Originally posted by reXer
Alot of parents do make their kids work for what they give them. You also have to understand that rich parents do expect alot from their children, too. How many of you are expected to make it into Harvard, Yale, MIT, Caltech, or Cornell? If you came from public school, probably only a few.
It's like I said... jealousy sucks. Accept that people are better off than you. Parents don't have to be hard asses to teach kids how to live. Accept the fact that your parents didn't want to waste thousands of dollars on your first car... and accept the fact that they justify it to you and themselves as teaching you a "life lesson." If you're never gonna be rich, it's probably a great lesson to learn.
But some people don't need to learn that lesson. So rich people can buy a lambo, wreck it, and buy another. They can buy their kids new evolutions every week if they wanted. They can live in huge houses with all the extras. That doesn't mean rich people don't live in reality... it's just a far different reality than a broke man's reality. And I can guarantee that their children will be prepared to take over and run their family's businesses and manage their lifestyles appropriately when the time comes.
And about the car... I have a wrx, and it's MUCH safer than my first (sub 200hp) maxima... even in it's current high 12sec state. I'd give my kids an evo or sti over any 2wd car any day.
Rexer for the most part I have respected most things you have said on this site. That comment is rediculous though. That was spoken like a true spoiled little shit. All this talk about a "broke man", it seems like you are putting yourself on a higher level than someone that doesn't have much money. I've been on both sides of the spectrum. I've lived with my mother on welfare. She never told me that she didn't buy me stuff in order to teach me a lesson, She told me she simply couldn't afford it. And more recently, I've lived with my father who I can almost guarentee makes more money than 90% of the people you've ever met. He owns 7 airplanes, 5 cars the cheapest of which is an Audi S4, a boat, 8 motorcycles including a Ducati 998, his own airport, and a huge house on a 90 acre plot. He owns and operates Schultz's North Air Flight aerial application service, and Schultz's Polaris and Artic Cat which sells everything from snowmobiles to high end lawn and garden equipment. You know what? He started on the bottom and worked his way up. He made me pay for my first car. It was a 78 Dodge Challenger and I earned the money to buy it working at the airport for minimum wage. I thank him for it too. I've learned more form him that I would from any "rich" parent that would have just given me whatever I wanted. Your snobby rich little boy attitude sucks. You have a lot to learn man.
Originally posted by Mugent3/t4e
Well who the hell cares what you think, who the fuck are you to tell someone what they should buy for their kid...
What's your problem bro? Who am I? I'm a 23 year old adult who has earned everything I have ever gotten. Like I said, it's not my place to say if a parent should or shouldn't buy their children cars. Without a doubt though, parents should not buy their children something like an EVO. Chill the fuck out bro.