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**hoconnor6605** · 06-27-2009, 03:16 AM

Pricewise it's nothing outrageous at all. Myself, my sister and my cousins all got new cars that cost around 10,000 (I've included inflation as mine was 12 years ago) as our first cars and my parents are not rich. The big difference lies in the type of car! I got a 1.2 Vauxxhall Corsa and my sister a 1.2 Renault Clio. Giving a 17 year old a 3.5 litre V6 that does 20mpg as their first car would get you ridiculed right out of town in most parts of the UK. I'm guessing this is more normal stateside though?

****! We were shocked when one of our class mates got a Clio, that was in 93. That was it I knew one person who's family bought them a car. My family and most of the kids I know were distinctly middle class but it was usually considered ridiculous to buy your kids a car period. My sister for instance had to buy some £400 clunker and insure it herself. People drove their parent's cars when they could. In Uni I knew two people who had a car a one of them also lived in it. Again we are talking about old Metros and Novas. Call me old fashioned but it seems bizarre to treat a kid to car they probably aren't going to be able to afford themselves for a good 10 years. It's also about frugality as well I guess maybe that's more respected in some parts of the UK than others.

06-27-2009, 03:16 AM	#15
hoconnor6605 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 501 Senior Member	Pricewise it's nothing outrageous at all. Myself, my sister and my cousins all got new cars that cost around 10,000 (I've included inflation as mine was 12 years ago) as our first cars and my parents are not rich. The big difference lies in the type of car! I got a 1.2 Vauxxhall Corsa and my sister a 1.2 Renault Clio. Giving a 17 year old a 3.5 litre V6 that does 20mpg as their first car would get you ridiculed right out of town in most parts of the UK. I'm guessing this is more normal stateside though? ****! We were shocked when one of our class mates got a Clio, that was in 93. That was it I knew one person who's family bought them a car. My family and most of the kids I know were distinctly middle class but it was usually considered ridiculous to buy your kids a car period. My sister for instance had to buy some £400 clunker and insure it herself. People drove their parent's cars when they could. In Uni I knew two people who had a car a one of them also lived in it. Again we are talking about old Metros and Novas. Call me old fashioned but it seems bizarre to treat a kid to car they probably aren't going to be able to afford themselves for a good 10 years. It's also about frugality as well I guess maybe that's more respected in some parts of the UK than others.
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