[my_boys_are_my_joy]

What was your first car? What was it like? Was it brand new or a hunk of junk or somewhere in between? How old were you when you got it? How old was the car when you got it? Did you buy it yourself or did someone buy it for you? If someone bought it for you, how much say did you have in it?

Do you plan on buying your MT a car? What age will your MT be? What kind (new, used, or ancient) do you think you will get? Will your MT have any say in what car they get? Will you let him/her pick it out or will you completely surprise him/her with it?

[Dawminatrix]

my first car was an 80s chevy citation, it was in ok condition, but only had an AM radio in it

i got it from my grandmother when she passed away, so i had it for my senior year of high school, and left it behind when i went to college

[nafu]

I have never really had a car of just my own But dh always considers the ones he got before (and after) we were married as "our" cars So the first one we got as was light blue corvette stingray. It was SO cool. Everyone always thought it was cool when he would pick me up after class in highschool driving it

I have no idea what my kids will get! I always just took the train, so they probably will too

[AnnaBananasMom]

I got my first car when I got my license at 16, a 1982 Volvo. My family had it since 1982, too. They hadn't used it for much for a couple of years, but were holding on to it for when I needed a car. I went to a prep school with all these rich kids, and by far had the oldest car of them all. I took great pride in it, though. I decorated him full of all these tacky stickers, etc. It was great! I left him back home when I went off for college, though, and my brother started using him when he got his license. He was a little more embarrassed about it than I was. Of course, by the time he got it, it had a dent on the side from someone in my school's parking lot. The little ding effectively totalled the car, so my dad wouldn't pay to have it fixed.

I hope to do something similar for Anna. My parents had enough money to get me a nicer car, but they gave me one that could get me from point A to point B. Anything beyond that was up to me. I like that they didn't spoil me but didn't hold back either. It was a perfect balance, I think. They did the same kind of thing for me in school. They paid my tuition, but everything else was up to me, so I had to get a part-time job.

[my_boys_are_my_joy]

My first car was a hunk of junk purchased by my dad. It was 9 years old when I got it. It was a total "granny car" (Buick) but not just any granny car...it was a granny car with MAJOR, MAJOR body damage. The whole front passenger side was bashed in. The blinkers didn't blink so I had to manually flip the blinkers on and off, on and off, on and off, etc. The celing was falling down so I couldn't really see out of the back and all that stuff up under the covering was falling down and getting in my eyes. The AC didn't work...and the only window that rolled down was the back driver side and it only rolled down half-way. Did I mention I lived in the south...you can only imagine how HOT that was! It was like an oven in there!

I will never buy our kids a new car, but I will never go to that extreme either. I'd do something in the middle...something that's reliable but definitely with wear and tear--assuming, of course, that our kids are responsible. If (heaven forbid) they turn into little delinquents or just generally untrustworthy, then they'll have to buy their own car themselves.

[Lynsann]

I got a '93 Dodge Intrepid. It was my mom's and they saved it until I turned 16. It got passed down to my younger sister. It was in pretty good condition when I got it, but by the time my little sis and I had gone through it, it had a little more wear and tear. It was a great car though. We were going to trade it in when I got a new car after high school, but my dad was a little ticked about how little money they offered him for the intrepid, so being the stubborn guy he is, he donated to the Boy Scouts of America for the 4th of July auction and all of the proceeds went to the Boy Scouts. The dad of one of my good high school friend's bought it and he ended up driving the car! Pretty funny.

I'll do it the same way my parents did it. If Ava is getting good grades, being a good kid, and working hard, then I will definitely get her something used to drive if I can afford it.