I’d really love to appreciate my daughter with a car, but I want it to be at a perfect time. It doesn’t have to be a birthday gift to her, just a little cute car to appreciate her as my daughter.
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I’d really love to appreciate my daughter with a car, but I want it to be at a perfect time. It doesn’t have to be a birthday gift to her, just a little cute car to appreciate her as my daughter.
Buying a car for a child is a bad idea. Buying an extra car in your name that you let your child use is not a horrible idea, but buying it and putting it in their name is a really bad idea because you can no longer take it away should you need to. Oh, and in some states you cannot put a car that is in someone else’s name on your insurance so the car would have to have its own insurance policy in the name of the owner. with an under 25 person, that gets quite expensive. Much more expensive than adding a driver and car to your policy.
It really depends more on the maturity level of the child rather than the actual age. Some are ready at 16, some not until much later. You are, of course, not obligated to buy your child a car. It should be seen as a gift, a privilege, rather than something you must or should do.
I suggest when your teen is 16 or 17, buying a car that you allow your teen to use as long as she follows the rules, doesn’t get tickets, or do anything stupid, like drinking and driving. You can let your daughter know that it is her responsibility to check the oil and tires, wash it and keep it clean inside, etc. If she shows that she can be responsible for at least a year with the car, then it becomes hers fully when she turns 18. This is teaching responsibility, which is the most important part of owning a car.