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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems reasonable for an adolescent of driving age to expect to be given the use of a car, at the discretion of the parents involved.  That is not the same thing as being given a car outright to use as he pleases.  The former can be taken away or restricted as needed, but the latter cannot.  All of this assumes that the parents can afford to keep a hand-me-down car or buy a modest used car.  No one should expect parents who are struggling to put food on the table to provide their children with cars.

While I think that there is some merit to the idea of expecting one's child to earn the money for his first car on his own, the practical side is that part-time jobs may detract from schoolwork and other more important tasks.  Also, most parents probably do not want their children to be driving the kind of cars that could be purchased with money from a part-time, minimum-wage job, which may be unreliable and/or unsafe.  Also, if the child pays for the car himself, parents cannot legitmately take it away if the child mis-behaves.  Personally, I would rather provide a good, safe, reliable car for my child and maintain control over its use.  Maybe expect the child to pay for gas and/or insurance in order to teach some responsibility.

I'm not a believer in buying a new or even "nice" car for a child.  Safety and reliability would be my only criteria for purchase.  The child can look forward to buying a new or nice car later on in life when he has the funds for it. I never understood the parents who buy their kids a car that is nicer than what the kids will be able to afford when working at their first "real" job. [/quote]

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