Do I need to buy DD a Jeep?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here, I see this wasn't a very popular thread among most... I am not trying to spoil her at all, but she does well in school and makes good choices, and honestly, why not? I don't think buying her the car would spoil her, especially since DD 2 will get it right after she graduates high school. But what some PPs brought up about safety is something I will definitely look into. Are the Renegades or Grand Cherokees any safer? They seem to be very popular amongst kids in the area so I will look into those as well. Sorry if I came across as a little crazy... I swear I'm just a normal suburban mom trying to make an educated decision!

Why bother asking if you don’t intend to listen to anyone

Second this. Don't ask questions when you know the answer! Don't be surprised if she is spoiled but, it isn't our problem, but yours!

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Anonymous wrote:Spoiling kids robs them of survival skills and ultimately inner confidence and a sense of accomplishment.

the most spoiled peer I know grew up to be a surgeon.

Cool singular anecdote. Is this surgeon happy?

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What about a used Jeep Patriot? I loved mine, and intended to pass it to DD-until I was rear ended. It was totaled, but protected me from injury-the insurance and body shop people were impressed with it.
It's also smaller and easier to park than the Wranglers.

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You, your daughter and her friends all sound pretty annoying, TBH.

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Why not a 2019 Lexus IS350 instead of a Jeep? The price is about the same. It is much safer than the Jeep. Just got one for my senior HS DD

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Anonymous wrote:Why not a 2019 Lexus IS350 instead of a Jeep? The price is about the same. It is much safer than the Jeep. Just got one for my senior HS DD

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Anonymous wrote:DD REALLY wants a jeep wrangler, but they cost around $40,000 to get a new 4-door one! A ton of her friends have them and she apparently feels "sad" and gets "rude comments" about her car in the school parking lot since most of her friends either drive a Mercedes or Jeep, which I have seen true. Obviously that's a little much and a ton of spoiled kids... but I do feel bad because she's the only one from our neighborhood without one except one girl who drives a NEW Mercedes(nicer than my car ...) I don't want her to be spoiled but we do have the money, I just feel like giving a new car to a teenager is... a little whack?! Am I right?? She drives a 2014 Honda Civic but that's not even a bad car! She keeps saying its all she's going to ask for Christmas and her birthday, and DD #2 would get it when she drives(14 now). What would you guys do? BTW I drive a Honda Minivan.

I agree that this has to be a teenager is writing this post. The bolded is my favorite line, that is ALL she is going to ask for!! I know I always get $40,000 gifts for my bday and Christmas!

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No. Buy her a safer car.

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I mean, the title is “Do I need to buy my DD a Jeep.” The obvious answer is no, you don’t need to. I drove a Ford Taurus station wagon in HS and my DH drove a Dodge Caravan or something like that. If our daughters ever beg for a Jeep I’d probably tell them I’m reconsidering their school/peer environment. But if you want to then you want to. The answer to your question is still no, you don’t have to. You want to.

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Also, I do think there is a danger in communicating to your DD that because she is a good student who plays by the rules, she “deserves” to get what she wants. Life doesn’t work that way. You can play by the rules, make the “right” decisions, and still not get what you want in life. Think about the values you want to impart and try to find a way to put this gift (if you do it) in that context.

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Anonymous wrote:If you buy a Jeep, but the 2019 Rubicon. The 2019's have some good safety features. Don't cheap out on a lessor model. And, have it painted pink.

Huh? Why does it have to be pink? Sexist jerk.

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Anonymous wrote:DD REALLY wants a jeep wrangler, but they cost around $40,000 to get a new 4-door one! A ton of her friends have them and she apparently feels "sad" and gets "rude comments" about her car in the school parking lot since most of her friends either drive a Mercedes or Jeep, which I have seen true. Obviously that's a little much and a ton of spoiled kids... but I do feel bad because she's the only one from our neighborhood without one except one girl who drives a NEW Mercedes(nicer than my car ...) I don't want her to be spoiled but we do have the money, I just feel like giving a new car to a teenager is... a little whack?! Am I right?? She drives a 2014 Honda Civic but that's not even a bad car! She keeps saying its all she's going to ask for Christmas and her birthday, and DD #2 would get it when she drives(14 now). What would you guys do? BTW I drive a Honda Minivan.

I agree that this has to be a teenager is writing this post. The bolded is my favorite line, that is ALL she is going to ask for!! I know I always get $40,000 gifts for my bday and Christmas!

I had to smile at this line too Totally out of touch with reality. It could just be a clueless woman who married a really rich man though and never had to learn about the value of money.

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Anonymous wrote:And here, ladies and gentlemen, is the problem with kids today.

And no, OP, do you do not need to buy DD a Jeep. If I heard any whinging at all after providing my children with a clean, safe, reliable car then I'd be taking it back and making them work for the money to buy their own the way DH and I did - regardless of what we can technically "afford". What we cannot afford is entitled children.

Not really. This problem has just about nothing to do with the kinds of problems I actually have with my son.

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Anonymous wrote:DD REALLY wants a jeep wrangler, but they cost around $40,000 to get a new 4-door one! A ton of her friends have them and she apparently feels "sad" and gets "rude comments" about her car in the school parking lot since most of her friends either drive a Mercedes or Jeep, which I have seen true. Obviously that's a little much and a ton of spoiled kids... but I do feel bad because she's the only one from our neighborhood without one except one girl who drives a NEW Mercedes(nicer than my car ...) I don't want her to be spoiled but we do have the money, I just feel like giving a new car to a teenager is... a little whack?! Am I right?? She drives a 2014 Honda Civic but that's not even a bad car! She keeps saying its all she's going to ask for Christmas and her birthday, and DD #2 would get it when she drives(14 now). What would you guys do? BTW I drive a Honda Minivan.

Entitled much?

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Tell her to get a boyfriend with a jeep.