Christmas Gift!! Black on Black G37S :)
Getting good grades is not just some task that a student should do to "get" things. Your reward is you get into a good college. Then a further reward is that you get a good paying and rewarding job. Then the next reward is you become financially independent and start living on your own and are proud to know that you did it all yourself. That to me is the reward.
This right here is one of the major problems with families these days. The kids expect to be rewarded with material things if they "are good" or "get good grades". They should be doing those things without being rewarded. It shouldn't be "do this and you get a car". It should be "do this and you get to better yourself for the future". A car won't last forever, but a good education and teaching the right values will.
For the original poster, congrats! Enjoy the car, don't wreck it and keep a good head on your shoulders. But also don't always expect to be rewarded for doing a good job at things. That is not how life always works.
Oh and yes, I know all about AP classes. Had to deal with them myself way back in high school. High school is NOTHING like college.
This right here is one of the major problems with families these days. The kids expect to be rewarded with material things if they "are good" or "get good grades". They should be doing those things without being rewarded. It shouldn't be "do this and you get a car". It should be "do this and you get to better yourself for the future". A car won't last forever, but a good education and teaching the right values will.
For the original poster, congrats! Enjoy the car, don't wreck it and keep a good head on your shoulders. But also don't always expect to be rewarded for doing a good job at things. That is not how life always works.
Oh and yes, I know all about AP classes. Had to deal with them myself way back in high school. High school is NOTHING like college.
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My boy will be getting a civic as his first car (14+ years from now) and he will have skin in the game. Not total ownership but it's hard to fully appreciate things when they're just handed to you.
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Wow, I couldn't imagine getting a $40k car as my first car!! Mine was a 92 Honda Civic LX and I LOVED it!! Haha. Seriously though, alot of kids end up wrecking that first car so I find it a little odd that you got a G. I mean the G can be a handful (especially on a wet road) and for someone who is just learning to drive, 330 hp might not be the best route to go.....
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. Parents suprised me!. Im 16 and it's my first car but I'm not spoiled or anything I worked hard at school. I'll upload pics in them morning. I absolutely love this car 
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