Well not really because I have the Sport with Touring and Navigation, so actually the monthly car payment is more. Just saying

agreed...funny story. a 911 4S revved at me on the way back from lunch today. looked over and it was some older asian guy, turns out we work at the same place since he followed me into the parking lot shortly after. case in point, age doesnt determine squat :icon18:

The best way to ensure that your child grows up with a sense of entitlement, lack of motivation and very little feeling of accomplishment is to spoil them.

There have been numerous studies done and spoiling your child is considered by top child psychologists a proven formula for decreasing your childs chances of being successful in a competitive environment.

Is buying a teenager a a 30k sports car considered spoiling them?
I think so...

If they are working, take out a loan, and are making payments, I think age is not an issue at all....

i think im going for the cheeze burger.

Was talking in general. ;)

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Fact of the matter is some people are rich, some people are poor, some kids are spoiled and poor, some kids are appreciative and rich, and vice versa. bottom line is, you are full of sh*t if you say that you would turn down your parents giving you a car, assuming it wasn't adversely affecting them financially, ie, they are rich.

i think a good thing to do is if you are actuall wealthy, and DO want to buy your kid a nice car, make them work and pay for part of so they can appreciate it. You make them pay 10-20k of a 40k car, its as if they bought a little honda, and you paid the rest. They'll appreciate it, but they will just be driving a nicer car. i've seen kids driving lambo's and stuff, and i'm like 'wtf' but at the same time, if my parents were THAT loaded, and bought my one, why the hell would i say 'excuse me, i don't deserve this, please do not give me this supercar'


i'm 22, i bought my own Z. i really dont give a **** if people think my parents bought it for me b/c i'm young. Anyone who would think that and not know otherwise, is obviously no one important to me, so i really don't care. but if If my parents were loaded and said 'hey put in 40k and we'll get you a 911 or audi R8 or something, i'd say 'hell yes'

something that IS funny about this whole 'parents buying kid a car' thing, is when the parents don't let the kid mod the car, or get a manual transmission or something. i' have had people bitch to me and be like 'yea i wanted a manual but my dad said i couldn't.' i'm like.... 'and you are complaining about the bmw your parents bought you? yea. thought so' or like 'i wanted to get an exhaust or body kit but my dad wont let me modify the car' that situation is funny.

in'n'out 4x4. screw the cheezeburger!

You are absolutely correct. The teenager being bought the car is not at fault in this situation, it is the parents who are being totally irresponsible.

When I see a young guy driving an expensive car that was obviously bought for him, my first thought is "Parents must be a couple of idiots".

Why? To them, shelling out 40K might be like some poor family scraping togather for a beater. Why does everyone with money who chooses to spend any of it have to be "an idiot"? Wouldn't the fact that they are successful enough to have that money indicate just the opposite, or is having less money now indicative of superior intelligence?

I really don't get this thread. It sounds to me like a lot of people would be happier in a country like China where they wouldn't have to contend with people who have more than them nearly so often.

I grew up in a household that hovered above the poverty line, was on foodstamps for a few months, lived in govt. housing. I must be a damn genius for it, no? Or rather, a few of my family members made stupid decisions, didn't have an education or a good job, and it landed me in a world of "have-nots" for a while. I think I'll pick the latter, more reasonable option. But I didn't hate my friends with new mustang GT's or BMW's or whatever they had (nor did they wreck them). I just drove my old beat-down cop car and gazed longingly at C&D and R&T magazines in the library.

My "rich friends"?

They are just as successful as I am. The only difference was that they never had the "have-nots" that I did growing up. Their parents inspired them, and they inspired me. I think the only reason people dislike others because of them having more is because they accept that deep-down, they aren't as good as that person that has more because they think they can't do what it takes to have more.

thats a good point. chances are, someone buying their kid an m3 or w/e is spending way less of a % of their income or savings than parents buying their kid a beater.

My first car was worth @ $2500 and a lot of hours in the driveway. Roughly 10% of my parent's income at the time. A used M3 E46 is worth 25K. About 10% of "some rich kid's" parent's income.

i got a 370z on my 18th birthday, now i have a G37S because i got in an accident and the Z got totaled. I wasnt racing or goofing around, it was simply an accident and am glad to live and experience the rest life has to offer. Yes my dad put the down payment on the G but i am paying the rest. My father and I work full time at our restaurant, so yes i am fortunate to have what i do but do not take advantage of it. Hopefully one day when i have kids i can pass down what i learned from my father and if i feel they are responsible enough i can reward them with something nice too

Care to elaborate? No, really, I'm curious on your use of logic in this situation to arrive at that conclusion.

Rich = stupid. Poor is the new smart. :bowrofl:

I started saving for an 03 Celica TRD edition when I was thirteen got enough for the downpayment at 16... now Im in an SI I got... still paying this off hopefully a Vq engine one day