So today I had to call the MVD (Motor Vehicle Department), not the nicest people you want to talk to, i finally understand why no one likes that place.
Well my mission was to find out about registering my first new car (a 2000 Silver VW Beetle), but with a twist. I live in AZ and my Dad lives in CA, he was the one who bought me and gave me the car, and my dad really isnt the person you want to give you a car that he owns. Anyways, im only 17 so i cant do it even if it was under my name, and he is not going to but it in my name. So i called and got only as far as its not in my name and he has to come all the way out here and do it, and the old resgistration ends this month (Jan) so i really dont know what to do, i already told my dad that he has to do it but he wants me to do more and i know nothing about this. The only thing i know how to do is drive my cute little car and not screw up or bye bye buggy.
i feel as if this is way over this already overwhelmed 17 year olds head. but in the same way i really want to try to grow up and do this, but the more i ask my parents the more they tell me figure it out so i am trying to do it on my own.
Now my mom is telling me that i have to tell my dad that he should just register it in CA, and i drive it here for 6 months until i am 18 and then put it in my name and register it in AZ, but with that means that i have my dad pressuring me to be extra careful to not get pulled over.
But now i am seeing with a my fisrt car really does come really big responisbility that im not sure im ready to take on but i sure will try with the little that i know. But the best part of it is the freedom i will have with this new car, i can drive myself to my boyfriends house whenever i feel like it in my spare time, i cant take myself shopping with out having to drag my poor boyfriend with me (although he is my favorite person to shop with), or just simply drive myself to school and then to lunch where ever i feel like going and then to my second school with out always worrying that i might not have a ride home from my friend, and even though im only 92lbs and really short i still want to be able to take myself to the gym to get back into shape so that i can make it through my 8 hour school days with out feeling so tired when i go home to my boyfriend. But i have to say it will be a nice feeling when i drive myself to school for the first time all by myself.
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Ooooh... u r lucky to have a car at 17...I missed the opportunity to try driving, and now I am scared to drive...it is really a shame, because I tried two of my friend's cars, and both times, I am afraid to accelerate, and then one time I was so excited that I wasn't driving slow as a turtle, and I didn't brake, and I scraped my friend's car!!!!! I would be so nervous if I had my own car, but then at the same time, you feel special, and you will get to go wherever you want, and that is the best kind of freedom =)
I know exactly what you mean by being afraid, i was so afraid to drive, but my boyfriend told me that when your in the car with someone you feel the most comfortable with and they are driving watch what they do, and if you dont know why they turned their head around to look behind them before moving over ask them, and next theing you will know you will be able to predict exactly what they are going to do and then you will be doing it in the passengers seat, and then when you feel comfortable drive around the block, i probably did it 50 times before i gave my boyfriend his car back, i loved it, and do it at the time of day where there arent a lot of people at home so you dont have to worry about kids running around or cars backing out of the driveway. i have always really wanted to drive because all my friends where and i didnt even have my permit but i was so afriad, so i studied and took the permit test and failed it the first time when i went back i nailed it. then once you feel like driving around the block is too easy, see if you can just drive around in other parts of the neighborhood or even to around the corner to the nearest store. before you know it all you will want to do is drive where ever you want when ever you want without anyone else giving you direction. and one more thing, be confident and not afriad, believe yourself when you say you can do it, and dont mind those dumb@$$'s who like to honk at you unless you know you messed up, but just take it and learn form it. good luck to you, and thx for the comment it was nice to know im not the only one who was afriad
_CosmoSammi_
I got my first car as a gift after HS Graduation. It was an 88 Buick Electra. I was able to register the car under my name while I was only 17. I didnt get taxed either since I recieved it as a gift.
You aren't joking with the whole responsibility thing either. To my dismay, the car wasn't running when I got it. I had to put about 700 into it. :-( Now she's a beast. I deliver pizza. lol.
--Nick
i got my car for xmas, well kinda, i wish i could have it in my name cuz then i wouldnt have to deal with my pain in the butt dad, after he told me about the car, before i even knew what it was he was blaming me for all the things that could happen and i almost just siad forget it ill find a way to buy my own car. but my mom backed me up and my dad cooled down. i have messed up a lot in my life but messing up with my car wont happen, unless it is the most honest mistake that could happen.
so is she still running like a beauty?
thx so much for your comment
_CosmoSammi_