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She didn't "demand" a car, she asked for one. What kid in America doesn't want a car for their 16th birthday? I asked for one too, and I got one. I had to buy
by billmalarky 13y ago
She didn't "demand" a car, she asked for one. What kid in America doesn't want a car for their 16th birthday?
I asked for one too, and I got one. I had to buy it myself but my family helped me find one that was super cheap ($50) and it lasted me all through highschool. It wasn't stylish, but as Fat Tony would say, the sentimental value of it was through the roof.
- socillion 13y ago> What kid in America doesn't want a car for their 16th birthday? The ones who don't have money for gasoline or $1800 a year for insurance, and who know without asking that their parents will never pay for any of this.
- billmalarky 13y agoThey still don't want a car that they know they can't have?
- socillion 13y agoI enjoy moments like this, where it's suddenly obvious in a discussion that we think about something in completely different ways. Did I want a blimp when I was 16? If someone offered me one I would have said yes, but it's not something I ever really considered - likewise for a car. I suppose a large part of this is due to growing up in an area with very good public transportation and bike infrastructure, but there were a million things I wanted before a car, such as the $60 computer I spent years saving for.