Anything wrong with buying your teen an nice car? ($40,000 and up)

[Anonymous]

MrTrevorRolling wrote:Yes, it's wrong. First, don't raise a douchebag. Second, make the kid learn to drive with a beater, like a normal person, and then make them work to buy their first decent car. It builds character. Third, so many adults make astoundingly stupid car-related financial decisions, it's best not to set your kid up for failure.

I learned on my parents new car. It wasn't fancy but the only one with air bags at the time. They drove the beater car as they wanted us safe.

[Anonymous]

You can do whatever you want, But, I think the jeep wrangler is a bad choice for a new driver. Just like a Dodge Hellcat would be.

Me? If I was giving my DD a new 40K car, it would be a Subaru Outback loaded with the smaller engine and all of the safety features (Eyesight). That would be 35K. The last 5K would go to defensive driving lessons.

With that said, I can not afford to throw away 40K. So, next year, when DD drives, she will get a hand-me down: a reliable, safe, and slow car (2011 Subaru Outback).

[Anonymous]

Troll so hard.

[Anonymous]

So for all the anti Jeep folks. Wranglers have some of lowest insurance rates for a reason! And for the folks that say they are unreliable well I doubt you can get a lifetime maxcare warrenty with a Honda! My Wrangler has a bumper to bumper lifetime 999,988 mile warranty that expires in 2098.

Let her have fun and send her to a few Jeep Jamborees in the summer! Learning to drive off road is much safer than hauling ass in a BMW.