Owned Pic and Video

[78 Chevyrado]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAa7Dsq15Oc

[devious]

now that would be embarrasing...wonder if the van still had the car seat in it lol

[eventhorizon66]

How embarrassing.  With a good launch that is supposed to be a low 11 second car.

...And why doesn't the dad just sell the train horns?  Although this is a better lesson for sonny.

[campcrf]

wow...lol

[Lt.Del]

if there were more dads like that, there would be less inmates in jails.  Discipline, that's all it takes.  Betcha that boy listens next time, he knows daddy is serious. 

I'd like to have a train horn on my suburban.     When someone cuts me off, or sleeps at a light, well, lets just say he wont sleep long 

The Richmond Amtrak station is about a half mile from my home and I hear the whistle a' blowin all the time when a train readies to leave.  If i had one of those, man, they'd hear me in Wash, D.C.   

[78 Chevyrado]

And one owned corvette.   




I know i know, but I didn't wanna make a thread just for this.

[Skunksmash]

Best usage of a corvette i've seen, to date!

[69byrd]

Back when I was in high school a friend of mines parents bought him a SS Camero and they told him if he got a ticket or got in any trouble that they would sell his car.  Well guess what........he had it two weeks and got caught spinning tires while leaving school.  The next day his dad put it up for sale and sold it!  He rode the bus to school for the next year and when they got him another car( a POS 4 cylinder) he listened and didn't get in any trouble.  I agree with what they did and that is exactally what I am gonna do when my kids start driving.

[VileZambonie]

How bout you make your kid work and pay for their own vehicle, then if they destroy it, it's their problem.

[eventhorizon66]

How bout you make your kid work and pay for their own vehicle, then if they destroy it, it's their problem.

I imagine the problem was not destroying the car but destroying the peace with 110 decibels of train horn.

[Skunksmash]

I believe no parent should ever buy their kid a car, regardless of how much disposable income they may have. The of course the kid is going to have to buy some older car that they get to learn from, and pay for themselves. I might help them out with a couple repairs, but only help out, not pay for. Then they get to learn all kinds of wonderful values that they will retain for the rest of their life.

[campcrf]

I agree with SgtDel...  Discipline is what kids need nowadays....
  When my son gets of age to have his first car (2 more years now) we are buying a beater for him and he can pay for his insurance and put it in his own name. In Canada here insurance is pretty high, so he can learn responsibilty that way. If he gets tickets, the insurance will go up. And also all repairs/ maintenance are on him so he understands the responsibility of having a vehicle.

[smitty77]

I have a different take on giving your kids a car.  My thoughts, and I speak from experience as this is how I was treated, was that if the parents give them a car to use then the parents can take it away at a moments notice.  I don't agree with giving them a brand new ride so that they can be one-up on their friends, but that's another discussion altogether.

Contrast that with the opposite scenario where the kid buys his car and pays for everything.  It becomes a harder struggle to take the keys away since junior has used his own money.  This leads to a big rift between the parents, ending in outright defiance of the rules.  Contrary to popular belief, kids will work hard for what they want.  I had a few friends that weren't very concerned about tickets and insurance rates because "I'll just work more hours to pay for it." which can start a downward spiral of poor academic performance and eventually dropping out of school.

[Lt.Del]

a buddy of mine in L.A. sent this link to me.  It made me think of this thread....  it is funny though....


  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGYcnYLK_50&feature=related

[87OldYeller]

SgtDel that is a great video...