Poll: Did your parents buy you a car in high school?

[notfred]

 

[zCypher]

My parents never bought me a car and they never would. I like my car but I paid for it myself so I guess that has something to do with it too.

 

[Ylen13]

yes they got me new nissan altima when i turned 16

 

[SpiderX]

Hell no. I had to buy my own. I didn't even have a car in high school.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: Ylen13
yes they got me new nissan altima when i turned 16

Lucky you. No, seriously . . ..

 

[Feldenak]

No. I've bought all my own cars.

 

[amdskip]

Yes in 2000 they got me an 81 Z28 camaro for a little over 2k. I've since sold it and purchased my own newer car. I sure do miss the power of that car though.

 

[RossMAN]

I wish.

I worked several months saving up $1,800 and bought a 1985 Isuzu I-Mark, I loved that car!

 

[Chaotic42]

No, who am I, Ylen13?

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

nope. However I could drive the car to school if my parents didn't need it at the time (ie: dad was out of town for business or mom didnt' have work that day).

Hell I work now in the summer, and I still dont' have a car of my own (nor do I want one..even tho I can afford a $2000 car). I drop my mom off in the morning...and then go home to sleep (i work nights). Then I drop the car off at her work later on in the day, and walk to work. And I get a ride home from friends or parents.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

what, nobody is willing to admin their parents spoiled them?

I am

and they bought me one in college

its wonderful, I can't even afford the maintenence

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Well, I had my own 1978 Dodge Colt wagon (mini wagon... thing...) that my grandfather gave to me when he bought a new van. My mom bought a truck and I drove it after my car simply died of old age. Later, when I said I would be taking the city bus because I could not afford the 5-7mpg the 360 V8 was sucking up, she got all offended and pissed off. She ranted and raved that she bought the truck for me, which she never told me and which I didn't start driving until my senior year in HS, and that I was an ungreatful little sh|t.

Even though I worked to put myself through private school, paid for gas, and insurance on the truck like it was my own. I took care of it, including all maintenance that I knew how to do on my own.

Parents can kiss my ass.

 

[MeanMeosh]

didn't buy me a car in high school, however, they got me a used one in college when they realized i couldn't walk the 250 miles home...

 

[SuperGroove]

No.

 

[halik]

of course,
i had a 2001 focus 4 door (lease)
then 2002 taurus (lease again)
and then finally they bought me a 96 talon TSi AWD 5 speed (i love my lil rally car )

...i have to pay gas/insurance/maintenance on the last one, the other ones had it covered by the terms of the lease

EDIT: Getting a car in my area is pretty much a standard around here - no public transporatation and everythign is distant. I could live without a car in ann arbor though, thats a different story

 

[Ladies Man]

yup... they didn't tell me they were going to...

got my 93 stang for 4.5k.... I had the money saved up... i didn't have a checking account and was going to transfer it to them but they said keep it for insurance and bought me it for my graduation present.....

My sister on the other hand got a new cavalier for being daddy's little girl.... *got it for around 13k i think after rebates and such 6ish months ago*

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

I suck at t3h int4rw3b

 

[EvilYoda]

nope, didn't buy me a new car, but I drove the old "beater" (wasn't that bad) to school, since HSers can't drive worth sh*t, and drove their cars at night...I've gotten everything I've ever wanted tho, pretty much, so it's all good.

 

[Phuz]

Psssssh.

 

[boyRacer]

Nope. Still saving for my car. That's why its quite depressing when people younger than me say how they're getting this and that... well isht my friends have G35s and TLs...

 

[The Stigenator]

I had a bicycle .. 10 speed that is.. no car.. though i could have driven it illegally if needed. I took it to school twice if I remember right (parents out of station).

I had a moped though.. but i could pedal faster than that 2 wheeled engined vehicle.

 

[ViRGE]

Where's the 50/50 option? They only paid for half.

 

[erub]

well they didnt technically buy me one, i got hand me downs I drove my dad's 93 dodge intrepid when it was 8 years old, then somebody ran into the back of it, so we did the car shuffle, and I got my sister's old Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (also about 7 years old when I got it). Now I'm in college, and yesterday we did the car shuffle again - my mom got a new Chrysler Pacifica, so my dad took her old 2001 Dodge Intrepid and I got the 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue - finally getting rid of my old piece of junk Cutlass Yep I'm spoiled. Paid for my insurance too, and the maintence

 

[RichieZ]

No back in 98 i got the old 88 accord that was passed down to my sister and then to me. and I was glad to have it

 

[pennylane]

Nope. Just graduated. Still don't have my own car, but I have a car I can use. Throughout high school I didn't have one. Drove maybe twice to school related things. Once when my mom was sick. The other was to prom.