Sons Car

Hm... a little confession i guess

when i first got the fx (last year) it was a split between me and my dad, until i took it off to college (next year) he would also use it as his full time car. That was a PITA in my opinion because it limited me being able to "fully" have the car. I also had my fx "suspended" from me for a couple of months because of my parents questioning whether or not they made the right choice of getting me a fx. Today however, the fx is finally in my custody but whether or not i appreciate it as much as i should is another question. I admit getting a fx as a first car really did up my expectations. I was looking to change cars in the summer to an EVO9 but after a talk with my mom that i could have easily ended up with a 95 civic instead of a fx :embarrassed: Honestly i know i should humble myself more, and appreciate the fx more, but the fact that it was my first car really makes it a lot harder to appreciate what i already have instead of just wanting what i dont have. Being a gear head just makes it even worse because now my basic expectations for a car have risen tremedously.

If i did learn to appreciate my fx a lot more (not saying that i dont) i think i wouldnt do some of the stupid stuff i do in it sometimes. I'm not dumb enough to go racing down the i-95 at 120 but ive done various things that abused the fx more than the average owner would for fun. If i started out with a crappier car, and finally got the fx later in the future, i'm sure that i wouldnt floor it, snow drift it, etc and take better care of it.

Being a good kid, good grades, etc has a good influence in what your kid will do in the car but it will not stop your son from racing, speeding, etc. Everyone realizes they have only one life. Some will cherish it, and some will say "just this once" and hit triple digits on the speedo. Some are lucky and come out of it unharmed but some mess up on their first experience at being reckless and arn't so lucky.

Good luck on what you think your son deserves. :rofl: He sounds like a great kid
 
My bad I meant 2 year old TSX, with 38,000 miles on it. So yea, my first car was 13,000$, while my friends were getting 2006 and 2007 (at the time that was the current model year) 3 series coupes and S4. I took care of that car like it was a child, while my buddies were banging theirs around every other week. Point is I didn't start off with a 50,000$ SUV, the day I passed the test
 
gchristopher9 said:
wait your friends were driving Audis and BMWs, but you were learning the value of money driving an Acura TSX? Come on bud.

My first car i got in 1999 just before i graduated high school. it was a 1988 Oldsmobile. If you had said something more along those lines then I would agree with you. But saying "i drove a 1 year old TSX to learn the value of money" is just absurd. Hell my FX is older than that by a long shot.
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haha, very true^^^ my first car I traded an old 125cc dirtbike with a bent fork for, my second car was a $75 at an impound auction...

having someone hand you a car is not really the best way towards learning the value of money:rofl:
 
my cutlass calias was a $900 graduation gift from my parents so i had something to drive myself to college in. not trying to knock you down but it could be A LOT worse than a 2 year old car with 36k. An Acura none the less. I didn't step into the luxury car world until i bought my FOURTH car about 1.5 years ago.
 
My dad said I had to earn tha money to get a car so I got a job at 15 to save up for my first car bought just before tuning 16---1965 Dodge Dart. Did great burnouts!:ehh:
 
fxlr8 said:
4 cylinders 8 spark plugs.
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Hahaha... sweet.

cheechitup88, what did you expect??? It's a generalization but... almost all members here around the age 21 or younger had the car practically, if not literally, given to them. Lots, if not most, members here worked very hard to be able to get into an FX.

Like gchristopher, the FX was my 4th car. Started with buying a '92 Ford Escort STATION WAGON as my first car from a police impound/closed-bidding auction for $1200. Second car was an '85 Buick Regal for $900, then I stepped up the game with a classy '89 Lincoln Continental for something like $2500... then I finally got the FX for a ridiculous $28,000. I made a huge jump, but did go from "luxury" to luxury.

Nobody is knockin ya for having a good life as a youngin, but we will share our opinions on what can be considered "learning the value of money."

I spend money foolishly because I still haven't let it sink in that I'm gonna need to buy a house soon. Today was a big milestone for me as a group of friends and I were out shoppin and stopped by a Movado store. One dropped $1450 on a tungsten watch, another spent $900. I was very tempted, but held back... that was probably the first time clearly distinguishing between want and need :laugh:

Oh and what's the update on your son's car gmgagne? Is he gonna get something a bit toned down?
 
My frist car was a 04 VW Jetta. Not particularly what i had in mind for my first car since it was slow,ugly, and really uncool. Actually I thought the 97 prelude was the coolest car. That was back when i was 18
I somewat modded the Jetta...yet it was still a slow poke, so i knew racing it or doing stupid shit would be FAIL.I figured ehh...it's a car that gets be from A to B and honestly...now that i think back...my old Jetta was like a learning experience and made me appreciate that I had a car at all. That being said...going back to the O.P., as a first car your son shouldn't drive anything too fancy as his first car. IMO anything that gets him from point A to B will do.
 
my first car was the 09 FX and im only 19 (was 18 at the time) in university. and i really dont appriate it at times. its always dirty, in the snow i go crazy (broke 2 rims right before the chrismas break by hitting a curb going at like 40-45). Just sometimes i think if i actually worked hard to get this car i would take more care of it.
 
mussafry said:
my first car was the 09 FX and im only 19 (was 18 at the time) in university. and i really dont appriate it at times. its always dirty, in the snow i go crazy (broke 2 rims right before the chrismas break by hitting a curb going at like 40-45). Just sometimes i think if i actually worked hard to get this car i would take more care of it.
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It's good too be honest..

Just make sure to take care of it.. Think of it as maybe someone had to work hard for it to give such a good present to someone(you) who deserved it so in that case the only thing you have to do it's to take care of it and apreciate the fact that someone want you to be special by having a nice vehicle..

Enjoy safely!:tup:
 
there are some times that some people think I do not appreciate my FX because of the drifting and stuff like that- but isn't a car meant to be driven?

I clean my FX like every other day, it looks brand new (alot of ppl can vouch for me on that) all the time, i always get people asking me if it's an 07 or 08
I take care of it like it's my child.
I mean, the car was given to me as a grad present but I pay for all of the modifications, and I work during the summer and go to school fo rhte rest fo the year. Some people always think that I am just fed money by my family and use it on my FX and to do whatever, but it's definatelyt not the case...........






so is there any update to this situation? what vehicle did you decide on for your son?
 
decided not to get him one till hes 18. makes more sense to me. he will get something nice though, trust me :smile:
 
haha he will drive the orange one because im only home at night so he will drive my wifes 45
 
gmgagne said:
decided not to get him one till hes 18. makes more sense to me. he will get something nice though, trust me :smile:
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Good choice you won't regret it and he will appreiciate it more by waiting.:tup:

gmgagne said:
haha he will drive the orange one because im only home at night so he will drive my wifes 45
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Let us know what he winds up getting.
 
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