Originally Posted by
Pete
Well, if 16 isn't the right age to give you kid a car so he/she can start learning, than what age is? The longer you wait to teach a kid something, the farther behind they will be from every other kid whose parents hook them up. When I tuned 16 in 2000, my dad gave me an 89' camry. Yeah there were times when I beat the piss out of it. Sure, there were times when I had near collisions. But that's why you give your kid a junker and not a $30k+ car to learn with.
agreed, my first car was a 94 tempo that had 200000 on it. she was a beater but reliable, i got it 2 weeks before i turned 16. a car is an excellent way of teaching responsibilty and the first step to going from a child to an adult. also helped my dad used to have me drive into town to pick him up stuff when i was only 14....just hadn me the keys and tell me what he needed....even saw cops and they just wave. advantages of small town, and it helped alot when i got my license and first car