Her grandparents told her to come downstairs for a moment... and waiting for her downstairs was her first car

[u/DavidGman]

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[u/dead_neopet]

Love that she hugged them before she even looked twice at the car

[u/eienmau → u/dead_neopet]

Makes me happy for her; her first reaction being to hug both of them was very sweet and says a lot about who she is.

[u/linds360 → u/eienmau]

That was my first thought.

I’ve seen a lot of reality tv moments where rich kids get some insane car for their 16th and they always run straight to the car.

Every. Time.

[u/norejectfries → u/dead_neopet]

I was just about to say the same thing. She was raised right

[u/Dialogical → u/norejectfries]

They scared the shit outta her.

[u/InspectorSpacetime19 → u/Dialogical]

Watch your mouth!

[u/NuYawker → u/InspectorSpacetime19]

She's going to need an air tag for her fucking keys

[u/dramalama-dingdong → u/dead_neopet]

She seems to be a really nice and lovely girl. This made me happy.

[u/Nica-sauce-rex → u/dead_neopet]

A lot of people here have something shitty to say about how expensive or large this car is as if she is being spoiled, but this girl is clearly extremely grateful. It’s very sweet.

[u/m00nf1r3 → u/dead_neopet]

That was my first thought, first inclination was to hug everyone and say thanks. Seems like a good kid!

[u/Legendary_Bibo → u/dead_neopet]

I thought the car was the RV at first

[u/kingbouncer]

Grandma got her in a chokehold

[u/UltraRoboNinja → u/kingbouncer]

I thought this was a fight video until I read the title.

[u/bsmith567070 → u/UltraRoboNinja]

Me too 😂

[u/Waiting2Sneeze → u/kingbouncer]

I first started watching the video without reading the title and thought this isn’t gonna be good…

[u/Flashy-Let2771]

I thought they got her an RV. 😂

[u/SpunNumeroUno → u/Flashy-Let2771]

"Congrats, you are kicked out of the house"

[u/RockstarAgent → u/SpunNumeroUno]

I thought about like her getting excited just looking at the key- but it being branded she might have actually asked for this car or made a comment- but at first I thought about how maybe she was going off to college and could have a home and a car in one.

[u/heavensto_mergatroid → u/Flashy-Let2771]

Haha compared to her stature sitting in the driver seat it might as well be! I'd hate to be in front of her when she starts driving that thing!

[u/Coleasa → u/Flashy-Let2771]

"You got a car and you're moving out!"

[u/snarky_witch]

I am fortunate to be a kid like this. I didn’t grow up rich. I had a shitty childhood. I was not an only child but I was an only grandchild on my dad’s side. My grandparents were the only adults who made me feel safe and loved. I spent six weeks of every summer with them. They started saving from the day I was born. When I turned 18 they bought me a new car. It was a four door grand am. Nothing flashy but a good solid car. I am forever grateful. Not having a car payment and having reliable transportation made all the difference in my young life. It really set me up for the future. They didn’t leave me money or anything like that. I realize how privileged I am. I really miss them.

[u/upperdeckerdad → u/snarky_witch]

I can relate to this. My grandparents were so great. They gave me my first car, an 11 year old jeep. I still have it, 25 years later.

[u/snarky_witch → u/upperdeckerdad]

I love that

[u/FridgeFucker17982 → u/snarky_witch]

A Grand Am was a bitchin car though. They ran forever and when it finally died you could pull the seats out and use them as a couch

[u/pueblocatchaser → u/snarky_witch]

That's the doopest shit ever, they were like "let him go through his youth in style" 😆

[u/alexj_baker]

What happened to having an old banger as your first car

[u/pgizmo97 → u/alexj_baker]

Y’all were getting cars?

[u/MasterK999 → u/pgizmo97]

I started saving at 13 and paid $1200 for my first car.

[u/one-eyedCheshire → u/MasterK999]

My husband and I had been dating for a few months when we both went in on our first car. $7,500, 2009 Hyundai with 110,000 miles. Lol.

Drove that car to Colorado a few weeks later to camp and get married on a 14,000ft mountain.

We do not know how the car survived the drive or how we survived that trip to be honest but the memories are with us 15 years later and we still relive them every day.

We also had that car until 2023…got it in 2011. Ran that thing into the fucking ground.

AND we got $200 from CarMax for it when we were two seconds away from paying them to please take it off our hands. 🤣🙏

Ahh the things us non-privileged humans go through. 🥹

Edit 2: Thank you for the awards. 🥹❤️

[u/andbreakfastcereals → u/one-eyedCheshire]

That's amazing that you both knew so quickly that you were meant to be together. Stories like yours remind me that real love does exist and I'm so happy for you both. Cherish each other. 💙

[u/one-eyedCheshire → u/andbreakfastcereals]

Thank you very much! That means a lot.

We definitely got lucky finding each other at a young age and realizing we are supposed to be together. We have almost everything in common besides him not liking cleaning but I LOVE cleaning so it still works out! Lol.

All of our friends and family said we were moving way too fast but we just told them, "When you know, you know." Now fifteen years later...they understand that we knew!

True love surely does exist. We believe you have to love and work on yourself first to love someone else fully. Not having kids helps a lot as well.

Lastly, both of our parents have been [happily] married for 40+ years, as well as other family members being married for 30-60 years. We have seen true love and hard work in marriage our entire lives. That helps a lot to know it can and does exist.

We do wish all of the time that everyone finds loves for themselves and love for another (if they want!). Because the world would be a better place if everyone found their soulmate. ❤️🥲🙏

Edit: and we cherish each other every second of every day. Life is unpredictable, tomorrow is not promised. We just try to have fun, laugh and love - even when dealing with the inevitable sadness of life.

[u/CallyThePally → u/MasterK999]

That's good stuff. One could wish it would be so possible nowadays.

[u/MasterK999 → u/CallyThePally]

I know looking back it was great. It was the 80's and the car was just 10 years old. 10 year old cars still go for so much now.

[u/Requiredmetrics → u/MasterK999]

I saw a local car dealership selling an 11 year old focus with 302,000 miles for $11,000. I was shocked. Can’t even buy beaters anymore

[u/I_count_to_firetruck → u/Requiredmetrics]

Merciful fuck, that is waaaaay too much for any car over 300K miles

[u/V65Pilot → u/Requiredmetrics]

We were buying K cars and the various other vehicles of that ilk (omni's, horizons etc) for 50 bucks, and taking them to a friends parents property, where we promptly drove them, Dukes of Hazzard style, around the field they had. Great fun. K cars have the flight characteristics of a brick BTW.

[u/BasicallyLostAgain → u/MasterK999]

Bought a 79 Plymouth Horizon in 88 for $500. Got a $99 dollar Maaco paint job. Like a new car. I loved that car. It was awesome.

[u/nightowl1592 → u/MasterK999]

$2400 for a Buick century. My parents cosigned the loan and I paid it off with the job I had while attending my senior year of college. Stuff means more when you work work it. Sadly, five years later, the car was totaled after someone rear-ended me at a red light because she was on her phone 😞.

[u/t0hk0h → u/MasterK999]

$200 here. Maybe 2004? Toyota corolla 88 I think

[u/RaccoonSamson → u/t0hk0h]

$200 here as well, paid for with my $5.25 an hour dishwashing job. 1987 Chrysler LeBaron (in 2004, it was the same age as me lol)

[u/DirtyRoller → u/pgizmo97]

My first car was a 20 year old Jeep Cherokee that my dad got for $50 out of an impound lot. Some guy abandoned it because he couldn't afford the repairs, luckily my dad is a mechanic and we were able to get it running!

It was about 12 horse power and couldn't go over 50mph unless I was going downhill.

[u/TK44 → u/DirtyRoller]

My first car was the family minivan. Was embarrassed about it until I became the cool guy that could carry everyone around to the parties with it and stuff. Also lost my virginity in it lol

[u/dcabe1210 → u/DirtyRoller]

Must've been the 2.5

[u/GoodPeopleAreFodder → u/pgizmo97]

Bus pass and a bicycle until I could afford my own.

[u/JackAuduin → u/pgizmo97]

My step mom bought another used car and gave me her Jetta

I very much appreciate it and it was decent. This looks insane to me.

[u/alexj_baker → u/pgizmo97]

No I paid for it myself by saving up my part time job wages

[u/brunbjorns → u/pgizmo97]

I purchased my own at 16 by working for the summer

[u/thatguy_griff → u/brunbjorns]

doing that now, you might be able to afford an e bike

[u/Tiny_Act5987 → u/alexj_baker]

I had a nurse telling me how her 14 year old son is getting a brand new bronco even though he is not old enough to drive it yet. And her daughter has a new explorer. Also told me her and her husband both had brand new cars. Then was talking about how spoiled her kids are and they are rude to her. I just kept my mouth shut.

[u/tatertotmagic → u/Tiny_Act5987]

Should've asked if her husband had some sort of crazy job that allows them to afford 4 new cars or if instead they are in crazy debt

[u/Jesus_of_Redditeth → u/Tiny_Act5987]

If she's not rich then she's probably paying $3,000 a month in car loans for all those vehicles. It's insane how much people are willing to pay for a vehicle these days.

[u/sbrt → u/alexj_baker]

I was disappointed it wasn't the motorhome in the start of the video.

[u/trahilcal01 → u/sbrt]

😂😂that would have been epic!!

[u/TitaniaT-Rex → u/sbrt]

“Shitter was full.”

[u/lurkersforlife → u/alexj_baker]

It’s not a starter car, it’s a finisher car!!!

[u/Demerzel69 → u/lurkersforlife]

A TRANSPORTER OF GODS! THE GOLLLLDEN GODDDDDDD!

I AM UNTETHERED AND MY RAGE KNOWS NO BOUNNNDDDS!

[u/alexj_baker → u/lurkersforlife]

I think for a lot of people it's a never get there car

[u/SuffersFrom-Sexlexia → u/lurkersforlife]

A transporter of gods! The Golden God!

[u/birdparliament → u/alexj_baker]

My first was a 1992 Honda Civic and I learned to drive on it. My mom wanted a car she could drive (it was a manual) so they sold it to me for a dollar. Had about 90k when I took it and it lasted to about 300k miles.

[u/Timmmmmmmmm → u/alexj_baker]

I had a 1978 mercury with a wood bumper

[u/alexj_baker → u/Timmmmmmmmm]

I had a 15 year old purple ford fiesta and you couldn't close the boot properly

[u/Sir_Earl_Jeffries → u/alexj_baker]

First car was a 1993 Lincoln Town Car.. the Stinkin Lincoln was well known in the neighnourhood.

[u/ThePenguinTheory → u/Sir_Earl_Jeffries]

I had a Nissan micra with a tape stuck in the tape player which looped a midi version of greensleeves over and over and over...

[u/MasterK999 → u/Timmmmmmmmm]

I had a 78 Chrysler eBaron. It was originally a LeBaron but the L on the badge fell off.

78 was not the cool model of that car. It was basically a cop car. Same as the Dodge Diplomat but with leather seats.

Upside was a 318 V8 and it had bench seats front a rear. It was like a big rolling couch that could hold 8 kids.

I miss that car.

[u/Sh0wmey0urbutth0le → u/MasterK999]

I had a Blazer Police Interceptor. My friend got the badge but couldn't get it to stay on his car so I gorilla glued it to mine.

[u/thentil → u/MasterK999]

You know some product manager has "eBaron" for the electric revival in a powerpoint somewhere.

[u/CarlJustCarl → u/Timmmmmmmmm]

I’m still driving mine, you bastard!

[u/Aliencoy77 → u/Timmmmmmmmm]

'77 Mercury Cougar. I bought it in '96 for $300. I learned to work on cars with that one. There was no way I was gonna pay more for a mechanic than what I paid for the car.

[u/atomicavox → u/Timmmmmmmmm]

1975 rusted out Ford Maverick here.

[u/TechnicolorViper → u/atomicavox]

1985 Pontiac 6000. Lasted 2 years.

[u/Plenty-Remove1656 → u/TechnicolorViper]

Oh shit,with the digital speedometer

[u/Constant-Funny1817 → u/Timmmmmmmmm]

76 Duster - and I loved it.

[u/masivatack → u/Timmmmmmmmm]

70 Cutlass. You could fit a lot of teenage idiots in that thing.

[u/aLonerDottieArebel → u/Timmmmmmmmm]

79 caprice classic, I had no business driving that boat. I miss it.

[u/saintdudegaming → u/Timmmmmmmmm]

Had three beaters back to back. Not sure if I'm more proud of the Pinto or the Gremlin.

[u/Miserable_Bridge6032 → u/alexj_baker]

I dont know. When I was in hs i was given a 2001 jetta as my first car which was over 10 years old at the time, and it was limited trim with 1 owner. Fantastic condition and had a sunroof, heated seats, electric powered windows, etc. I was blessed and I loved that thing and would have kept driving it if the engine hadnt gone and cost more than replacing the whole car. I just felt lucky enough to have parents that would get me a car at all after getting my license.

[u/Carne_A_Suh_Dude → u/alexj_baker]

I’m still driving my old banger car ten years down the road… beats walking

[u/IllTwo7643 → u/alexj_baker]

Ah, fuck. Now I gotta be old and wax nostalgia about my first car.

It was 2001. I was barely 16. Both my siblings were away at college.

My uncle on my dad's side gave my dad his stepdaughter's 92 white Chevy Blazer. It needed a lot of work.

My dad, car expert, ADHD minded and definitely undiagnosed autistic, worked on it

For the missing front bumper he attached a wood 2x4 For the missing right front headlight cover, a margarine tub.

I drove it and was glad to have it😂😂

[u/clementineisdope → u/alexj_baker]

I think they love giving kids these big ass trucks because they'll be safer. When in reality they become a liability on the road for others.

[u/helmvoncanzis → u/clementineisdope]

My first car was a geo metro. taught me a lot of things, like how to cheat death every day.

[u/Don_T_Blink → u/clementineisdope]

"Not only is my family perfectly safe in my big ass truck, the other family in their compact sedan will be utterly destroyed!"

[u/Anaxilea-Alcinoe → u/alexj_baker]

I had to buy my first car from my Dad. He bought it for $900, but I had to pay him back for it over time. It was a 1989 chevy cavalier and this was 2002? It had only 1 side mirror. It didn't come with a passengers side mirror. Apparently those were optional in the 80s?

[u/CoffeeToDeath → u/Anaxilea-Alcinoe]

God my first was a 1979 ford f-250 stick shift, my mom got it for 600 bucks in 2009. It was so much fun for a pile of garbage. Needed a new starter, battery cables, the radio didn’t work so i wired a boom box to it and it got 8 miles to the gallon. Took it muddin in my family’s back field to learn how to drive and that thing broke down in the field so many fucking times. Learned about overheating radiators the hard way. I always have promised myself that if i ever get good money I’ll buy another one of those danger wagons and make it a bit more modern. Those things were fucking tanks. Man now i really miss that old piece of shit. The junk yard worker had love in his eyes when we sold it to him for 200.

[u/Logical-Cookie6926 → u/alexj_baker]

71 Buick Skylark. Could pass anything except a gas station.

[u/elizabnthe → u/alexj_baker]

I mean people that do this obviously have money.

But an actually pretty valid reason for it as an "old banger" is not going to be as safe as a modern cars. Though there's clearly a range to even that.

[u/We_are_all_monkeys → u/elizabnthe]

I doubt they're filthy rich. Just going by the houses, this is a working class neighborhood. Grandparents probably have just been saving up since she was born.

[u/0xsergy → u/elizabnthe]

A big SUV with many blindspots isn't a safe car to drive either for both driver and pedestrians.

[u/ZGreenLantern → u/alexj_baker]

It’s ok to be happy for someone, it is 💚

[u/aopps42 → u/alexj_baker]

Same thing with starter homes.

[u/SineCurve → u/alexj_baker]

Jesus, my dad got me a 1995 Fiat Uno. The brakes were so shit I'd have to slam my foot down hard every time. I loved that bucket of bolts...

[u/MGBZ47 → u/alexj_baker]

Nothing happened to that lol but nothing is wrong with getting your kids a new, nice car if you can afford it.

[u/OhHiCindy30 → u/alexj_baker]

Yep. My sister had her first car for 2 weeks before totaling it (no injuries thankfully). Its best to get an old banger!

[u/aleqqqs → u/alexj_baker]

You know what would have been funny? Her unwrapping the key, turning around, seeing the decorated car, getting emotional, pressing the "unlock" button on the key - and then a rusty old car right next to the fancy one unlocks 😄

[u/tribalien93]

Isn't this like a $50,000 or $60,000 vehicle? That's crazy as hell to get as a first car.

[u/Donkeywad → u/tribalien93]

Insurance is going to be $500/month

[u/Pretty-Balance-Sheet → u/Donkeywad]

32" tires aren't cheap and that bronco doesn't exactly sip the high octane gasoline it requires.

Expensive to buy expensive to own. Fun to drive though!

[u/MinionAgent → u/Pretty-Balance-Sheet]

I had a puncture in one of those 32” in the middle of the highway. it took me 45 minutes to swap it with the spare, and i’m a big guy, but those huge tires are a pain to move around.

[u/deactronimo → u/Pretty-Balance-Sheet]

The Bronco runs regular 87 lol, it's not the Raptor model, and she'll have those tires for at least the next few years. Looks like a high-schooler.

[u/Pants536 → u/deactronimo]

Raptor also takes 87, even

[u/pghhuman → u/tribalien93]

What’s crazy is ford selling a $30,000 vehicle for $60,000.

[u/StopReadingMyUser → u/pghhuman]

It pains me every time I go to buy something knowing it's not worth nearly what it should be, but I still have to pay it because I need a car or food or something...

At my job it's similar, I can see something costs us less than 10 bucks to make but we sell it for 4 grand. It's absurd.

[u/StMU_Rattler → u/tribalien93]

A new base model is low 40s. If it was used, then I'm sure it can dip down to the 30s.

[u/keIIzzz → u/StMU_Rattler]

That still seems pretty wild for a first car but I guess if you can afford it go crazy

[u/unsolicited_thought → u/tribalien93]

Judge me all you want but these people don’t look like they can afford this car.

[u/Pretty-Balance-Sheet → u/unsolicited_thought]

I thought the same thing. But gramps and Grandma probably have a pension, house paid off, social security, maybe a 401k, and live pretty cheaply.

Maintaining that car for her, assuming they have a payment, is probably less than $1k including gas. Not crazy.

I just wonder what cars the kids who aren't first grandchild will get when they turn 16...

[u/Platos-ghosts → u/Pretty-Balance-Sheet]

The insurance for a 16 year old on a new 50k car will be $$$$

[u/bestest_at_grammar → u/unsolicited_thought]

Buddy probably worked some trade and made fucking bank. Work around guys who look like this and retired early

[u/ArcticWolf_Primaris]

Thought Gran had her in a headlock at first

[u/skyestalimit]

They could have went for something a bit bigger maybe for a first car...

[u/GoonyGhoul_ → u/skyestalimit]

Yeah, if it's not at least the size of an F-250 super cab, it's WAY too small for a first car smh. Gotta put a 12" lift kit on it too, can't have it being too short either.

[u/yankykiwi → u/skyestalimit]

My first car was a yukon denali xl, my neighbor gave it to me when i moved to usa.

I learned to drive and pass my test in that thing, and now I’m confident I can drive anything.

[u/Katz3njamm3r → u/yankykiwi]

Mine was a blue econoline van. The front seats swiveled and the bench seats came out, you could even fully remove the windows. So much weed was smoked in that thing. My parents let me spray paint stars all over it. I got pulled over a lot.

[u/bojangler69420 → u/skyestalimit]

Mayhaps a Tahoe

[u/Hopper-1986]

My first car lasted about the length of this video. I am very jealous of her car

Edit I originally mistyped cat

[u/IntoTheMusic → u/Hopper-1986]

What did you do to that poor kitty? 😾😜

[u/Demerzel69]

Shit like this always makes me tear up and it irritates me only b/c I'm tearing up b/c I never got experiences like this so it makes me feel like shit that I'd feel anything close to jealousy about it.

I am happy she has a loving family though.

[u/Krabs9 → u/Demerzel69]

The video of the girl that works at a diner getting a shitty old beater from her dad and being absolutely ecstatic about it gets me every time. This did too. I think if someone is grateful it's just nice to see

[u/New-Trifle-7097 → u/Krabs9]

That one reminds me of my dad. He was going through chemo when I got my license, was out of work on disability, and our family was having a rough time financially. I wasn’t going to get a used car like my older sister did, and my dad’s prized 30 year old classic truck that he had restored, had to become his daily driver for financial reasons.

One Sunday I was on the couch kinda bored and he came in the living room and just said, “wanna go to Hookset and look at used cars?” (Hookset was a town in the neighboring sales-taxless state with a strip of dependable used car lots). It was so random I was like, “huh?” And he repeated himself and added “yeah maybe I can see what they’d give me for a trade in on the truck, for a used car that you and I can share”.

My heart. Broken into a thousand pieces right there, and I felt so guilty about ever even asking about a car.

I knew at that moment I’d never ever let him trade in his truck. But I also jumped at the chance for a dad/daughter day. It just felt like I needed to. “Yeah let’s go!” I said.

My dad passed away a few months later and it was unexpected because his cancer wasn’t normally fatal. It was just a storm of bad luck and side effects that took him. But wow was I lucky to get that day with him, kicking tires in used car lots pretending we might buy one.

(The truck went to his brother when he died and my mom bought me something more appropriate with the life insurance money).

[u/Demerzel69 → u/Krabs9]

Yeah that's a good one! "It's so ugly, I love it!"

[u/CraigLake → u/Demerzel69]

I agree. I hate that my first thought is, why can’t we all have loving patient families to raise us? I’m so happy for this girl. She’s probably a good kid. Who’s easy to get along with for her parents because her parents are easy to go along with.

I wish every child had this.

[u/iheartmozart → u/Demerzel69]

I never got this stuff because my parents couldn't afford it. But like also how could I begrudge anyone else this? it's beautiful ❤️

[u/MossyPixelss → u/Demerzel69]

dont beat yourself up over it, wanting that kind of support growing up is completely normal. The fact that you're still happy for her says a lot about you

[u/LikeIsaidItsNothing]

So many crappy comments.

She seems like a good kid, totally shocked and totally grateful. The first thing she does is break down and cry and hug all of them.

ETA- I cannot believe how this has blown up. Thank you all SO much for all the likes and awards!

[u/WallySprks → u/LikeIsaidItsNothing]

I would do the same for brand new truck and I’m an ungrateful bastard

[u/Kinnakeet → u/LikeIsaidItsNothing]

Yup, so many kids shit all over their parents/gparents if they dont get what they thought they deserved or asked for in their first vehicle and she is just appreciative AF

[u/blueiron0 → u/Kinnakeet]

I remember the time I was at a party in high school.

This girl was a little tipsy and just bitching to a room full of people that her dad only got her the $50,000 car and not the $60,000 car for her 16th birthday, and she can't believe it. She'll have to make due even if it's not what she really wanted.

I suddenly got the urge to go out and smoke a cigarette to shorten my life a little.

[u/Initial-Addendum-167 → u/LikeIsaidItsNothing]

I’ll try not to be crappy, and at the same time express that I have a teen and I’m not sure this is good for teens.

Maybe it’ll turn out ok, but also, it’s a big car and every one of my friends who got gifted with a car never took care of it. There really is some value to working for it, or at least having to put in some level of financial investment.

Maybe I’m wrong, but I’m not buying my teen a new car. I don’t think it’s good for kids. My son is 13 and has a savings account. He earned money this summer by helping a friend of ours move. I’ve never seen that kid so proud of himself as when he finished the job and got paid.

[u/delusionalxx → u/Initial-Addendum-167]

Well I was gifted a car when I got my license. It was a 2005 Volvo V70. Long like a truck. I took good care of it because I was grateful like this girl was. Sure it was a 10 year old car but that doesn’t mean I didn’t take it seriously. Just because you had shitty friends who didn’t take care of a huge gift like this doesn’t mean all teens are that way.

[u/Eodbro12 → u/Initial-Addendum-167]

It just depends on the kid man. I still have the truck my parents got me in high-school. Ive had it for 20 years at this point. I have a new truck I pay for, but knowing it was the only one they'd ever get me taught me a lot about keeping something nice. I think while children can be dumb, they reflect the priorities of their parents to a degree. So if a kid treats their car like crap the parents may need to look inward.

Idk. Maybe me and my friends are the exception not the rule.

[u/Intrepid-Chemist-467 → u/Initial-Addendum-167]

My dad got me a brand new Camry when I graduated high school back in 2012. I was so grateful and I still drive it because I’ve taken amazing care of it and it’s a super reliable car. I’m driving this car to the ground hahaha cause it was free.99

Glad your son is being responsible at such a young age!

[u/InvisibleLandBorder → u/Initial-Addendum-167]

Yet the three people from my youth who got given cars took insanely good care of them. Anecdotal evidence is not reliable, unfortunately.

[u/Floridamanfishcam → u/LikeIsaidItsNothing]

Right and while I totally understand the fun part of the tradition of having a crappy first car and I experienced it myself, I have the means now to get my children a safer, more modern cars so I'm absolutely going to do that. They are about to start driving, which is the most dangerous thing that they will do every day and I want to do whatever I can to make it a little safer for all parties involved.

[u/Mystepchildsucksass]

We are getting organized to buy my niece her first car next summer. I am already having a hard time hiding my excitement and keeping such a big secret !!! The “reveal” is probably the most exciting part to plan. 😂

This young lady is surely loved and her sweet “thank you” for her grandparents and all those happy tears will be a life long memory for all of them.

Wholesome and adorable 🥰

[u/ResourceOdd7346]

I wonder how long she has it for… Like how long do you keep your first car for? I remember my shitbox kept breaking down so it had to go. That was yonks ago

Edit to add: I had a shitbox for a first car not that thing!!

[u/BalkanFerros → u/ResourceOdd7346]

I'm mid/late 30s

I have had my first car from when I was 18. Honda Fit is durable.

[u/platesandquarters → u/BalkanFerros]

It will outlive you with regular maintenance lol

[u/mrsdoubleu → u/BalkanFerros]

I got a 2008 manual Honda fit 7 years ago. Still going strong! Best car I've ever owned. My parents ask me all the time when I'm gonna get a new car. Why would I sign up for a car payment when the car I have works perfectly fine?

[u/OO0O00000O → u/ResourceOdd7346]

I bought my first car a few months after graduating undergrad. I’ve had it 20 years since August.

[u/-florianraven → u/ResourceOdd7346]

I got my first car when I was 16. I'm 30 next year. I'm still driving that car regularly

[u/zztop610 → u/ResourceOdd7346]

Shitbox? That looks like a brand new bronco

[u/ResourceOdd7346 → u/zztop610]

Lol no I had a shitbox… she’s lucky!!

[u/AlarmedSnek → u/zztop610]

Indeed it is

[u/locoyt → u/ResourceOdd7346]

I'm going on 14 years now. Buying exactly what you want is the better choice of you are a good driver.

[u/Vicki_54]

I love how grateful she is, and how her first instinct was to hug everyone,then get into the truck.

[u/Neither_Internal_261 → u/Vicki_54]

That's the first thing I thought too. She seems like a good girl. I love her grandpa's laugh when she first turned around. He seems like a cool dude too.

[u/Grrreysweater]

I don’t know how people start driving huge cars right off the bat!! It took me awhile to develop good spatial awareness.

[u/Stultus_Asinus → u/Grrreysweater]

These boxes shouldn’t be driven anywhere where you don’t absolutely need them. If you hit a pedestrian they will be shoved under the car and die a painful death. Normal cars are built that the person is shoved on the hood of the car and survive with broken legs.

[u/CaballoenPelo → u/Grrreysweater]

She’s definitely crashing that shit

[u/Darkfire_001 → u/Grrreysweater]

My first car was a 2000 Lincoln Town car. (I started driving in 2016) That thing was a BOAT, it was huge, but it was what my mom had before she got her new car. So I had to make it work. Now admittedly I failed the driving test 3 times because I couldn't parallel park the big ass thing, but I passed using my mom's car and literally have not had a singular instance where I needed to parallel park since.

[u/L_B_L]

I love an ugly cry!

[u/CarpetPedals]

Car? Looks like a fucking tank!

[u/howie2092]

I bought my daughter a 2006 Rabbit. She was not impressed at all. 4 years later she still doesn't have her license.

[u/DoomPile5 → u/howie2092]

I would have lost my shit (in the BEST way) if my parents bought me a VW Rabbit for my first car. She doesn’t realize how cool that is. 😭

[u/howie2092 → u/DoomPile5]

I have 2 daughters. I thought when daughter #1 didn't want to drive, daughter #2 would get her license and drive the car. Nope, both are in college and neither have a driver's license.

Anyway, I have a spare car that is fun to drive and great on gas.

[u/pleathershorts → u/howie2092]

My first car was a white ‘81 Rabbit, 4 speed manual. My dad was such a champ for finding it for me, this was in 2010. That winter my family left on a snow trip and I hated snow so I stayed home, the oil light came on in the Rabbit and I figured it was like the check engine light and could wait a day until my dad got back. 5 miles after the light came on (driving home from a babysitting gig) the engine blew up. I got it towed to the mechanic, forgetting I left my art portfolio inside with several original pieces I’d worked really hard on. Of course it was totaled so I never ended up getting it back from the mechanic, and realized too late about my portfolio :( RIP Rabbit & senior year 2D Design portfolio

[u/Pretty-Balance-Sheet → u/howie2092]

Kids and their driver's licenses these days. I remember waking up on my 16th birthday like it was Christmas x10. I would've clawed through razor wire to get to the dmv for that driving test.

[u/I_reddit_like_this]

Damn - my first car in 1985 was a 1978 Fiat station wagon that cost $1000

[u/Sea-Tomorrow2583]

Aren’t they crazy money to buy ?

[u/Acceptable_Travel_20 → u/Sea-Tomorrow2583]

Some people couldn’t afford one some people wouldn’t be seen in one.

[u/Can-do-not-today]

Boomer grandparents that laid 25k for a house and both have pensions is great!  Sort of joking but that’s a nice car.  Hope she enjoys it and hope they didn’t take out a loan.

[u/slapnowski]

I teared up at her reaction and then saw the vehicle and my smile disappeared.

[u/fruderduck → u/slapnowski]

It’s a good kid that takes time to hug instead of immediately going to the vehicle.

[u/kinkakinka → u/slapnowski]

Literally same. I'm glad she seems genuinely appreciative and not like a brat, but wtf at that monstrosity for a literal teenager.

[u/swiggityswirls → u/slapnowski]

I’m torn.
She’s not entitled and is just so utterly grateful to the people around her first and foremost. That’s speaking to her character.

The vehicle choice is not her own. It may have been the families choice because they would rather her be safe on our roads, at the risk of anyone she causes an accident with. But they’re just prioritizing her safety above anyone else’s.
Maybe they assume she will be safe so this vehicle choice is just extra safeguards to protect her.

Just saying I understand. I’ve driven down many a USA southern roads and have driven around other literal teenage drivers in basically Ford pickup monster trucks.

[u/fear_the_queers]

I'm still driving the beater I bought myself at 16, I'm genuinely happy for people that her to have this. The stress of having a car that breaks down all the time at a young age really sucks and it's great that she's not going to have to go through that. I'm currently deliberating whether or not to fix my cars heating for the winter or not, it's not fun and I don't wish that on anyone else.

[u/semidivineone]

As 44yr old man, I'd cry too if someone bought me a dope new ride. But I'm not a hater in the slightest and happy as hell for her. She seems genuinely grateful and that's a pretty big milestone for what I see posted with cats around that age.

[u/monkey_zen]

It’s gigantic.

[u/malfunkshunned]

Mine was a used Saturn ion for 5k cash that we bought from a guy that worked at a funeral home that was a bit of a creep. Transmission died about a year later..

[u/2BlueZebras → u/malfunkshunned]

Of course the transmission went out, you said it was a Saturn.

[u/voice_of_Sauron]

My first car was older than I was.

[u/LambsStoppedScreamin]

I don’t know why these comments are criticizing the choices the grandparents made. It’s so sweet, and i think it’s telling for the girl that she hugged her family first before going to the vehicle.

[u/LUCAIsMyMom → u/LambsStoppedScreamin]

People are gonna buy their kids first cars that are too nice. It’s going to happen. I’d rather watch a kid burst into tears and hug their family in gratitude than a kid being awful about it.

[u/deeho88]

My kid is 6 and he said he wants a Fj cruiser as his first car because it has 3 windshield wipers. Now that’s a cool first car

[u/Kealanine → u/deeho88]

I love that 😂 One of my girls (technically my daughters girlfriend, but she’s been living with us for 5ish years, so shes one of mine now) fell in love with the XTerra… because of the little steps. She’s only 4’10, and she loved those steps.
Of course we found her one with ridiculously low miles, a single owner and immaculate dealership maintenance records, and she loves that little truck more than you can imagine.

[u/CSG1aze]

First car as a bronco? Yikes.

[u/snowdn]

This is like a $35K Bronco Big Bend, damn!

[u/itgtg313 → u/snowdn]

Imagine taking out a loan for that kid's first car

[u/where_in_the_world81]

I love how deep those hugs were.❤️

[u/Admirable-Carry4069]

Aww sweet baby.  Such a great start on a life.  My first car was a Dodge Omni that back fired.

[u/NorCalHack]

Lemme tell ya. I used to hate posts like this now I take a moment to realize I likely don’t know the back story. I love my kids, and if they bring home solid grades, stay kind, and stand up for what’s right they’re gonna have a nice ride in the driveway on their 16th birthday too…

[u/DtownBronx]

Grandma was one cuss word away from threatening to get the Dawn soap

[u/bellahotlaurent]

What a lovely surprise from her grandparents, I can only imagine her reaction. Congrats to her on the first car!

[u/mossimossimossi]

What did she say she needed a four pack of? It was something something keys.

[u/geek-beta → u/mossimossimossi]

I think she said “guess I’ll need to git a four pack of those air tags to hold ma effing keys”

[u/Pedidoc13]

I love that she hugged everybody before she went to see the car.

[u/MattyLePew]

Why has she got such a MASSIVE TRUCK?

At least she'll be safe in there!

[u/NemVenge]

I mean, iam happy for her to have such nice grandparents. This looks like an expansive car. But i really don’t get why americans always seem to get these big bulky jeeps, pickups or SUVs, especially for a 18 year old. I have a Fird Fiesta with 3 doors, and i can drive my girlfriend, our GSD and all of our stuff to work, on vacation etc. I mean, thats maybe a tad too small, but why do they don’t have like proper station wagons (i mean like Kombis in GER) over there?

This just feels unnecessary big, will probably guzzle gas like crazy and is just not practical for a young adult if she isn’t looking to work in a forrest much. Like i said, im happy for her, but k always scratch my head.

[u/ProfessionalEven296 → u/NemVenge]

Their theory is, if she's going to crash it, be in the biggest vehicle. Sod the people she crashes into...

[u/plat_num → u/ProfessionalEven296]

In reality, a taller, heavier car is only safer if you do nothing else to avoid the crash. They have worse braking, they have poorer handling to swerve away, they are easier to roll, and they are more likely turn a typical rear ending into vehicular manslaughter

[u/DelseresMagnumOpus → u/plat_num]

Not only that, they have high blind spots and you can’t always see what’s directly in front of the car.

https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/vehicles-with-higher-more-vertical-front-ends-pose-greater-risk-to-pedestrians

[u/animousie → u/ProfessionalEven296]

Correct. “My baby will be safe in this.” Is as far as they think

[u/wnr3]

I think every new driver should be given a used Corolla no matter the economic circumstances but that’s just me

[u/trahilcal01]

First car my brother helped me get, we got brand new Hyundais in 1988, he worked two jobs and made so much he’d just stack checks. When it was time I went with him and the sales guy said, you have enough to put a down payment on a car for your sister. He said, ok cool, and I told him it was his money to get what he wanted. We drove off the lot with 2 cars. I’m gonna call him and thank him again, I had a two year old and was taking the bus everywhere. Because of him I had a brand new car to get around in.

[u/NicolePSU]

At least she is clearly grateful. Seems like I see alot of entitled kids who expect a car.

[u/Dwizz70]

Good to see the appreciation she is showing!

[u/fongsaiyuk]

my first car was a new acura...leased, my mom made me fill out the paperwork, i had to have a job as a prereq, and i was responsible for payments while working at a cvs in high school, grew up real fast and learned to never lease again

[u/shabba182]

That's an insane first car. It's fucking huge

[u/StarAnnealer]

I hope I can spoil my children and grandchildren like this one. Such a sweet moment for everyone!

[u/menina2017]

Aww her reaction 🥹