Re: No interest in driving?
[Re: Hugh Jorgan]
#3057272
07/07/22 08:35 PM
07/07/22 08:35 PM
|
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 4,727 Florida
BDW
master
|
master
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 4,727
Florida
|
I discussed this thread with my 31-year-old daughter, and she believes the three major reasons for lack of interest in driving are: High car prices High fuel prices Environmental concerns
With the advent of delivered fast food, groceries, packages,..basically everything. Why endure the expense of insurance, tag renewal, maintenance, etc? It's cheaper to call a Lyft driver to take you places. Agree with above Exactly what my son voiced, "After your house, your car is the biggest expense you have, and you only use it 1-2 hrs per day" And with a new car costing $50-100k, maybe it is money better spent elsewhere
Last edited by BDW; 07/07/22 08:36 PM.
|
|
|
Re: No interest in driving?
[Re: BDW]
#3057285
07/07/22 09:03 PM
07/07/22 09:03 PM
|
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 6,254 nowhere
Sniper
master
|
master
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 6,254
nowhere
|
I discussed this thread with my 31-year-old daughter, and she believes the three major reasons for lack of interest in driving are: High car prices High fuel prices Environmental concerns
With the advent of delivered fast food, groceries, packages,..basically everything. Why endure the expense of insurance, tag renewal, maintenance, etc? It's cheaper to call a Lyft driver to take you places. Agree with above Exactly what my son voiced, "After your house, your car is the biggest expense you have, and you only use it 1-2 hrs per day" And with a new car costing $50-100k, maybe it is money better spent elsewhere Exaggerate much? No need to spend that kind of money on a new car, unless your self esteem is based on how much you spent on a new car. Or were never taught anything about money, budgets and needs versus wants. My son's lack of interest in driving has nothing to do with the price of a car, it's my car and it's paid off. The price of fuel, I fill the tank. Nor is he brainwashed by the environmental whackadoos. He's just not interested.
|
|
|
Re: No interest in driving?
[Re: cudaman1969]
#3057319
07/08/22 12:03 AM
07/08/22 12:03 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,225 Bloomington, IN
HoosierTA
master
|
master
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 4,225
Bloomington, IN
|
Looked for and may missed it, but I haven’t seen a reply that contains the comment of telling your kid- you get a license at 16’ because the chauffeur service ends then.
I got a buddy who worked the odd hours so he could drive his 20 year old to his pizza job and back. Cotton picking unbelievable. My buddies step dad would have to,d him to oil his bicycle chain up and hit it, so I don’t know where it comes from.
'70 Challenger R/T 383 '16 Hemi Durango SSV (work vehicle) '15 Ram Police SSV
|
|
|
Re: No interest in driving?
[Re: HoosierTA]
#3057382
07/08/22 11:41 AM
07/08/22 11:41 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 15,874 Central Florida
larrymopar360
Stud Muffin
|
Stud Muffin
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 15,874
Central Florida
|
So much has been mentioned regarding the necessity of the car. To and from work, etc. My getting my license was HUGELY based on the love of the car! I wanted to be in and around cars since I have memories! I bet many of you are the same. I can remember the smell of the interior of cars my dad had from when I was six years old! Anytime my parents were going anywhere, I wanted to go too, just to be the passenger and hear and feel the experience. When I was six years old our neighbor had an old '66 ish Newport and I would hear that starter from across the street and recognize the Chrysler starter.
No, there's something genetic. It's the love of cars that drives you (haha pun) to get your license, otherwise it's a ho-hum thing, and just an appliance that one may not need to bother with.
Facts are stubborn things.
|
|
|
Re: No interest in driving?
[Re: HoosierTA]
#3057457
07/08/22 05:27 PM
07/08/22 05:27 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA
Jim_Lusk
I Live Here
|
I Live Here
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 18,678
Fresno, CA
|
Looked for and may missed it, but I haven’t seen a reply that contains the comment of telling your kid- you get a license at 16’ because the chauffeur service ends then.
I got a buddy who worked the odd hours so he could drive his 20 year old to his pizza job and back. Cotton picking unbelievable. My buddies step dad would have to,d him to oil his bicycle chain up and hit it, so I don’t know where it comes from. Had I needed to I probably would have told them that. No need to as they were both ready to drive. We also encouraged it by paying for driver's ed. It was a little tight on the budget, but we also paid for fuel and insurance as long as they were involved in something outside of simply going to school. That could be sports, clubs, etc. Their "job" was school, but they also worked part time for a friend who has a restoration shop (yes, both of them). Now, in their late 30s, they both have families of their own and own houses worth a good bit more than ours. We also had them do the bulk of the out of town driving while they were new drivers. The goal was getting them as much experience behind the wheel as possible before they were adults. But, in the end our goal was to make independent adults so that we could enjoy the empty nester years.
|
|
|
|
|