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10-19-2011, 06:55 PM | #221 |
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Definitely not. I'm 34 and just got my first M3... it's an amazing car but way too much for a inexperienced, young (read: invincible) driver to handle, regardless of their overall maturity.
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10-19-2011, 06:59 PM | #222 |
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Sure if its this M3..
In reality, not only no but HELL no...why so he can wrap it around a tree and kill himself. I'm 47, I have 2 boys 10 and 7. Dave
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10-20-2011, 10:33 AM | #226 |
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I could care less about the money.
As an 18 year old your brain is still defective. No matter how hard you try the part of your brain that processes rational thoughts is still under developed. You are fully capable of being a total bone head without any thought to the potential consequences. One day when you look back at this moment you will know exactly what I am talking about. Things you think are safe and sane now will look really stupid in another 15 years. |
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10-20-2011, 01:15 PM | #229 |
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Absolutely not.
If you want to get your kid a BMW as a first car, do what I am planning on doing. Get them a beater E30 3 series and do it up with them. I'd say go with the 318is or 325i. Not too much power, but a car that handles well and can teach them to appreciate fine automobiles. Everyone has to start small. Its important to appreciate and understand handling before applying power. |
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10-20-2011, 02:01 PM | #231 |
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Do what my dad did.
If she truly is into driving a performance vehicle, buy her driving lessons on a track/performance school or with a performance instructor and teach her how to handle the car before giving it to her. If you can trust her, then go for it. Make her happy!
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simple..american society is about progression that is the reason why millions of individuals immigrate here every year. Therefore, if you can afford to give it to your daughter and she is responsible/you trust her then go right ahead. Do not let any morons on here i.e 16 year olds who do not drive yet and disgruntled 46 year olds who wish they were your daughter influence your decision. Only thing I could say is wish I was your son ha.
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Now obviously you have a different opinion, which is fine. Its just I can assure you that a vast majority of us parents that are on this board feel the opposite. It has nothing to do with age, if I was a 35 yr. old parent right now I still wouldn't be an enabler (which is what parents are if they are paying for the car and the peripheals) for my son or daughter to get a 400+hp car for one of their first cars. Now if they are 18 and pay for the car completely and live alone not on the teet, then thats a different story. They are legal adults at that point and if the they have the financial wherewithal to get the car than what can you do at this point. Other than advise against it... To the OP: Happy Bday..just giving you the same advise I would give my son one day when he is your age. My boys are just 10 and 7..thank the Lord that driving is a few years off. Dave
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No one has. It is so dreary, you want to kill yourself, hence become an un-safe driver without noticing.
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An example out of first hand:
I'm 24 now, learned how to drive at 7 yo, raced in karting for 2 years, was permitted to drift across parking lots when my father's cars tires were almost gone,... When I was 17 (we get to drive here at 18), my father was in great doubt too. He drove an e39 M5 at that time, which we both adored. His plan was to let me drive it during the weekends first, saying we were waiting for my own first car, but in fact testing me if I was capable to really own it. I screwed up big time. Drifting at roundabouts, cross-junctions, parking lots,... Tires had 5k km and were gone. The plan was offcourse blown of and we ordered an audi a3 diesel. I think that was probably the righ choice, although I really regret losing the e39. I was permitted to drive his e60 during the weekends though, wich was fun offcourse :-) We made a deal that after acomplishing some things (mainly getting my medicine degree and putting some money aside) I would get a sports car. It became a 1M. Truly amazing car by the way! What I'm trying to say is this. I was at the other side, and looking back I now realize that things have been scary enough without an M-car... It destroys your build-up proces to. What's she going to buy to improve...? Also, her friends will think she's spoiled. Buy her a Golf... Or maybe a pickup, don't know how things go over there :-) And maybe keep the m3 aside as a trackday car or so :-p |
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I keep coming back to the same point of MODERATION. Sure, if you are affluent, your kid doesn't have to drive a beater, but is it in their best interest to own such a high powered premium level vehicle at such a young age? Aside from the undeniable biology of Adolescent brain development and impulse control, there is the simple concept of teaching your children the value of money and hard work. It will serve them well in life when parents are no longer there or able to take care of them. Personally, I don't want to be supporting my kids when they are in their late 20's, but in order to insure that this doesn't happen, and also insure that they are reasonably happy, I have to teach them to fend for themselves. My older daughter just started high school this year. At the end of the year, her school is sponsoring a trip to Italy. I am going to ask her to make a choice between that trip and a summer camp that she loves and goes to every year. Not because I can't afford both, but because I want her to learn to have to make choices, and learn discipline in spending.
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This thread is an interesting followup to an argument I just had with my wife over lunch.
Our 14 year-old will be able to get his permit about a year from now. Of course there's talk about what car he'll be getting. Now, there's been no talk about what job he'll get or what will be paid for by whom, but I digress (I'm technically only a step-parent, so my influence and authority are limited). My wife currently drives a Toyota Tacoma Double Cab TRD Sport that's her baby. She's had her eye on a Raptor for some time (yes, she's that kind of woman). The plan for the past year or so has been to give our teenager the Tacoma and for her to get the Raptor. Now, the truck is pretty nice and new for a teenager in my opinion, but it's safe, reliable, well-maintained, and quite functional for what a teenager will do with transportation (to/from school, to/from work, out with friends, and so on). Her mother (who bought her the truck) is quite well off, and given her personality, she'll be very prone to just buying him a brand-new car (think BMW or Mercedes). Even without the grandmother interference issues, I say no friggin' way. Call me old school, but a teenagers first car should be safe, reliable, roomy, cheap to operate, cheap to maintain, functional, and decent but nothing fancy. Teenagers are prone to pushing the limits. They have limited income. They also need to continue developing their senses of responsibility, ownership, and aspiring to something better. My wife said I was just jealous because he could have a brand new car just as nice as my car while my first car was a "nothing" car. My first car was, to me, freedom. To that end, it didn't matter what it was. I dunno. Something like a Fit, Civic, Sentra, Camry..yeah...but something really nice? |
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