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difficult child flunked his permit test again
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 603576" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I've seen several variations on this, including the parents paying for safety upgrades to a "decent clunker"... better tires, safety inspection, brake work... so that the kid didn't have to deal with those complexities as part of getting the car in the first place. Another family I know made the kid pay full pop for the car and for all driving expenses (gas, repairs, etc.), but paid a minority share of the insurance just because it's a whopping pile of cash to pay for both the car and the insurance the first time around. I wouldn't let difficult child know ahead of time that there will be help with any of it, though. Make him come up with a plan... then, if he's choosing between two cars and a couple hundred dollars difference in price... you could always offer to pay the difference so he has a better car to drive (if it is in fact a better car...). Leave your help options "open". JMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 603576, member: 11791"] I've seen several variations on this, including the parents paying for safety upgrades to a "decent clunker"... better tires, safety inspection, brake work... so that the kid didn't have to deal with those complexities as part of getting the car in the first place. Another family I know made the kid pay full pop for the car and for all driving expenses (gas, repairs, etc.), but paid a minority share of the insurance just because it's a whopping pile of cash to pay for both the car and the insurance the first time around. I wouldn't let difficult child know ahead of time that there will be help with any of it, though. Make him come up with a plan... then, if he's choosing between two cars and a couple hundred dollars difference in price... you could always offer to pay the difference so he has a better car to drive (if it is in fact a better car...). Leave your help options "open". JMO. [/QUOTE]
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