paying for my college.

Just like that guy with the SLK AMG.

I forgot his name, where did he go?

An SLK cost alittle more than a Mazda3.

That's a totally another world of rich.

 

[Cabages]

I dont know what I would do.

I would want my kid to work for his own car, but I would also want him to get good grades, and I can definitely say that working nights has effected my grades.

Its also hard finding a good paying job.

 

[CollectiveUnconscious]

Originally posted by: jagec
The best of the rich do that, yes. The best of the poor also work really hard to make up for it, developing good work habits and learning lots of valuable life lessons in the process.

And then there's real life, where both rich and poor are lazy and do just enough work to get them through life, without learning anything at all. It would be a pretty sad competition, really.:laugh:

However, I think that jpeyton was referring to a crash, and implying that the deck is stacked against the poor...which is true.

Ah, well let me explain why I was mistaken as to his meaning. A head-to-head car crash with a rich kid could never happen as his rich car would blast the oncoming poor car to bits, with rocket launchers and such, at the first sign of impending impact.

 

[JS80]

hah you should have seen my high school...the parking lot was full of BMW 3 series and Jeep Grand Cherokees. Couple people had SL500s.

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Originally posted by: logic1485

Originally posted by: Duddy

Originally posted by: ChaoZ

Originally posted by: Duddy
When I turned 18 I bought my own Mazda3 Hatch for $22,000. My dad was the co-signer because I had no credit and he had awesome credit.

I pay for every $280 a month bill and pay my own insurance.

Just because a kid has a nice car doesn't mean they are spoiled. They might have worked very hard for it like me.

Why the hell would you do that when there's still college to consider. I would've just got any car that works.

Because my scholarships cover college. And if not, my parents will cover it.

My parents are rich, and they worked their asses off for years to get there. Their main drive was to be able to have their children live comfortably. I make awesome grades and work real hard at my job and they pay me back by giving me money when I need it and paying for my college.

Just like that guy with the SLK AMG.

I forgot his name, where did he go?

Wasn't that Qosis?

Isn't Duddy the same guy that want to kill has dad because he didn't get Duddy the car he wanted? Or is Duddy the guy that gave his girl a curfew and forced her to not get a tattoo?

 

[Smartazz]

It's hard to work up from a really nice car. Not all colleges ever let you drive to school your first few years, unless you commute to school I think. I see a car as a method of transportation as of now, that may change in the future, but I'd rather not pay for a sh!tty car, than pay for a nice car. btw, my town's high school has escalade after escalade pouring out of their parking lot, yes this side of my town is loaded.

 

[Fenixgoon]

some people are just sickening. one girl at my HS wrecked her car and had a brand new one within a week. i mean jesus, teach your kid some responsibility.

 

[jds2006]

My parents bought me a car and never asked me to work because they wanted me to focus on my studies rather than working.

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
some people are just sickening. one girl at my HS wrecked her car and had a brand new one within a week. i mean jesus, teach your kid some responsibility.

i know what you mean. one girl i knew wrecked her lexus sport car (don't remember) and then got a fully "tricked out" lincoln navigator. her parents were divorced and i think her dad was trying to buy her love.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

this is not for you to ponder

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: nkgreen

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
some people are just sickening. one girl at my HS wrecked her car and had a brand new one within a week. i mean jesus, teach your kid some responsibility.

i know what you mean. one girl i knew wrecked her lexus sport car (don't remember) and then got a fully "tricked out" lincoln navigator. her parents were divorced and i think her dad was trying to buy her love.

yeah, same deal with a kid from my graduating HS class. got a brand new M3 as a graduation gift:Q:Q

 

[Philippine Mango]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
some people are just sickening. one girl at my HS wrecked her car and had a brand new one within a week. i mean jesus, teach your kid some responsibility.

I've never understood this arguement, so...??? Isn't that what insurance is for? You wreck your car and you get another one, how is this hard to comprehend?

 

[MikeMike]

sarcasm

by the time i have kids old enough to drive GM wont be around, so i guess ill have to buy my kids a used car.

/sarcasm

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

It's sad .... I don't understand it either.

Those kids are going to have one hell of a reality hit.

Funny thing is ... it's probably one of hte few things my in-lkaws did right when raising there kids. My wife had a Saturn when I met her. To put things in persepctive ... in the 80s, her dad considered buying a Lamborghini. They could have gotten anything she could have dreamed. My wife's sister got a Mini Cooper though. Not that expensive ... but not cheap.