I'm 19, and my parents paid for my car. Sure I'm spoiled, but at the same time, I'm not going to apologize for being lucky in the lottery of life. However, I don't consider myself to be a bratty kid who expects such things from my parents, because they very well could have decided not to get me any car at all. Age is only a number, and doesn't always show how mature a person is. I've met some 40 year olds who never grew up, and still act like kids. Anyways, nowadays people who make money young seem to spend it immediately on things such as cars. If they're going to continue to pull in that money in the future years, they should be ok. However, if they don't save anything for a rainy day (buying 2 Corvettes at once seems foolish to me), they could be in for a bumpy ride in the future.

Mingster, I hear ya about having to work harder simply because we're Asian, but unfortunately that's the way it is.

 

There are definately people who can afford to buy a car with their own money at a young age. But then again they didn't have to pay rents. There was a line in a movie that said "Everyone needs help" and so on. I'm gonna buy my car by investing my "gift money". If I end up earning lots and giving back the "gift money" in full, did I still buy using my own money? Honestly, people who are critical are just jealous. I agree that some rich youngsters are huge snobs. But if their parents buy them a really nice car and they are thankful for it, isn't it better than being forced to buy a car using your own money and not thanking your parents or anyone else buy yourself for it?

 

I agree that there is definitely a difference between someone who is blessed, but grateful for it, and someone who is just plain spoiled. I can see that those youngsters here who are fortunate to have wealthy families are very grateful for it and recognize how lucky they are. I think I'm going to sell mine soon, because I've come to realize, I really can't afford it afterall.

 

I apoligize in advance if this post offends anyone... This is just my opinion.

I disagree with redleader. I don't see the big deal with this. So what if you're 16 and daddy brought you a brand new S2000? More power to him I say. Being a single child myself, I was pretty spoiled growing up. My parents made sure that I had everything I wanted, and that included a new car on my 16th Birthday but I was always grateful. So what? Then my dad helped me build up my personal credit and by 20, I was able to buy my own BMW on my own credit. My dad wanted to help me, his kid, just like many parents here, so what? I think as a parent you want to see your child develop and succeed. And now I'm 27, and I am quite proud of what I have accomplished and the cards that I was dealt... I personally believe that this post is nothing more than a rant of jealous. Jealously of those "youngsters" who achieved ownership of this car with the help of their parents. redleader, I'm sorry to hear that you can no longer afford to own this beautiful machine but do you have to bash the rest of us who can afford it?

Being of Asian/Hispanic descent myself, I understand that you have to work harder but I think that this traditional asian philosophy is getting old, at least for me. I worked pretty hard to get to where I am today but I didn't do it because people see me as an Asian nor to gain acceptance from others or this country. I did it for myself and my family. Afterall, isn't that more important?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mav
[B]I apoligize in advance if this post offends anyone...

 

I didn't take redleader's tone as one of jealousy either. I'm a young owner (19), and to be honest, I wondered how people could buy this car all by themselves at 16 or 17. He just sounded curious, and that's the way I took it.