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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband and I will be in this boat in about 2.5 years for DSS. We agree so far on a reliable, new-ish (probably mid 2000s) car that will get him from A to B and[b] not embarrass him[/b] or cost us an arm and a leg in constant repairs, but we're not going to spend a lot of money on something that, chances are, he'll eventually wreck. Plus, I just don't see the benefit of giving a 16 year old a brand new car. In addition to the fact that they're usually careless with their cars at that age, what do they have to work for if they're handed a BMW for their first car. Where's the satisfaction that comes when you finally get to the point where you can buy yourself your first nice car if your first car was a luxury car given to you by your parents?

I doubt we'll spend much more than $6000-$7000 on his first car, and it won't be a minivan or anything embarrassing like that, but he's not getting a 350z or something ultra sporty either. [/quote]

talk about entitlement. He will be lucky to have a car at all.[/quote]

I'm that PP and I agree. Kids are not guaranteed their own car.  But I'm not going to make the poor kid drive a minivan just to prove a point. [/quote]

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