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Originally Posted by Jaden
There's no reason for a 16 year old to have their own brand new car. There are some exceptions. If someone was given a goal and worked hard and saved their money I can see helping them get a new car if that is what they want. Or if they're working a job and you get it for them with them making their own payment and/or insurance.
That teaches them responsibility. For a parent to just buy their kid a new car when they're sixteen because they can does that kid a disservice. You just put another entitled shit bag in the world.
Jaden
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I kinda agree with this and kinda don't. I do agree with if they are paying for it by working, then yes, as a parent, I would probably subsidize their spending power. If they were to default on the payment, then I'd "repo" the car and not let them drive it. Great life lesson opportunity.
I do think a new car is better than an old, cheap car. You cannot put a price on safety, and modern cars are safer than older cars.
I've had a thought for a long time, that when the time comes, I'd get my kid a WRX, but literally just bleed off all the boost, so that it's effectively NA. Why? Because the WRX is one of the safest cars you can get at a reasonable price. It also allows for me to monitor if the car is being used responsibly. When the time is right, the boost can always slowly be added back.
Strange coming from me, cuz when I was 16, I dgaf about cars, but given the things that my friends and I did back then, we're lucky nobody got hurt.