I was not attacking bellaboo for her desision to get her neice a car or saying she was a bad parent i was putting in my opinion on the topic from the point of a young person who has reasently been through this whole situation. since she bought her other children a car she should also buy this girl a car. part off my point was that children should be treated the same (gift wise) as there siblings. also i did put in my two cents worth on a car in my opinion a older midsize ford or a small pickup truck would be good choice but its entirly up to the person purchasing the vehicle.
Originally Posted by ptquilts
Again, while starting a fire in the woodstove I found a great article in the Christian Science Monitor. This had a lot of good info in it.
http://www.fultoncountynews.com/news...amily/067.html
And let's not attack BellaBoo for her decision to get her niece a car. She did not ask anyone's opinion of her decision, she asked about cars. While some people would not do what she is doing, it is her right to do it, and I think she sounds like a good parent/aunt.
I remember my first car, a 1971 Plymouth Fury III - it even had retractable headlights with washers/wipers for the headlights!! $800 and I bought it sight unseen from a contact in NC because it was a "southern" car - no rust or salt corrosion like in the northeast. It lasted many years and ran well, only problem was a slight deceleration when it passed a gas station. It was a tank!!