Oh cheese and rice, BMW's for teenagers?!?!?!?

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So I stopped by my parent's house to drop off some stuff my niece has left over at my place for weeks now. Upon leaving their neighbor's 16 year old daughter was greeting her friends who were arriving to study (They were screeching loudly about finals). 16 year old girls driving BMW's (2) , a Lexus, An Acura SUV, and a new Honda Accord. NEW cars for 16 year old girls. Teenagers who have probably been driving less than a year.

Am i the only one who thinks it's crazy to buy a new driver/teenager a NEW or Luxury car???

I don't care if I win powerball and get $300 million, I won't buy my daughter a new car at 16. It wont be a luxury car. It'll be 5-10 years old, safe and dependable, like a Honda or something. Ahhhhhh
Grace, c'mon- "Most parents wouldn't put their kids in a car they wouldn't drive" Give me a break. I'm not suggesting parent's buy their kids go-karts. They are plenty of cars out there that score VERY high in crash tests, that aren't luxury brands. When I bought my last car, I could have bought Luxury, I didn't. Why? They don't make economical sense. Repairs and services are outrageously overpriced. European cars aren't the BEST in overall catagories, and buying your child a luxury car is spoiling them, no doubt about it. I don't think badly about parent's that want to go that route, but I wouldn't, I don't agree with it.
Okay Grace, I understand why you stand by yours. Let me just add, my parents owned businesses my entire life, and taught me about hard work and earning my own rewards, not being given anything. I too make over $55k a year and graduated college (all 4 years) with a 4.0, graduated top 3% with honors and I didn't learn that I deserve great things, I learned I needed to work for it.
Thank you Stay@, someone who agrees they can't drive! (and therefor shouldn't have expensive cars) I had a 9 year old Toyota Celica, and I bagged groceries to pay for the insurance and gas.
king- I grew up in that neighborhood, they're the kid's cars. That's just how it is up there. Complete with stickers allllll over the windows, funkyseat covers, rearview mirror accessories, etc.
 
I drove a new car when I first got my license, but it was my father's lease and it was only a Ford Focus. :P I don't see why it's anybody else's business what your kids drive, or vice versa.
 
That is insane. a 16 year old can't drive. I don't care how well they think they can, they can't.
I had a 89 chevy cavalier for my first car. old and safe. darn proud of it too. i worked for it and the insurance. good old car.

Any parent that does that should be expecting to replace it when the teen does something simple with it.
 
Lol...I know. When I was in high school, most of my friends had doctors for parents or some other high paying job. My friends had cameros, bmws, four runners, you name it.

My parents are educators. I drove a Saturn. And it wasn't even mine. It was my mom's and she LET me drive it. And I was thankful for that.

MAYBE, though, those are the parents' cars and they are letting the teens drive them occassionally. Or maybe they are just really lucky teens.
 
If a parent can afford it, then that's all that matters. I have a friend that's been driving luxury cars since she was 17. She's already had a Lexus and Mercedes and she's only 25. Her parents ONLY buy luxury cars from Europe because they prefer to quality, the design, the re-sale value and the performance.

Also, the more expensive luxury cars have been known to perform better in crash tests. To make this personal, I had an accident in two-door Pontiac a few months ago. I hit a Mercedes. The Mercedes had NO damage, but my Pontiac was totalled. That's food for thought! That car was the biggest piece of crap I ever owned and I see so many parents making the mistake of buying them for their teenagers. I just want to say, the price might be good, but it's a death trap!

It's OK that you think that way. But, don't think other parents are wrong. It's a lifestyle decision. Like I said, many parents would not put their children (or buy them a car) that they themselves would not drive. It's not that they're spoiling their kids, it's just that's their standard of living or their preferred car of choice.

My friend's parent upgraded her to a Mercedes when she graduated from college. She's had the car for several years now and it's very reliable. It's has a good resale value, so in a few years, my friend could use it to upgrade herself to a better car.

EDIT: I respect your points, but I stand by mine. Plus, to many people, the European cars are better. My friend's parents are European and have lived in the US for 30 years. They don't buy American, because they prefer the European car. American cars are nice and less expensive (I drive American), but if I could afford it, I would buy them a luxury car.

Yeah, that might spoil them. But, I think it's OK to spoil them and let them have nice things, granted they learn how to take care of themselves. My friend does. She makes 55K a year and graduated a the top of her class in college.
 
if the parent's can afford it then go for it. the bmw is one of the most safe and reliable cars out there and maintenance is taken care of by the company. i personally would expect my kids to have some type of responsibility before i purchase a car for them but i would be willing to. of course i better own a bmw before my kids do :)
 
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