How To Get Your Parents To Buy You a Car

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If your only ride has two wheels and a bell, convince your parents to upgrade you to something with a little more oomph.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Gas, insurance, maintenance, and registration money
A contract
A computer with internet access
Research (optional)

Step 1: Discuss safety issues

Discuss the safety issues of walking or riding a bike near a busy intersection as opposed to driving safely in a car.

Step 2: Discuss safety issues

Remind your parents how much gas and time they will save by not carting you around.

Step 3: Offer to pay

Offer to take on part of the financial burden of owning a car such as paying for insurance, maintenance costs, and registration fees.

Tip: Research the financial responsibility of car ownership and the types of cars that are the most reliable and cheapest to maintain.

Step 4: Offer to help

Offer to run errands, go to the store, or shuttle siblings to and from appointments and activities.

Step 5: Create a contract

Create a contract in which you and your parents agree to a driving curfew, passenger rules, and consequences of not following the rules.

Tip: Post the contract in plain view to remind both parties of their responsibilities.

Step 6: Find insurance discounts

Use the internet to find insurance discounts that reward student performance and negotiate with them to keep your grades up and get a your very own car at the same time.

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Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• HomeFamily
• getting
• parents
• buying
• car
• teens
• convincing
• new
• used
• mom
• dad
• ride

[MrELuvly]

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Female 13-17

Male 13-17

Male 45-54 <---- time to move out guys haha

[juggalettetillidie1]

my mom said grow up stop begging and work for your money >.> bitch

[EmoGrapefruit]

thats a sick bike!

[Yusra1001]

@PvtNappster Okay listen bitch, first of all You know the math of a first grader. I am 9. And how will your childhood effect a good college, job and affordable taxes? Exactly. I have a life unlike you and can think about that

P.S

Learn to subtract

[mrborn2drink]

i can't get a job cuz i'm 13 and a wand some fucking rs membership

[QwertySkill]

@XbottlesX gosh darn it LOL

[XbottlesX]

@QwertySkill so you arent 11....

[XbottlesX]

i already know when i mention grades then my dad will tell me that i should be getting good grades regardless if i am getting a car or not

[QwertySkill]

@thesupdog22 I live in south dakota, I got mine when I was 14

[thesupdog22]

@MrELuvly 13-15? no can't get a licince and i watched tis this won't work by the way and im just out of college i'm 22 interesting but won't work.

[1991Watcher]

@MrELuvly LOL XD

[sawyerhdixon]

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