Guest DougK Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Here in South Africa it's much the same as it is in the UK. Although your used cars are still cheaper than ours, our petrol is about 1/2 the price of yours. It makes me jealous too to see the younger US guys able to buy the cars they can. (no disrespect guys, but you're lucky that way!)True but all things considered, the vast minority of 'young' drivers actually PAID for their cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan_B Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 You may know kung fu and ish but you forget I have Terrorist blood :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokerman Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 I'm an old 30 lol, but i owned my own paid for cars since i was 18 too, i also run a Ford RS Cosworth too, 1987 version which i hardly use, getting quite rare these days.BAH! I WANT YOUR CAR! I had a 1985 Merkur Xr4ti which is that platform broght to the states only instead of a the uber coolness of the 2.0 twin cam motor we got the low rev single cam 2.3 turbo from the svo mustangs. Some other odds and ends were differant but thats the biggie, not to mention it was sold as a bmw 3series level luxury car. Sierra cossie's are the sex! Keep that car and keep it in good shape. (by the way, can you tell i like your car?) B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asinine Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 its also much more of a social norm for parents to buy their kids cars here in the US... i dont know that many people under 23 who have fully paid for their own car w/ insurance in their own name. most at least get help from parents, if not everything... (looks to friend w/ yellow land rover outside and growls) haha.. social norm.. i'd disagree with that!I heard that it costs BOAT LOADS of cash to get licensed and insured in europe, which deters most people that don't need to drive from driving in the UK.i wish my parents bought me my volvo, the closest they came was letting me use thier '91 chev sprint for a couple years.mind you, i do kinda feel like an old guy here sometimes (24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPTDoh Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 I'm an old 30 lol, but i owned my own paid for cars since i was 18 too, i also run a Ford RS Cosworth too, 1987 version which i hardly use, getting quite rare these days.Hey.. that thing got a hemi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokerman Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hey.. that thing got a hemi?*Jokerman slaps PikeyTheTurtle with a trout* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPTDoh Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 :lol: Dude.. joke.. Darn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolvoT5 Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Well yes cars are expensive here as is fuel, 98 Ron Shell is around £1.00 a litre still, and yes Michael 10 yr old T5's in UK still sell for £2000 or more so are out of the reach of youngsters anyway. Your all so lucky, i'm only jealous really! Well, I'm from the UK and have been driving T5's since 17, I bought my own when I ws 19 which cost twice the price as your example, plus another £2000 for an engine change and nearly £1000 in servicing and maintenance! I insure and pay for everything myself too, no parental contribution there.I'm currently 21, and I'm aiming for an Audi S4 Avant (bi-turbo, 6-spd) by 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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