Would You Buy Your Child A Car?

[HannahMc]

I know many people whose parents bought them a new car on their 16th birthdays, since they could get their license. Personally, I would never do this as my kids could drive my car, or earn their own. I wanted to know if I was alone in this though.

[yettobuy]

well... back in the day when i was 16 turning 17, my parents told me if i get impressive marks at school, they will buy me a 10g car for my first

so i think offering some sort of incentive might work, i could be wrong though, and it wont work on everyone i was just so desperate for a car, and back then i didnt have much knowledge so for 10g i went and bought a galant vr4 4wd turbo and abused it for a year or 2

edit: would not buy the kids a new car though, something that gets them from A to B is enough until they gain some driving exp.

Edited April 16, 2006 by yettobuy

[Al]

if i had kids, I would never buy them a new car.

I would just buy them a cheap reliable car, so they can build up their driving experience. If they don't like it then they can work and save for their own choice of car.

Just my 2c

[heslo]

My parents bought me my first car, a lowly Daihatsu Applause, did the job however as I learnt manual on it and got my confidence, then a traded up to what I have now and haven't looked back! Still have the Applause in the family however; the girlfriend has it.

I think if I were to have kids, I'd be the same way

[ctjet]

i would never buy my kids any car... i worked for mine and they can work for theirs

[SECURITY]

my parents bought my first car, the motor and gearbox in my first car, my second car, my third car, and my fourth car, they werent expensive cars, i bought my r33 for 11,000 and all the work thats gone into it i've paid for...

i used to work for my parents so i needed a car to get around. as the business picked up they'd buy me a better car, it was their way of saying thankyou for all of the work i did for them (i practically ran the business).

with my kids i plan on making sure they earn their car. its one less hassle they need to worry about going through their studies. and i dont want them working just to pay a car off. i believe by getting them a car they'll be making a clear choice on their future without things like wanting to buy a car making them choose to leave school and start working before they finish.

[Modena]

People value things they have workd hard for... when I got my parents car to drive I thrashed it... now I own my own car and I baby it like gold.

[RoD]

I borrowed my parents excel for a couple of years when i first got my liscense, but they never bought me a car of my own. And by borrowed, I mean i paid for all the expenses (except insurance), but they still owned it.

RoD

Edited April 16, 2006 by RoD

[R33TOM]

yeah i got given the familys old car, 88 corolla, i didnt mind it, it was something to get from A to B. But no way my parents will buy me a new car.

[KamikazeR33]

i used my olds vb commo wagon until i bought my car. then i bought another one. so now i have 2 skylines for 1 person haha

id give my kids a run around but make them buy the car they want if they desire it. i never had any hand outs

[allblitz]

My son who is 3 has already booked his R33 GTR, and daughter who is 6 wants an R33 Gtst with custom pink paint and body kit I'm sure as time goes by they'll upgrade to an R34

[Freddy Kruger]

i reckon if i had a kid id use it as an incentive for his/her final yr12 result. i had no incentives and i spent more time looking for cars and working than i did worrying about school. i bought my car after muckup day before my final exams and by then i got what i wanted and gave pretty much stuff all effort into my exams.

id probably say id match whatever s/he had and pay for rego and insurance. but then id say nothing too fancy as it is their first car.

Edited April 17, 2006 by Freddy Kruger

[IOWNU]

i reckon if i had a kid id use it as an incentive for his/her final yr12 result.

My parents bought me an R33 GTS when i was 16 and I was allowed to buy my first turbo car as soon as i had turned 17, ever since then my parents have used school/uni as in incentive for me.

If I had the money, i'd buy em a car of their choice. Why be miser if its within your means?

That said, hopefully thats a LONG LONG LONG way away. lol.

[r34_skyline]

depends on the situation. if they've showed some effort into purchasing a car(of their choice), as a parent, i wouldnt mind covering up the remaining amount. if they showed no motivation what-so-ever and expects me to pay for the full cheeseburger, then they can forget about it.

my parents have trained me enough to realise that nothing is free and if u want something, u have to atleast put in some effort.

[Powers Lacking]

My parents bought me, my sister and my brother all our first cars. my first car when i turned 17 was a toyota camry.

When that blew up, they bought me my skyline. Now i dont want to sound obnoxious but if your parents have the money and they choose to buy you a car it is their decision how they wish to spend it.

Personally i have no problems with parents buying children their cars and i will buy my children cars when it is their turn.

Obviously its each to their own and i dont have a problem either way.

My 2 cents ...

[HannahMc]

Heh, that incentive for school thing is a good idea! Though the forum does seem kinda split on this topic.

[Modena]

If i ever have kids, they are not even touching a turbo car until past 21 yo... and plenty of driv exp.

[2BNVS]

my parents bought me my r33 which i still have today, they have helped me with some mods to the car... i didnt even know i was getting it, just opened up the garage door on my 18th and saw a stock r33 gts-t sittin there... the look on my face absolutley made their day and i have thanked them everyday for it...unlike some other ppl i know who take all that for granted and forget how they got it...

i would love to buy my kids their 1st cars when i get to that stage, i would never want my 15/16/17y/o etc workin their ass off (althouth they would be working with me) just to pay off their car that would take 20 years, sure its great if they help etc but i'd want my kids driving something pretty decent so at 17y/o theres not much that most could afford on their own

each to their own i guess but i have no worries with the kids that respect their parents, the ones that take it for granted are the ones that annoy me

ben...

[Shell]

I would... but only a cheap runabout like an old Laser or Corolla or soemthing (under 5K)

and they would have to pay for their own petrol/insurance/rego etc..

alot of my friends got given cheap cars in yr 11/12... i don't see any problem with helping out your kids if you can, as long as they appreciate it.

[AlexCim]

I almost had my parents on the edge of buying me a 200rwkw S14a 200sx as a first car, unforatunatly, it was sold before i got back to em.

Things progressed and in the end, i bought myself a stagea. Once i told my parents i wanted to manual convert, they said "f**k, we should have just taken our friends advice and bought you a WRX"

Meh... im happy with my car