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Originally Posted by azenthusiast I'm 18 as well and I agree on the idea that you are not ready for a Viper. For me personally, I got what was my parent's daily driver (a Jeep Liberty) and I feel myself to be very blessed to have that. I used to wish they had gotten me this or that instead. However, the responsible and mature thing to do is to be grateful for whatever they give you since you are not paying for it. I would personally feel bad having my parents take orders on what car I wanted and then spend so much money that they could be applying in other aspects of their own lives on a frivolous vehicle that I thought I "needed" to have. My opinion is take what you can get, work hard, and strive to be able to afford a nice vehicle on your own dime someday. That's why I have worked for a scholarship in business to the university that I want to attend and have a 3 Series BMW desktop on my desktop computer so that I have to look at it every time I turn it on. |
We're on the same page. I know I would much rather have a cooler ride than a Jeep Liberty and can afford them...buy why? It seems like every model specific car forum has created drones hiding behind their car's identity, striving to 'one up' everyone else. To me, life is more than just material objects even though it's taken me three years to realize that.
My parents bought me a brand new silverado when I was 16, I put 6,000 into it before I was 18. Everyone thought I was ballin', it was lowered, big rims, shaved, very clean; but in reality I was broke. I got sick of the truck and wanted something more practical that I wouldn't mod, so my parents got me the Jeep. Of course, I wanted to go back into modding etc, and the Liberty just isn't the ride for that IMO. I talked about selling it and getting an sti or evo. My parents finally sat down and after all this time basically said "We spent ____ on you, which we could have used elsewhere. We extended our funds to you because of the plush warranty and functionality of the vehicle".
...I never felt like more of an ***. Now, I'm much more humble. They bought me vehicles so I wouldn't have to worry about the expenses and be better off when I get out of college, not splurge the money I saved by them buying the car
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When I was younger I always thought having shiny things meant you we're well off, and other people would think the same, boy was I wrong. My girlfriends father is a millionaire, and hates when I buy cars or new things for them, wisely reinstating that cars are nothing more than a depreciating asset.