How much did your parents contribute to your first car?

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My parent paid for my first car which was £5.6k. I paid for my lessons and my own insurance.

RIP Ocean. She was a good first car!

£0.00

£0.00 and even if they offered I wouldn’t accept. I can understand if you are aged 17 but once you hit adulthood you should have the self respect of doing things by yourself. I took out a loan to fund my car but at the end of the day I sorted it out myself. I pay about £80 per month with fixed low interest.

Reply 23

The Empire Odyssey

Original post by J0n3zviper

So I don't have any self-respect because my mum paid for my first car?

What an ignorant and self-entitled comment.

Reply 24

J0n3zviper

Original post by The Empire Odyssey

So I don't have any self-respect because my mum paid for my first car?

What an ignorant and self-entitled comment.

Correct, you should look after yourself once you hit adult age. Self-entitled? Yes wanting to buy my own things and not taking money of mummy and daddy are definitely traits of self entitlement

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Reply 25

Anonnorth

Parents paid for 10 lessons for my 17th birthday.

I paid for my car and insurance myself from savings I had made from working behind the bar in a local club at weekends.

It was a cheap car and the insurance cost more than the car did first year but I had that satisfaction that it was mine and all my own effort.

Reply 26

uberteknik

Nothing. Lessons, driving tests, purchased, insured, MOT'd, serviced, taxed and fuelled with no help.

Honestly, seems like a lot of young adults are born flakes and seemingly exist only with parental subsidy.

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Reply 27

Cantab_UCL

My first car was a Toyota Yaris ('12) which my parents kindly bought me for £2, 200 off a dealership. It needed extensive works to make it roadworthy again but thankfully I have an uncle who works as a senior engineer for Toyota and was willing to bring the car back to life for free.

The parts we had to meticulously source on-line and and came to circa £700.00 I don't recall how much my insurance was but I don't think it was over £800.00. My parents paid for the roadtax and the MOT was free.

I've since sold the Yaris to a friend since I live in London and rely on public transport. Other than its obvious lack of grunt, it was a brilliant all-round car that was a pleasure to drive. £25.00 of fuel and it would last a full month (expert on conserving fuel).

Reply 28

lightlyblue

my parents payed for my lessons , insurance and brought me a brand new car ,a Mustard Yellow Porsche GT718 Cayman ..its superfast !!

Reply 29

bones-mccoy

My Nan had saved up money since I was born to pay for my first car and year of insurance. I pay for my own lessons and tax, though.

Reply 30

Cantab_UCL

Original post by bones-mccoy

My Nan had saved up money since I was born to pay for my first car and year of insurance. I pay for my own lessons and tax, though.

That just made me smile.

Reply 31

bones-mccoy

Original post by Cantab_UCL

That just made me smile.

I know, she was such a lovely, generous lady :smile:

Put a couple of grand in a bond when I was born and just let it gain interest over the years, she's done it for my sister too

Reply 32

Cantab_UCL

Original post by bones-mccoy

I know, she was such a lovely, generous lady :smile:

Put a couple of grand in a bond when I was born and just let it gain interest over the years, she's done it for my sister too

You say you have money? (she has wonga, guys)

Let's get to know each other better... :wink:

Reply 33

bones-mccoy

Original post by Cantab_UCL

You say you have money? (she has wonga, guys)

Let's get to know each other better... :wink:

I spent it all on a car lmao

Reply 34

Cantab_UCL

Original post by bones-mccoy

I spent it all on a car lmao

Shall I lend you a fiver?

Reply 35

londonmyst

Nothing.
Didn't even know I had a car or a driver's license.

Reply 36

J0n3zviper

Original post by londonmyst

Nothing.
Didn't even know I had a car or a driver's license.

Are you not in contact with your parents?

Reply 37

londonmyst

Original post by J0n3zviper

Are you not in contact with your parents?

No.
But I got the car and driver's licence when I still lived in their house.

Reply 38

The Empire Odyssey

Original post by J0n3zviper

Correct, you should look after yourself once you hit adult age. Self-entitled? Yes wanting to buy my own things and not taking money of mummy and daddy are definitely traits of self entitlement