lol thats what i'm saying.. i was like am i missing something here?

 

 

I just turned 19...My first car was a brand new 2009 Scion TC that my parents got me, it was a lease...i totalled it in a month..and not due to stupid driving...well I guess..I misshifted in my neighborhood and spilled soda..bent over..and boom..hit a car...that was fun..
Let alone...my dad said..well good luck..ur next car is on your own..but you still can't get a used car.."My dad has this crap with used cars that they all break and blah blah...he came here from peru with nothing bought used cars and hated it..now he only leases brand new cars.." buuttt then I had enough money saved up...3 grand for a down payment for a leased 2009 Honda Civic Si..which is what I drive..i modded it and payed every payment on it..parents helped me once when I lost my job..but that was it...every little penny came out of me..Now I plan on returning my Si and picking up an S in 2 weeks..on my own...I have learned to appreciate every little thing I have, especially my cars...

 

Good for you man...and does your dad want to adopt.

Stay safe and enjoy the life in that ride!

 

You are one of a lucky guy in the US... I live in the UK and just passed my test. I am so despirate to get an S2000 and ask for the insurance cost. And it cames out to be nearly the same price of the second hand S2000, 10,000 pounds for a year!!

Now the only car i can drive is just an old peugeot 106 1.1 litre which still cost a hell lot of money to get insured...

Congrats on your new car! Hope you enjoy it

 

Damn, and I thought insurance in the U.S. for a 20 year old with a sports car was a lot.

 

I quickly glanced over this, and as an 18 year old in college, I will gladly flame the hell out of you unlike all of the people who are patting you on the back.
You are what gives teenagers a bad name man. I had that phase too, I street raced with friends a couple of times, but I soon grew out of that. I get no excitement from racing in a straight line.
You sound proud of yourself? Good job. You need to realize that the only place you should be going 80 mph is on a highway. The only place you should be going above 80 is on a track or perhaps an autocross. You are not only endangering yourself when you street race, but you are endangering a ton of people around you when you are the idiot racing down a street. There was a big deal in the city I'm from because a high schooler racing a mustang ran into a telephone pole and died.
You need to tone it down, I'm glad you took advanced driving lessons, but keep in mind if you are going to floor it down the street don't come crying to fellow s2000 owners when you wreck your car or kill someone. Perhaps yourself.

 

I'd surely be dead if I got an s2000 at 16.... Hell I don't know how I survived riding motorcycles in college.

You kids with s2000s in highschool need to thank your parents daily.

 

just wanted to chime in with my .02

When I was in highschool, I was fortunate enough that my parent bought me a $10k used Civic which I did a bunch of ricey stuff to (which I thought was cool at the time.) I was lucky. Other people drove M3's and Cobras; they were luckier.

Because I didn't have to spend time working minimum wage jobs to pay for my car, I was able to study, do well in school, and spend alot of time with my friends. Now I am out of college and paid for my S2K myself.

My point is this: parents don't Need to make their kid pay for their own car to teach them "financial responsibility". The kid is going to learn it sooner or later, whether they like it or not, sink or swim.

If buying your kid a car is irresponsible, where do you draw the line? If they're old enough to work, couldn't you just use the same argument to kick them out of the house, let them pay their own rent so they can learn about "financial responsibility" and the "real world"?

Also, when I have my own kids, I would want them to drive better cars and live a more comfortable life than I did. Wouldn't you? I just don't see how a kid paying for their own car in HS is the best allocation of their time and resources.

 

i don't think it's the fact that you buy your kid a car that poses a problem but the fact that when parents buy kids nice, pricey cars that most of us disagree with. There's nothing wrong with letting your kid have a car to drive to school, but some of those who are given really nice cars never really appreciate what they have.