I need to eventually get my own car, I'm really lucky my dad can use my grandmothers' pretty often but his car is in bad shape and he's put so much money into it he's done fixing things unless its dire

Even if it was something dire, he'd probably just say F it and throw the thing out and look for a new one

you have insurance but you don't have a car?

I'm on my parent's insurance

oh

I guess I would have been screwed if I crashed one of my parents' cars then

not that they ever let me drive them alone lol

I didn't even get my license until I was 18

@Conway - OK

@Jacob you can scoop a decent, safe and reliable (ish) car for under 2k if you look hard enough.

@fgtveassassin lmao I got mine even later

@Papa Pizzagate I already have an offer for 500

from an IE member who I trust a decent amount and who can help me work on it

my finances are too screwed right now to buy anything over 500

Only thing about getting a cheap car is it'll probably nickel and dime you to the point you might as well have shelled out the extra 2-3k

but I'm tired of breaking my back to buy groceries

Bike with a basket

Bike and use coupons

Ibotta and other apps are great

My point was less about your specific vehicle and more about "rich kids who got a car at 16". You hardly have to be "rich" to afford a reliable beater.

that's barely gonna save me any time, I have to spend money on the bike and basket, I still can only take what fits into a backpack, and I would only have access to whichever stores are close by @fgtveassassin

@The Eternal Anglo I guarantee you, I'm already using any discount I can get

I'll eat expired food off the clearance rack

@Papa Pizzagate I guess. Though I imagine your parents would still have to help you a lot with the cost at that age.

I'll stand by my earlier advice

Buy 80 liter ruck

what does "ruck" mean?

backpack

haha I'm trying *not* to continue wrecking my back

I already have a good offer for a car, that's not an issue

Dec 2016 vs February 2019

@Jacob if you work 20 hours a week for 6 mos for $5 an hour as a 16 year old you can easily afford a car, insurance and gas for a year.

wait a second did @Nemets just suggest me to but a car without doors? lmao

He's recommending an R or S title.

huh, I guess you're right
I personally wouldn't have found it worth it at that age to get a job just to spend it all on a car, but I mean I guess it depends what your priorities are

@Jacob

Jeeps sometimes have no doors

@Papa Pizzagate niBBa literally said "you can remove the doors if they don't close" 😂 😂 😂

https://youtu.be/dnpr0q-tT7M

lmao I already said I already have an offer

500 for something that actually runs and the person selling it can help me fix it is as good as I'll get