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I'll chime in since I'm kind of in the same place.
I'm 18, currently in school.
I work full time atm, but starting in the summer, I'll be working probably 1-2 times a week to make way for uni.
I always wanted a car, but I never asked for one.
I was always looking through classifieds and cl.
My dad makes 50g a year with mortgages, bills and my schooling to pay for, and 50g is by no means a respectable income.
However he surprised me by buying me a new mazda3 that cost 25g last week.
All of my friends thought i was the luckiest kid in the world, and i honestly thought i was.
But then I did the math, and looked at my situation.
Mind you, it's a reliable, practical mazda, but it's costing me 270 a month on insurance with -10%, plus however much I use on gas.
I don't even drive to school when I have school at night, I use my u-pass.
My car has heated seats, bluetooth, decent sound system, etc and to be honest, I don't need any of it, and neither do you.
Sure I feel great for having my own car and the freedom to go anywhere I want, but really...I don't need one.
It's a FIRST CAR, it does NOT need to be luxurious nor does it need to be cool.
A FIRST CAR is meant to take you from point A to point B and maybe some trips in between. You should be grateful that you're getting a car at all.
It kills me knowings my dad puts in extra hours in the week just to make things work.
Heck I have a respectable amount of money in the bank but too be honest, having a car is going to drain my savings in the next year or two, which is why I don't plan on keeping this thing for the long run.
To be honest it pissed me off when you said Honda's are "shitty and basic" and the fact that you are debating which "luxury car" to get at 17.
Be happy that you're getting a car at all, and I hope you rethink your circumstances and whether a "luxury car" is what you really need.
Heck I would've been happy even with a 1993 corolla if that was the only thing I could afford, because I worked my ass off for it
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