YoungS2K, who is your insurance provider? Seeing your record...and the amount you pay...I could be paying more than I should, also, what kind of coverage do you have? Is the plan in your name, or your parents'?

 

c'mon Siper...Just cuz I'm a salesman dosen't mean I'm im-moral....Well maybe a just a little

 

Jay,
You are in the best position to decide what you should do. Given what I know of your situation, your parents can afford to give you the car without financial hardship, and you are responsible, so perhaps you should take it, with the resolution that you will drive it carefully.
We're all colored ny our backgrounds. I was given alot, by thoughtful parents. I also worked hard, was frugal, and earned scholarships which paid for most of college, all of grad school, and part of med school. You sound like someone who will not be spoiled by taking the car.
Don

 

Whoa . .I was just having this same conversaton earlier today with some co-workers, and none agreed with my opinions. Oh well, maybe one of you will:
My first car was a 1983 dodge colt (153,737 miles on it!). I worked my a$$ off for this car, had to walk to work while I was saving for it ($600 + $300 to make it run). Regardless of what anybody else thought of this car, I thought it was beautiful! The value of this car was not it's monentary worth, but what I had put into it.

Because I started out with a not-as-nice-as-my-friends-cars, I learned many lessons on how to care for a car, along with life lessons on the value of money, and responsibility.

Another point I would like to make is that if you allow anybody to give you anything (especially a car), they usually expect something in return (i.e. Good grades, go to college, mow the lawn, etc.), and can easily take that item back if you don't fulfill their expectations. I say, hell with that! Buy your own stuff, and take care of your own self, becuase that is truely what makes you into a man.

Refusing the car (and explaing why if this would hurt your parents) makes you a man, and more respected.

 

you refused it once... now you wavered. now you're saying how you're going to feel no guilt.

ultimately, you're taking the car. so don't give me this oh i have a conscience and i'm not spoiled so i rejected it once, but now i will accept.

that's weak

 

Ben, you certainly don't get my point. If I'm going to take it, I'm going to take it with no guilt or not take it at all. For the record, I never once said I wasn't spoiled. I know I am, but I'm also not going to make any apologies for being in the fortunate situation I'm in.

 

I'm currently under ALLSTATE. No, the insurance is not under my name, it's under my dad name. I got full-coverage, 250$ deductible. The reason that it's is cheap(if you think 2G is cheap) for me is because we got the FAMILY PACKAGE. What that mean is that, all of the family's cars, house, health-bla bla are under Allstate. 5cars,house,and businesses. Those are the reasons. I can drive any car in the family too. The thing is, How much longer can i stay with ALLSTATE. I have a feeling that they gonna kick me out soon...
NICK

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jay Li:
[B]mingster, I'm Chinese.

 

ALLSTATE is the crappiest insurance company out there. They are THEIVES.

They screwed me once when my car (Talon TSI) got stolen a few years back.

If one of you is with ALLSTATE i would get out while you still can.

"You are in good hands with ALLSTATE".
Ya, hands that SCREW you if you ever make a claim.

 

Hey Mingster...glad I can provide some hope for the future generation of Asians in America. I was born here, and the reason my parents immigrated here was because they wanted their kids to have the best opportunities and lives that they could. I respect my parents for what they have done, and I know that I will pass the things they've taught me down to my children. Unfortunately, I don't think I really give an accurate representation of our youth.