Melissa bought herself a car....

[JenBKR]

Cute car - you must be so proud of her for earning the money herself. What a mature daughter you have!

[carole]

Yes i am indeed, we are not able to just give her money to go buy a car, even though most of her friends parents are doing that, i said to her yesterday, it is nice when someone just hands over the money to get what you want, but don't you feel so much more satisfied and proud that you earned it yourself, and she said Yes, before she bought it , she really did not see it like that, now it is here, she really understands what i mean't.

She is a good girl and yes she is quite mature for her age, and rather sensible,well at least to my knowledge lol, i guess there will always be some things a mother will never know and does not want to know lol.

Ah cinder and smoke you always make me laugh, actually if you look it is on the right side, get it lol.,you Americans been driving on the wrong side for years lol.

[Sirrahsim]

What a perfect car for her The first car that was my very own was a Nissan Bluebird that my husband bought for me when I moved to Japan

[carole]

wow really, yes it is a japanese import, with a few miles on the clock, but not too bad considering its age,hubby has just about finished fixing the brakes, just got to pick up the drums, which were being lathed or something like that, bit too technical for me lol, and it is all booked in for its warrant of fitness tomorrow,Melissa went off in our car to the mall to buy some of those things that go around your number plates, with sayings on them, so i guess she is gradually making it how she wants it to look.

It certainly isn't the type of car i thought she would choose, it is quite a family looking car, not really a young persons car, but she is thrilled to bits with it,she is already planning a road trip end of next year, she will then have her full licence and be able to take passengers without a licence,now will she have any money by then, mmh that is the question, i think the Beast will drain her pocket more than she realizes lol

[lv4dogs]

What a responsible daughter you have. Kudos to you for raising such a fine young gal.
I'm not sure what the exchange rate is between us but that car would be selling for about $3000 to $4000 here. If thats the case then she made a great deal!

[davidpizzica]

Sis, I think Melissa is a very responsible young lady and will be able to maintain her car. I got some fancy accesories when I got my car, too ( no personalized license plate, though). I'd be too nervous to drive in New Zealand!

[carole]

I can tell you this David NZ Drivers are known not to be very courteous,however i noticed when in the big smoke Auckland they were better than down here,hey the thought of driving anywhere in the states is just as frightening, however i remember my Dad drove in New York,scarey thought,honestly if you can drive in a big city in USA, you would find it a breeze here, just the road rules might be a tad different and of course the worst part is we drive on the RIGHT side of the road lol.

Yes I am hoping melissa will prove to be responsible with her car, she certainly seems to have the right ideas so far so good,no personlized plates yet David, i have a feeling that won't happen, they cost a bomb,she will have enough just keeping it warranted and registered,she is looking to get some more hours at work,i think she is going to need them, we don't want her over doing it though, as her studies are top priority.

Hopefully it will pass the warrant of fitness test today,and she will then be mobile,she will love having her independence.

Yeah i think we got a reasonable deal, we had looked at the auctions and privately and for the same money she paid, we only found lemons, and i mean lemons, this one is solid, mechanically sound,and yes does have a few cosmetic issues, but none that affect getting a warrant,nothing that really needs fixing,just makes it look nicer, and Melissa is not too worried about that,yeah we are pretty darn happy with the purchase, of course there are no guarantees,anyhow her Dad can do heaps to keep it on the road,so that is a big help, it will get some oil flush or something done at the garage today as well,so that will take care of all of Melissa's savings.

BTW i did the money conversion thing 1100 nz dollars is around 656 US dollars, not bad huh.