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i want a car
my parents are pretty stict. i know it seems like a long way away, but i need to start working on this now. i turn 16 in september and get my license in october. it would be my dream to get a car 4 christmas. my parents already told me i cant untill next summer.. not this summer. how can i change their minds??? and the car i want is pretty cheap! 10,000. i need advice
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If they told you next summer..I think that's great. I am wondering if you push them too much they might make you wait longer? So perhaps you should accept the answer that they gave you and in the mean time show them how responsible you are in other ways. I guess $10,000 is pocket change for some people, but around here people wouldn't spend more than $3,000.00 on a first car. Some would only spend half that.
So if my kid had the nerve to tell me that $10,000 was a cheap car, I'd say fine..you want that car, you pay for it yourself.
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Buy it yourself.
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The first thing you need to realise here is that you won't really be able to change their minds, if it is already made up. For starters, maybe the reason they're saying no to giving it to you this Summer is because they can't afford it. I'm sorry but $10,000 is NOT cheap for a first car. I paid for my first car and it was only £800. This might not be what you want to hear right now but you are VERY lucky to be having this car bought for you and to have such an expensive car at such a young age, you really will have to wait until next Summer. Better that than risk them saying no to getting you the car at all because you tried to change their minds.
However, you could get a part time job, to help save up some money towards it. If your parents see that you are making an effort to put in a contribution, they will have a lot of respect for you and you may be able to get the car sooner as a result of this and your contribution to the cost. Give this a try and you could be zipping around before you know it!
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Present to them an argument you have made. Make sure it is a bullet-proof one. Give them hard facts as to why now, instead of later.
If you can make it so your parents aren't winning, then you're good to go. Don't start screaming at them, by an argument, I mean a calm showing of points and examples as to why you should have it.
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hey! well this might not be what you want to hear, but if you've already tried talking to them and they said no, then i wouldn't do it anymore or you might get them mad. you don't want to come off as being unappreciative of what they are already willing to do for you! you may think they are strict, but having them buy you a 10000 dollar car a little over 6 months after you turn 16 is in no way strict!
first of all, the car is not cheap, considering the fact that most 16 year olds either don't drive, or drive their parents' cars.... or drive a car that's falling apart and isn't worth more than 500 dollars! haha notice i said MOST... im not talking about all the crazy spoiled kids on my super sweet 16 on mtv.
second of all, i think it may be a better idea for you to get your car in the summer, and not the winter right after you turn 16. that way you will be able to practice your driving for a couple of months and get really good before you have to drive your car around. not only that, but do you really want to be driving your new car around with a new license while it's snowing outside and the roads are bad? (im assuming you live somewhere where it's not 70 degrees in the winter)! i know i hit a few things here and there when i first started driving, so do you really want to risk damaging your car because you wont have much experience yet?
if you're still not convinced, then maybe just ask a few more times and maybe tell them that you are willing to do extra work around the house or get better grades in exchange for getting the car earlier! basically just do something that would make them happy and make them reconsider! but i have to warn you that it won't be easy... parents always freak out, become overstressed and get really overprotective when their kids start to drive (especially the first one)!
but no matter what happens, hey at least you're getting a car! look on the bright side... some people are 20 and are still riding bikes! :) good luck!
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