Is buying your teen daughter one of these a parenting status symbol?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, it is. If you want your message to be "I suck as a parent."

My DD is getting a car at 16 and it is about 2 years old, low mileage and a Honda and her comment was "If I get a car at 16, I am going to be excited about whatever car it is!" She is getting a car because I am tired of being the chauffeur and yet I want her to continue being involved in so many awesome activities.

But you're GIVING her a car?? She's not just borrowing the family car sometimes??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone buying this for their teens are making following statements:

"I am desperate for approval"
"Screw the environment"
"I am too clueless to realize this is tacky"

Which private school are we trolling here and why? Why are you jealous, OP?
Someone's kid got into a better college than your kid? Seems pretty mean.

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Anonymous wrote:I will buy myself a newer vehicle and give my daughter my SRX. She'll be fine.

Okay, but again - you're no better than anyone else, including this mom.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:fyi the Jeep in OP's post costs over $45,000

anyone who pays 45k for a jeep is a certified idiot

I just paid 25k to have my old one re done, lifted a little for the beach. I don't feel like an idiot. I feel like I invested in something fun that serves a purpose.

Sorry to inform you, but spending that kind of money makes you an idiot.

[Anonymous]

I’m convinced My hearing loss is from driving a soft top on the highway for too many years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone buying this for their teens are making following statements:

"I am desperate for approval"
"Screw the environment"
"I am too clueless to realize this is tacky"

Which private school are we trolling here and why? Why are you jealous, OP?
Someone's kid got into a better college than your kid? Seems pretty mean.

Are you jealous because these girls got into good colleges just because they spent 4 years waving a stick around while running up and down a field maybe OP?

Next time give your kid a stick too, ok?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m convinced My hearing loss is from driving a soft top on the highway for too many years.

Revenge of the poors.

[Anonymous]

Elon college types love these.

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Anonymous wrote:Didn't know they were a thing but my 16 year old son wants one when he fianlly gets his license (we are in DC). I personally think they are the coolest car a kid can drive (Im a mom) and I wanted one as a teen too. Not getting him a new one though. The new ones are a little cheesy IMO. Used are way cooler (and cheaper).

Stop using the word “cool”. It makes you sound like a 16 year old.

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Anonymous wrote:



Plus ça change...

Should we leave a note!!!!

Hahahaha.

[Anonymous]

There was a similar post about this maybe a year ago, I'm too lazy to look for it.


I am 34 and yeah all the cool kids got jeeps, or the Volkswagen convertible, Cabrio?


My DD will get my Civic and I'll get a newer (but still used) one


Conspicuous consumption is tacky

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Anonymous wrote:http://www.thecarcrashdetective.com/best-practices-driving-technique-vehicle-selection-road-design/

Best practices. Parents who buy their kids Jeeps don't follow these.

We always keep three cars so I would not buy one for my kid till they graduate college as they can use one of ours. I like them and think they are fun so we'll be buying one for me. I RF till age 4, my 9 year old is still in a high back booster and when we travel we take a HBB with us. They have equal or better ratings than some other cars and it depends on the 2 vs 4 door. One of the bad ratings was due to the doors being off, which should not be taken it not account as it doesn't make it comparable. If you parent your kid well, they will have common sense by driving age and they can do dumb things in any car.

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Anonymous wrote: There was a similar post about this maybe a year ago, I'm too lazy to look for it.


I am 34 and yeah all the cool kids got jeeps, or the Volkswagen convertible, Cabrio?


My DD will get my Civic and I'll get a newer (but still used) one


Conspicuous consumption is tacky

A new/new loaded honda civic can be $24K just to start, so easily can be $35K. I don't believe in buying a teen a car... to me that is conspicuous consumption. They can use your cars.

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Anonymous wrote:Jeeps have the highest particulate emissions per gallon of gas of any auto maker by a wide margin. I would never buy one.

Good, don't. #virtuesignaling

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone buying this for their teens are making following statements:

"I am desperate for approval"
"Screw the environment"
"I am too clueless to realize this is tacky"

Which private school are we trolling here and why? Why are you jealous, OP?
Someone's kid got into a better college than your kid? Seems pretty mean.

Prius owner:
"I'm kinda poor and am desperate for approval"
"I am too clueless to realize this is tacky"

Tesla owner:
"I'm kinda rich and am desperate for approval"
"I am too clueless to realize this is tacky"