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Originally Posted by EUPHORiA1911
Okay, look. I am sorry if I have offended or disrespected any of you.
I am not here to start fights or anything.
But its just rude how you guys are treating me like a douche just because I'm getting a car.
It's a lot more common than you guys may think nowadays.
I mean how much more "modest" can one get?
I'm replying normally but you all are taking it way differently.
I understand I shouldn't have said that about Hondas but seriously, I am not here to cause trouble.
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They're not treating you like a douche because you're getting a car. They're treating you like a douche because you seem to be acting entitled.
I'll be honest, I haven't read this thread. I have read your first post, and pages four and five. But I want you to do something for me, to maybe try and help you understand where the people in this thread are coming from:
Look at your school's teachers' parking lot. I went to Burnaby North, lo those ages ago, which had both a student parking lot and a staff parking lot. The staff lot? Filled with 5-10 year old Hondas, Toyotas, Chrysler minivans and the like. The student lot? Filled with an interesting mix of '80s musclecars alongside bimmers and benzes. Oh, and the occasional $500 CL junker.
A buddy of mine got his driver's license with zero demerits (back in the days before the GLP--yeah, I'm an old fogey...still younger than MG1!), and got a brand new BMW 325Ci from his parents. Insured, gas and maintenance until graduation. His was not an unusual story.
Teachers aren't totally broke. When they reach the top of their payscale, they're making a tad under $80k a year (though when you take off taxes, union dues, benefits, RRSP, pension etc it becomes appreciably less), yet there are few luxury cars to be seen. Why? Because Luxury cars are supposed to be luxurious.
When I got my first car, it was a 1991 Nissan Stanza that was gifted to me by my grandpa. When I finally got rid of it I sold it for $600. I insured it, I maintained it, and I gassed it. At 17 years old, I paid about $1600/yr for insurance, $200ish a month for gas, and...maintenance I can't remember. Needed a new exhaust after a year, and some routine maintenance. I'm pretty sure in the year and a half I owned it that I spent about $2,000 on that.
Total at the end of a year? $5500. I graduated that year, and was working fulltime at Starbucks ($8.60/hr, much above the minimum wage back then). I put a bit more than half my money into my car.
Let's take a look at the costs you'll be facing:
Gas is not cheap--most luxury cars require 91 at a minimum. You know the price on the gas stands that says $1.2x/L? That's for the 87 octane. Add about15-20c for the price you'd be paying. And with a 3.xL engine you'll be going through a lot of it. And don't think you can believe the "kilometres per litre" advisory on new car stickers. As a young person, you will have LeadFootItis.
Insurance will not be cheap either. Those types of cars are often driven fast and the repair costs are not low on them. Since you're so young, you'll have no insurance discount to lean on. Think about going to insurance brokers and working out insurance costs.
If you're maintaining it on your own, be prepared to replace the brakes and tires within a year, in addition to normal maintenance. And what happens if something big breaks?
These kinds of things are the reason people are saying what they are. A luxury car is supposed to be a luxury. It is supposed to be a reward for people who have worked hard and made a place for themselves, and have the spare money to buy and keep something expensive.