Wifey's 1990 Celica, needs cambelt, CV, two CV boots, rocker-cover gasket, radiator, brakepads, heater/aircon and radio don't work. Also possible rust repair.
Replaced with RAV4 - little HONEY, (now that I have had clutch, cambelt, pads replaced, work needed reflected price paid).
Question: Do We : give the Celica to (coming-up) 21y.o. son, he can then spend the money, and have a reliable car, OR : flick said Celica on to some other poor sod OR : wreck
Our current reasoning: Celica already known quantity price is right (for him) despite costs to be incurred, another car MIGHT need the same work despite reputation, Celica is not terribly quick (auto)
Your input appreciated.
miss-shortae,
Sep 14, 7:10pm
flick it, someone may buy it and fix it up, or use it as a cheap run around to and from work
ceebee2,
Sep 14, 8:29pm
Question: Do We : give the Celica to (coming-up) 21y.o. son, he can then spend the money, and have a reliable car,
YES a good decision.
msigg,
Sep 14, 8:55pm
yes give him the celica.
supernova2,
Sep 14, 8:59pm
Most sillikas are driven by girls.Just a thought.
hi-ling,
Sep 14, 9:01pm
You spend the money to fix the celica at least then you know what you've got. Buying budget priced second hand cars is normally pretty dicey and what you end up buying may be no better than the celica you got rid of. Stick to the celica you have and fix her up
mechnificent,
Sep 14, 10:18pm
It depends on the son.
We need to know more about him.
pge,
Sep 14, 11:29pm
Although he's been quite gobby with me and mum in the past, he's quite reserved, is studying computers, looking to get a good job later-on, does not have a licence, has a good girlfriend. He's been knocked into shape by her father, I think; his attitude has inproved out of sight, the guy is a Christian M/cyclist, being such, I doubt if he puts up with tanties/rudeness! I think it's got to the stage where he will act responsibly, he appears to have matured hugely in the last year.
Thanks for your collective input.
His mum and I are of the opinion, he can have the car, got to get his licence, do the work on the car, he has actually expressed the idea, he will take it, then look to trading on a less-sporty, 4 door vehicle.
He appears to be starting to think like an adult.
edangus,
Sep 14, 11:32pm
No Licence - No Car
mechnificent,
Sep 14, 11:34pm
Then there is hope.
I've got a couple of sons, one would do the work, get it legal, sell it and make a profit. The other would probably drive around till he got ticketed off the road.
Responsibility, as I'm sure you have noticed, can't be forced upon them, it has to be allowed and hopefully accepted.
We get there with patience.
Good luck.
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