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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2016 16:35:13 GMT
Late to the game but ds had no input on whether or not the madza will be his first car for now.
If he wants to pay for at least half for a different car, then he can have input. If we had decided to replace the madza (may still replace it, just not right now), we'll ask both boys for their opinion on our first choices. So far, both of them want to drive a car similar to the madza in terms of size and reliability.
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on Jul 6, 2016 16:58:46 GMT
No input at all. We will not be buying or giving our kids cars. They can save money or strike a deal with grandparents. We also will not be paying for insurance or gas. You want it, you buy and upkeep it.
I don't mind driving the kids to work/events/sports.
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Post by bc2ca on Jul 6, 2016 17:15:35 GMT
DD didn't get to pick her car, but she did have lots of input and test drove everything DH picked out. In the end she made the choice between the 2 finalists and picked by color (and not the one DH & I preferred ). As a short legged person, there are many vehicles DD cannot drive, including our manual transmission Ford Ranger. She would have loved to take over the truck but just can't reach the clutch. I think your DD's concern is legitimate.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 6, 2016 17:20:59 GMT
My youngest says his next vehicle will be a Tesla. He wants a self driving car. Yeah, we will see how those insurance rates look. Just make sure he understands that "self driving" doesn't mean that he should watch a movie while driving. Someone did that a couple of weeks ago, and got killed in an accident. He's a teckie freak. He knows and thinks and car that can parallel park is for him.
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Post by pierkiss on Jul 6, 2016 17:21:52 GMT
My parents kind of asked me what I did/did not want in a car. I told them not a stick shift, not a truck, and not a boat. Beyond that I didn't care. Esp because I didn't think they were serious in asking. They got me a Corsica, and it served me well. I totally get your daughters apprehension at driving a big truck. I would have been so uncomfortable and scared to drive that as well!
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scrappington
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Post by scrappington on Jul 6, 2016 17:40:19 GMT
I learned in a full size truck and it was a manual. Really wasn't an option. I think it's better to learn big then later she knows she can drive and handle things. After the first couple times driving it she will be fine and honestly she would be scared in anything she drives first.
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Post by Merge on Jul 6, 2016 21:17:11 GMT
My parents kind of asked me what I did/did not want in a car. I told them not a stick shift, not a truck, and not a boat. Beyond that I didn't care. Esp because I didn't think they were serious in asking. They got me a Corsica, and it served me well. I totally get your daughters apprehension at driving a big truck. I would have been so uncomfortable and scared to drive that as well! My parents got me a Corsica, too. Ugly, serviceable thing! My dad bought it for me when my first car, an 81 Citation, died. Now the Citation was ugly!
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Post by Merge on Jul 6, 2016 21:21:15 GMT
No input at all. We will not be buying or giving our kids cars. They can save money or strike a deal with grandparents. We also will not be paying for insurance or gas. You want it, you buy and upkeep it. I don't mind driving the kids to work/events/sports. You're a better person than me - I mind! I work full time and her school and most of her friends are 30+ minutes away. I am so tired of being the mom taxi. The price of us getting her this car is that she will be expected to drive her younger sister around, too. Well worth it IMO.
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Post by dealsamongus on Jul 6, 2016 21:28:14 GMT
Just purchased a car for DS today and he had zero input. We bought something that we knew would be a good practical vehicle for him. My parents bought cars for me when I was still living at home and I had no vote in what they got. My DH never had anyone buy a car for him. Every car he's ever had he purchased himself. That is how it was for me and my DH. My dad bought me a car at 15.5 to learn to drive but DH had to save up and buy his own. I like the idea of somewhere in the middle.
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on Jul 6, 2016 23:35:27 GMT
No input at all. We will not be buying or giving our kids cars. They can save money or strike a deal with grandparents. We also will not be paying for insurance or gas. You want it, you buy and upkeep it. I don't mind driving the kids to work/events/sports. You're a better person than me - I mind! I work full time and her school and most of her friends are 30+ minutes away. I am so tired of being the mom taxi. The price of us getting her this car is that she will be expected to drive her younger sister around, too. Well worth it IMO. Nah, not better. Just cheap. LOL. I also work full time. DH is a SAHD. He does the school drop off/pick up. By not buying her a car, we are hopefully taking care of the running here and there to friends houses after school and to the mall (45 minutes away) and to the theater (30 minutes away) during the week. No car=no can do. Weekends, I don't mind. Here, kids are not allowed to drive other kids until they turn 18. My DD will not be 18 until the August after she graduates from HS. Oh darn. LOL. I don't know that I want her driving her brother around. She's not scared of anything and LOVES to go fast. We're not in a hurry to get her driving!
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Post by raindancer on Jul 7, 2016 1:31:34 GMT
None. My kids will be sharing the Honda fit that we bought new and have paid off.
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Post by theshyone on Jul 7, 2016 1:51:30 GMT
My daughters 15 a couple weeks away from being 16 and getting her drivers. We aren't in a position financially to get her one, or her brother in a couple years. It makes me sad. I bought my own all on my own at 20. And I foresee them having to as well. Why would you be sad?? I didn't own my own car until I was 21. Kids don't NEED their own cars in my opinion. My brothers and I never ever expected our parents to buy us a car when we got our licenses. I think because we want more for our kids than what we had? My 93 sidekick broke in the middle of traffic again today. It's just not safe for me anymore. It's so frustrating.
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Post by 3jaysanc on Jul 7, 2016 3:44:21 GMT
It was kind of a joint decision. The whole thing was a process that was very important to DH. He wanted to teach them how to shop for a car. They sat down and went over everything from budget, to milage, to what makes it a good value, etc. They came back to him with a list of cars they were interested in. He then made them look up safety ratings and call insurance companies to check on insurance rates. They narrowed the lists down to 2-3 cars and would send him links to what they were interested in. He took them for the test drives, then coached them through the negotiating. DD1 ended up with a VW Jetta which wasn't anywhere on her radar but she thought was the best value. DD2 found a VW Beetle which was exactly what she wanted. DS1 decided to go the "project" route after he assured DH he had the additional money set aside to do the projects that would need to be done and bought a Jeep Wrangler. I was given an old awful embarrassing to drive grandma car that I really hated. DH was allowed to get whatever he wanted. I would have been completely fine telling them they would be happy with whatever we chose to give them, but it was important to DH to get them what they wanted. Ours is a Jetta too and I agree with the value. It also wasn't on any of our radar, but we got a great deal on it and we all really like it. My daughter has zero input but we also went with a VW. An 03 Passat. It looks greats, runs perfectly and we felt.good about her driving it.
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