Would you buy your 16 year old a new car?

[Anonymous]

I bought a brand new Chevy Cruze for daughter to use when got license. However in my name, I have three kids and next kid learning to drive on it while first kid at college.

I got it loaded with bells and whistles and safety features brand new for $16,300. With full warranty. Used cars decent were almost same price.

Chevy Cruz discontinued for 2020 but was voted number one new car purchased for teens. Parents buy them. Cheap to buy, cheap to fix, cheap to insure, slow, great gas Mpg and tons of safety features

Yes a boring slow white Chevy - perfect fit a 17 year old girl

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm planning to give my son a very used, but safe and reliable Accord. No, it doesn't have all the latest safety features, but it's plenty safe. I understand wanting the latest safety technology for your kid, but it's almost a guarantee that these kids will get into fender benders within their first year, and yet I have friends who are buying their kids brand new years, and expensive ones at that. Why not buy a slightly used car and save some money? I know I sound like a curmudgeon, but I don't think kids should be driving new BMWs, etc.

I don't think 16 year olds should have their own car, period. They should have to ask their parent's permission each and every time the family car is available for their use. You are so sanctimonious that a child shouldn't have an expensive car yet you are buying your 16 year old a giant killing machine. You aren't even making him pay for the killing machine or the insurance to cover it when he crashes into another car, pole or human. You have a spoiled child if you ask me.

Wow. You must be fun at parties.

My plan is this. Kid gets dad's old Jeep. Dad gets new Jeep. Everyone wins.

A Jeep? So he can kill the planet, until he rolls it over and kills himself.

You are the problem. With everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm planning to give my son a very used, but safe and reliable Accord. No, it doesn't have all the latest safety features, but it's plenty safe. I understand wanting the latest safety technology for your kid, but it's almost a guarantee that these kids will get into fender benders within their first year, and yet I have friends who are buying their kids brand new years, and expensive ones at that. Why not buy a slightly used car and save some money? I know I sound like a curmudgeon, but I don't think kids should be driving new BMWs, etc.

I don't think 16 year olds should have their own car, period. They should have to ask their parent's permission each and every time the family car is available for their use. You are so sanctimonious that a child shouldn't have an expensive car yet you are buying your 16 year old a giant killing machine. You aren't even making him pay for the killing machine or the insurance to cover it when he crashes into another car, pole or human. You have a spoiled child if you ask me.

You seem very overwrought at the prospect of a duly licensed driver operating a motor vehicle on the public highway.

Could you please explain why a youth-owned vehicle is a killing machine but a parental vehicle somehow is not?

DP. Parental vehicles are also killing machines, whether driven by teenagers or by parents. Cars in general are killing machines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New car, used cars that are affordable are not safe. Moving forward need to have collision avoidance like a tesla

I work in IT and I am a big fan of latest safety features like collision avoidance. I am going to get my 17 years DD a model 3 in a few weeks because she needs to learn how drive and I can afford it. Everyone situation is different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New car, used cars that are affordable are not safe. Moving forward need to have collision avoidance like a tesla

I work in IT and I am a big fan of latest safety features like collision avoidance. I am going to get my 17 years DD a model 3 in a few weeks because she needs to learn how drive and I can afford it. Everyone situation is different.

A decent father wouldn’t settle for less than a Model S

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm planning to give my son a very used, but safe and reliable Accord. No, it doesn't have all the latest safety features, but it's plenty safe. I understand wanting the latest safety technology for your kid, but it's almost a guarantee that these kids will get into fender benders within their first year, and yet I have friends who are buying their kids brand new years, and expensive ones at that. Why not buy a slightly used car and save some money? I know I sound like a curmudgeon, but I don't think kids should be driving new BMWs, etc.

I don't think 16 year olds should have their own car, period. They should have to ask their parent's permission each and every time the family car is available for their use. You are so sanctimonious that a child shouldn't have an expensive car yet you are buying your 16 year old a giant killing machine. You aren't even making him pay for the killing machine or the insurance to cover it when he crashes into another car, pole or human. You have a spoiled child if you ask me.

Wow. You must be fun at parties.

My plan is this. Kid gets dad's old Jeep. Dad gets new Jeep. Everyone wins.

A Jeep? So he can kill the planet, until he rolls it over and kills himself.

You are the problem. With everything.

NP. Jeeps are soooo stupid. Drive like crap too. Is your husband a 19 yo sorority girl?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New car, used cars that are affordable are not safe. Moving forward need to have collision avoidance like a tesla

I work in IT and I am a big fan of latest safety features like collision avoidance. I am going to get my 17 years DD a model 3 in a few weeks because she needs to learn how drive and I can afford it. Everyone situation is different.

A decent father wouldn’t settle for less than a Model S

mm
Seriously. Pp are you poor?