How'd you afford your first car? - Page 4

01DangerRanger · #46 09-28-2010, 09:16 AM

i have been mowing lawns sense i was about 10 and at 12 i started a full on lawn buisness and before i was even 16 i bought my 01 ranger (Newest vehical in family

) for about 2-3 months i got to see it sit in my car port but while i was waiting to get my licese it tuned everything and got everything it needed for it to be brand spanken knew running. i also have to pay for my own gas and insurense. not many kids these days that have to do one bit of what i just did, buy own vehicel, pay insurence, pay for gas. fuck all u people that got your car for free , haha just kidding. i am kinda happy my parents made me and me bros have to do all this for our vehicals cus i treat it like its my kid if i had one and i save my money. im almost a douch to people when it comes to buying things cus i want to keep my money and keep saving. my friends say im going to be a super rich hobo cus i dont like spending my money

Clinton · #47 09-28-2010, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by 01DangerRanger

i have been mowing lawns sense i was about 10 and at 12 i started a full on lawn buisness and before i was even 16 i bought my 01 ranger (Newest vehical in family

) for about 2-3 months i got to see it sit in my car port but while i was waiting to get my licese it tuned everything and got everything it needed for it to be brand spanken knew running. i also have to pay for my own gas and insurense. not many kids these days that have to do one bit of what i just did, buy own vehicel, pay insurence, pay for gas. fuck all u people that got your car for free , haha just kidding. i am kinda happy my parents made me and me bros have to do all this for our vehicals cus i treat it like its my kid if i had one and i save my money. im almost a douch to people when it comes to buying things cus i want to keep my money and keep saving. my friends say im going to be a super rich hobo cus i dont like spending my money

Can someone get the poor kid a friggin SPELLCHECK! Didn't your parents buy you a Mr Spell?

01DangerRanger · #48 09-28-2010, 09:27 AM

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Can someone get the poor kid a friggin SPELLCHECK! Didn't your parents buy you a Mr Spell?

hahahaha i just try to type fast and i hit letters wrong or i just make the word short cus im lazy

Clinton · #49 09-28-2010, 09:37 AM

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hahahaha i just try to type fast and i hit letters wrong or i just make the word short cus im lazy

Ya almost got douche right, I'll give you half a credit for that

01DangerRanger · #50 09-28-2010, 02:31 PM

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Ya almost got douche right, I'll give you half a credit for that

mudrider1322 · #51 09-28-2010, 02:47 PM

I started mowing lawns and doing spring and fall cleanups when I was 12 in preparation to save money for my ranger. I also got a summer job on top of that working at a local farm. My parents made a deal with me that they would meet whatever I could shell out of my own money and over time I'd have to pay them back. I didnt want to spend more than 4,500 because the rest I've put away for college, and I found the ranger I have now. I also pay for my own gas, insurance, and any money needed to fix it. It feels good to know that you've worked hard for something.

01DangerRanger · #52 09-28-2010, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mudrider1322

I started mowing lawns and doing spring and fall cleanups when I was 12 in preparation to save money for my ranger. I also got a summer job on top of that working at a local farm. My parents made a deal with me that they would meet whatever I could shell out of my own money and over time I'd have to pay them back. I didnt want to spend more than 4,500 because the rest I've put away for college, and I found the ranger I have now. I also pay for my own gas, insurance, and any money needed to fix it. It feels good to know that you've worked hard for something.

i thought i was the only one, glad to see another one worked hard for their vehical.

vapiper · #53 09-28-2010, 02:54 PM

My parents bought my first vehicle....was 1993 and they bought me a 1983 Mercury Lynx.....I was sooo happy, they bought it for 50 bucks :-) I put about 1500 into it (motor trans) to run it for a year....then that allowed me to save up for what I consider my "first" car....my 68 Mustang.....ahhhhh now if I could only KEEP cars instead of changing my mind on what I like I'd be a happy camper..seems like ever since then I trade/sell what I have and buy something else about every couple years LOL

mudrider1322 · #54 09-28-2010, 03:08 PM

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i thought i was the only one, glad to see another one worked hard for their vehical.

Yep! There are still some kids out there who learn the value of working hard for what they want!

DrIftKi7Vg · #55 09-28-2010, 03:37 PM

I afforded my truck with my lawsuit money that I got to touch when I turned 18. ^_^

01DangerRanger · #56 09-28-2010, 04:13 PM

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Yep! There are still some kids out there who learn the value of working hard for what they want!

not many though, and that number is getting smaller all the time

mickblock · #57 09-28-2010, 05:05 PM

Paid $300.00 for a non-running 1989 Delta 88 and after putting in a junkyard trans, rear-end and having a shop make an exhaust system, got it running.

sgtsandman · #58 09-29-2010, 03:01 PM

I bought an '80 Mercury Lynx with Christmas and birthday money back in 1987. What a POS that car was. I only had it about a year. My next car was an 1982 Toyota Celica with a car loan. I had that thing for 10 years until road salt claimed it.

fstcarkid · #59 09-29-2010, 03:41 PM

worked my ass off like crazy to buy my s10 and the ranger. i pay insurance, gas, and tags. i worked 3(well 4 kinda) jobs over the summer. worked at a grocery store 8:00a.m.-2:00p.m./2:00p.m.-8:00p.m. on Mondays, and Tuesdays; and 8:00a.m.-2:00p.m. on Saturdays, and 10:00a.m.-2:00 pm Sundays. then i worked at a fabrication shop once a week (4:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m). then i worked at the car shop my dad works at on Saturday's and Sundays when i got off work at the grocery store. i was doing mostly oil changes and tune ups then i mowed about 8 yards (they were all decent sized yards). i worked my ass off this summer to be broke. lol. but hey, it feels pretty good to know i bought EVERY thing myself (food, clothes, gas, everything). now that school has started, im only working at the grocery store and mowing yards and im still broke. lol

Jeweler54 · #60 09-29-2010, 04:24 PM

pushing carts/cashier at walmart from 14-16. Saved $3,500, Found a mint 10 year old Nissan hardbody reg cab, 4 cyl., 5 speed with 17,000 miles on it for $6,000. Dad fronted the $2500 and I paid him back.