Bought my daughter a truck today
 

Because that's just the kind of cool kid that she is. She wanted a truck instead of some cutsey little sports car or the like for her first vehicle. It is kind of a girly truck I guess... '99 Chevy S-10, cranberry color. She'll get her lisence in under a month. She's ready, she's a good driver.

Just another step in seeing my baby grow up too fast. It used to be wanting cheap toys out of store vending machines, then Yougio cards and those beany pet things that you bought then registered them on the beany pet thing website and "took care of them" and built them houses and bought them stuff with the points you earned by playing, then it's ipods and smartphones and pom pon squad and now it's her first vehicle and college shopping..... and I'm pretty sure all of this metamorphesis has taken place in the last week.

I don't know exactly why I'm starting a thread about this. I know I'm hardly the first person to watch their kids grow up and all the things that goes with that. I guess I'm just feeling refective tonight. Maybe others can share storys of their experiences if they want.



tl;dr- beer me is old and sensitive

*shit thread*
**no one cares about your daughter or niece or the Royals or country music
***I hate the off-season***
****Peyton Manning****

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Peyton Manning

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Tony Stewart.

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don't lesbians typically drive trucks?

nttatwwt - hell, i wouldn't want to have to worry about all the dicks in the neighborhood either if i had a daughter. provided you didn't buy it solely for cost and convienance of course.

Only thing better in your teens is a conversion van.

Bought it because it's want she wanted, in good condition, runs well and was affordable.

I think lesbians drive PT Cruisers. Or gay guys.

Was it affordable enough for you to keep your internet?

In the short term yes. We'll see how things go as we go and what else pops up.

Die in a fire

ROFL

My son's mom has one.

Im pregnant

nttawwt

Attention whore

:D

Your a good dad. Im a single father to. She just turned 10 & got her first ride at 9. I went all out

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Thanks. She's a good kid, she makes it easy.

Nice ride too btw.

Even though I know you're a dumbass since you're a Royals fan, it sounds like you're a pretty good dad.

My daughters 5, advice?

Guilty on the dumbass Royals fan thing.

Ray and I are very close. As much buddys with very similar tastes and personalities as father/daughter. I got really lucky with her.

Start with cheap toys out of the vending machines at stores. By next week it'll be a Hummer.

Pray for the best and insure everything.

Did you buy her one of those "Silly boys, trucks are for girls" bumper stickers?

sucks getting old, huh bro?

You you homafrog you

She'd tell me I'm stupid and throw it away if I did that.

I don't mind it for me... I mind it seeing her grow up so fast.

What kind of gratitude is that?

College fund.

And a basketball hoop.

How old is she?

Heh I'd respect her for it.

The thing is she actually wanted a truck to help with some light hauling we do from time to time. Her mom and I both drive cars and have always had to borrow grandpas truck for brush, furniture etc.. She saw a need/way to help and asked to fill it. Plus she just likes trucks. A practical teenager........ go figure.

15... 16 in about 3 weeks.

At least its you.and not Johnnys daughter
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Does she have a boyfriend?

Same one for a year and a half... and I know where you're going here so I'll just say no that's not it now.

god dammit, you've been drinking again, haven't you?

p.s. ford rangers are a better buy. just sayin' :)

Well, check the truck for fluids.

I'm on my second beer. I probably misspelled some things but I know "old" and "Peyton Manning" are right lol.

Pffft... Ford Rangers. Give me a break. I'd have bought her a Toyota Tacoma if I could afford it.

Make sure she wears her seatbelt as well as everyone in the car - always. A good friend of my kid's just died because she was sleeping the passenger seat of a pathfinder without her seatbelt on. The driver apparently went off the road a little, then over-corrected and rolled the car. Which teenagers have a tendency to do.

She always does and will tell everyone else in the vehicle to put theirs on if they don't. Always good advice.

i got ready to make a fiery car crash joke until i read suds' post. so i'ma just gonna stop right there.

('sides, the ranger was my first truck. pretty goddamned dependable son. only reason i don't have it now is that my little bro needed a ride for a few weeks. 12 years later, here we are talking about trucks)

daughter has good choice in vehicles. seriously, in my history, my cars always broke down, where as the trucks never have.

I'm not trying to dog Ford... although I did anyway. I know they've gotten better and are supposed to be of good quality these days. I've just never been a fan. I've test driven a few... cars and trucks... and they just never felt good to me. They always seem a little off for some reason. That's just me. If we'd found a good Ranger we'd probably have bought it. It's just a first vehicle after all. She going to drive it around town, to school and pom practice and dance practice and such. By college in 2 years we'll probablly be looking at something else.

I'll insult Ford... no way no how would my kids first, second, third or fourth car be a Ford.

shoe horn 350 into that bad boy... (that's pretty much my answer to everything).

My first car was a 1966 Mustang GT. With glass packs. I refuse to be a "brand" guy because only morons pigeon hole themselves into one brand.

A Mustang is one Ford I'd be glad to drive.

Cool. You're a proud dad. Nothing wrong with that in the slightest.

Is that a Mustang? Seriously I don't know.

I also owned a 1978 Camaro Z28 that wasn't exactly "stock" and that was a fun car too. The Mustang was red, the Camaro was black.

Two of my daughters learned to drive in my five speed '85 Bronco II when they were 13 or 14. They'd sit in my lap and steer while I shifted and worked the pedals, and eventually they shifted, too. I just told 'em when I was depressing the clutch, and why. After they got to where they could reach the pedals I let 'em go, and they could both drive that thing long before they got their licenses. Proud.

One of them, when she was ready for a car, wanted that Bronco, so we sold it to her.

That's cool. Ray said a 5-speed was fine because we found one and she thought it would be fun to learn to drive it. Mom said no.

I had friends growing up that had Bronco IIs. Those were some crazy little SUVs. They were light and if you had the V6 they were kinda squirrely. But fun.

Pretty cool Dr.

She'll remember this until she's an old granny.

I've always thought girls should at least be able to function with a manual transmission vehicle, just in case something happens and they have to do it. Gives 'em a certain amount of independence, I suppose.

That's pretty cool dad. The first real vehicle I bought with all my own money was a 1984 S-10 4-speed. 4x4. Bought it from Rick Ball Chevy in Boonville, MO, it was about a year old, they repo'ed it from some farmer in Fayette, MO.

And narrow. And short wheelbase. Hang on!

I agree. I understand why mom said no but I want her to learn a 5-speed at some point and she'll be happy to learn it.

Also, with a hand on the shifter and a hand on the wheel there are no hands left to text with...

LOL excellent point.

I bought my sixteen year old daughter a 2002 chevy s 10 today also. It is maroon and only has 57000 miles on it. It is her second she totaled a 2003 ford ranger in january.

You just had to beat me with newer and less miles didn't you heh.

I love my truck
It's right outside

Ain't got much luck
But I sure got a ride.

Don't matter who lives
Don't matter who dies.

I got my truck right by my side.

I thought you hated music.

I don't hate music.

It just isn't a big part of my life.

I find that sad.

:)

Watching your child drive a motor vehicle has got to be terrifying as a parent.

My son will be 14 in Dec. That means he can get his permit in 2 yrs.

****.

Cause it's all in my head.

When I was a kid in Kansas, you could get your permit at 14.

The first time I took her driving I was a little nervous but we were in a big empty lot so she couldn't damage anything. Now I can take a nap while she drives if I wanted to.

Get them here in Illinois at 15.

I remember that. I lived in KS in the 70s.

milkman was there when the drivers ed car was a model T

LOL

I was gonna say when Cavemen invented the wheel.

Damnit. I KNEW I should have set that O/U on "Milkman's an old ****" jokes higher than 1 1/2.

Milkman may have had a permit at the age of 14, but it didn't matter because the wheel hadn't been invented yet.

where are the pics of this girl? Come on, lets go

Eh....my 16 year old boy wanted a Grand Prix...I ran across a Black 2001 GTP, and thought "Heck, I would have liked this as a kid," so I kicked in half for him; if he wants to buy it, he'll pay for the other "half" before he heads to college. Had it checked by my mechanic, and everything is "new," it was a "one-owner," with low mileage...so for the price....we did good.

THEN I realized what the fugg a GTP was after I bought it, and took it for a good test ride; I just hope he keeps it under triple digits on the way to the "team football camp" that's about an hour away this week.... :(

Like you're the first to ask and be granted nothing.