Did your parents buy you a car....?

My parents didn't give me anything for either car. Out of the whole time of car ownership they have paid for a shock (£39) and wheel alignment (£50). The rest has come purely from my pocket. :)

Saying that though, they do help with uni which they deem as more important. They always told me that I don't need a car so therefore I have to pay for the privilege. Fair enough really. :)
 
Dad paid for my moped when I was 16 so I could get to work, and then I guess that money has been repeatedly used for my cars as I've bought and sold them. Got some money towards my fiesta for my christmas present aswell when I bought it.
 
My parents bought me one car and gave me another. The first one was a 1.0l corsa as my first car and to commute to college in. Then they gave me their toyota avensis to commute to work in as I work for their business.
 
Never had any help with anything to do with driving. I paid for the lessons, test and car/insurance.
 
Nope. Saved up £900 odd for my first car which was a Citroen Ax Gti (at the age of 17) :) , paid the insurance myself too. All whilst working part time and at college!
 
Del Lardo said:
I paid for my first car with my own money though it was money that was from a savings account that had been opened and paid into by my parents so in a roundabout way they did pay for it ;)
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Same.
Worked part time in Tesco to pay for the running costs.
 
Virdi said:
Do you think it's ok for parents to buy cars for their children?
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absolutely not.

walk, get a bike, ride a bus - they won't die for the lack of a car...


if a kid really needed something they'd go and earn the money for it,
therefore they just 'want' it, not the same thing.

I don't believe people should indulge a childs 'wants'


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For my 17th birthday (22 now) I was given a present of my first 3 driving lessons and I had a lesson the day after my birthday.

From then on I paid £600 for a Metro, taxed, MOT, insurance and petrol. I preferred it that way as it taught me the value of money and that I need to work hard in order to acheive great things. My parents aren't loaded with cash but they did give a little bit towards the car and insurance first time around as it was expensive at 18 and my Mum was also insured on the car.

My next and current car I bought at 19/20. It was my Dad's old car, a 1998 SEAT Ibiza. I bought it for £1000, as my parents were getting my Grandads old car (X reg Escort with only 7k miles on it!) for £1000 as he was getting a new car (Hyundai Jazz). So in effect I bought my Grandads car but got my Dads car instead :o

Since I've had this car I've paid for my insurance, tax, MOT, servicing and any repairs or fuel. I can't grumble as my Mum would only use it once or twice a month. They do give me a bit of ££ if I pick them and there friends up from places sometimes though :)

EDIT: I agree with the above post as well.
 
bitslice said:
absolutely not.

walk, get a bike, ride a bus - they won't die for the lack of a car...


if a kid really needed something they'd go and earn the money for it,
therefore they just 'want' it, not the same thing.

I don't believe people should indulge a childs 'wants'


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I bet you have/will have happy kids.
 
My parents bought me my first 3 cars for which of course I am ever grateful. 1st one was my volvo 360 :D the 2nd and 3rd were my puntos.
 
They helped, but the majority was paid for with my savings account that they opened for me when I was born, and I'd been putting money into since.
 
Did mine all by myself - to a point.
When I turned 17 a small fund that had been setup by my parents when I was born matured.
It was only small, a few pounds went in each month and I think it came to around £800 when it finally paid out.
The money was mine to do with what I liked.

I spent £500 of it on a 1980 Mk1 1.1L VW Golf S
This was at a time when the majority of people getting first cars (unless rich parents were buying) were getting Fiesta, Escort, Astra etc.
I never wanted to go that route, knew the VW would cost that little more but wanted something different.

The car constantly needed attention.
It cost me an arm and a leg over the years and broke down a few times.
The bodywork was far from perfect although I did a fair amount of that repair work myself.
However I wouldn't have had it any other way - that first car was amazing and all the better because I'd paid for it etc.
 
MrSix said:
I bet you have/will have happy kids.
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I never asked my mother for money when I was a kid
because I knew she didn't have any.
She worked damn hard bringing us up on her own,
so I'm dammed if I'll accept anything that I haven't worked for myself.


Buying your first car is part of growing up, earning money, and taking responsibility.
'Doing without' seems to be unheard of these days.

I've seen other people and my own relatives, who buy their kids everything they see on TV, and bail them out whenever they go short.
It really hasn't done them any favours in life... :-/


If you think differently, then they are your kids, so that's up to you.

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bitslice said:
I've never asked my mother for money when I was a kid
because I knew she didn't have any.
She worked damn hard bringing us up on her own,
so I'm dammed if I'll accept anything that I haven't worked for myself.


Buying your first car is part of growing up, earning money, and taking responsibility.
'Doing without' seems to be unheard of these days.

I've seen other people and my own relatives, who buy their kids everything they see on TV, and bail them out whenever they go short.
It really hasn't done them any favours in life... :-/


If you think differently, then they are your kids, so that's up to you.

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You have a valid point. I think it's important for Parents to make their kids realise the value of money and not just buy them everything they want.

Parents have a responsibilty to educate their kids so that they can grow up to be repsonsible so that they can stand on their own two feet one day...

Many kids nowadays... have never seen hard times... But I bet so many of our parents have :(
 
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Yep, they bought me a £150 Fiest poplara 996 on a very old X Plate. I loved that car and was eternally grateful for the parents providing me this.
 
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