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Prowlin Prowler Enthusiast From:Peyton, CO, USA |
posted 01-12-2001 10:54 AM
    
I have read all your statements. I agree & disagree. I'm sure most of you have read how I got my first car. Yes, it was given to me, but it took 28 years before I got the Prowler. I didn't have the luxury to have my own car while in High school, but had the luxury to drive a spare car that my parents had. My sister & I both shared it from High school & through college. My father explained to us that any maintenance or damage made to the car would be our responsibility. Lets just say that when your between the age of 18-22, you really didn't want to damage a Mercedes-Benz. We drove a 560SL for many years & had fun. We both did do some speed damage, but we also paid for the consequences. Most of the kids today have parents who explains the values & responsibilities for having a car & some don't. If the kids know that they will get there way, then they will do what they want. The one thing that my father continued to explain to us about speeding was that he would let us know what he saw on a daily basis. My father is a doctor who worked in the Emergency Room & saw what many kids did to themselves with their cars. Myself and my sister had a lot of trust between my parents, but we always were aware of what was our responsibility.
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NightProwler Prowler Junkie From:Chicago |
posted 01-12-2001 11:35 AM
Too often kids driving cars get into accidents because of their friends in the car. One night I had 3 16 year old all sober buddies in my parents Dodge Dart going to a high school hockey game. Car full of high school girls pulls along side of us on the left hand side. Going about 30 mph. My buddy riding shot gun leaps across me hanging 1/2 way out the drivers side door to go wooooooo woooooo to the girls (hey, its high school). He layed on my arm that was holding the top of the steering wheel. When he layed on my arm/hand he pulled my arm and the steering wheel sharply to the right instantaneously. I couldn't let go of the wheel fast enough. The car did a 90 degree turn on the spot and smashed into a pretty high curb, and came to a safe rolling stop. Luckily we turned right, missed a light pole by about 10 feet. Damage: bent rim, flat tire. Told my dad I hit a pot hole. My dad said "that must have been some pot hole" -I could tell he knew something was up but he knew his son was not harmed. Point is that the driver may be very responsible but in an instant, because of the friends in the car, danger is just car full of girls or drag race away when you're talking about teenagers. One interesting thing though. I never wore my hockey shin guards when driving. However, this one time I had them on. Probably saved my knee caps when the car hit the curb. ------------------ This message has been edited by NightProwler on 01-12-2001 at 11:59 AM |
HiHoSilver Prowler Junkie From:U.S. of A. |
posted 01-13-2001 07:36 AM
IMO, giving a kid (and at 18-24 they are still a kid) anything like a car or a house downpayment doesn't teach them anything. Case in point, both my wife an myself are first born and we both paid for everything (cars, school, clothes, etc.) Both of us have siblings that were given everything (cars, paying for school, clothes). Me and my wife finished college (both almost 4.0), did graduate work, are published authors, and started our own businesses. The siblings? Two dropped out of college, two are on the 10 year undergraduate plan, one still lives at home, one lives on campus provided parents pay for it all. All have crashed, not taken care of, actually lost cars. IMO, giving a kid a car doesn't make them appreciate it. If they wreck it, so what, Dad will fix it or get me another. We have two baby girls (4 & 2) and could afford to get them any car they want when they can drive but, won't. If our new little company goes public we could probably afford to buy each a small country much less a house but, won't. I will show them what it takes to get a car, explain the costs and co-sign a loan to help them establish credit if they seem responsible enough and it won't affect their school. I'll do the same if they want a home later but, I'll never just give them a car. Between me and my wife we have 5 brothers and sisters and we were the only two that had pay our own way but, we always understood the value of a dollar and appreciated the car that we had. The others are starting to come around but, it's taken them about 10 years after high school to figure out what we already knew back then.
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MIKE GATLIN                    POA Lifetime Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Flushing, MI |
posted 01-13-2001 10:44 AM
"My how those times are a changin"...my daddy had to walk several miles to catch the horse drawn wagon in Tennessee farm country. I had to catch a ride or borrow 2nd family car to get around till I could buy my own beater, and our kids are driving their own new or nearly new luxury/performance rides to school. Dealers would die for the inventory sitting on the high school parking lot!Mine are to young to drive for a little while..at the moment they think the neighbor kids rust bucket is way to cool....lets hope it stays that way! ------------------ |
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