Originally Posted by ssullivan

May have spoken too soon on the car. The people looked at it, have the checks ready to go, but it's for their daughter, who was taking the SAT, so she wasn't there. Like any car that's almost four years old and has been kept in the city, there are a couple of very minor dings and scratches. Dad was fine with this; Mom was all worried that what sounds like a rather spoiled brat 18 year old daughter was going to throw a fit. There's absolutely nothing wrong with this car. But, Mom wants Daughter to see it first because Mom is afraid Daughter is going to throw a screaming fit at Mom if the car isn't perfect. We're back home now, and they're supposed to call and come bring the kid to look at it sometime this weekend.

Maybe I'm wrong here; I don't have kids and I never had parents who could just buy me a car at that age. But if my parents bought me a car and I wasn't paying for anything but gas and insurance, I don't think I'd throw a screaming fit at them over a few very minor defects in the paint. If I did, I'd probably be told I can go back to driving Mom's car when it's available. This is the kind of thing that a brand new car is going to have on it within 90 days of purchase anyway. We're talking 3, maybe 4, small marks here. But, apparently Daughter rules the roost here. That whole concept is just so foreign to the way I was raised.