[swanlake]

Originally Posted by Hybrid For Life

In all seriousness though, I'm 20 in two weeks, had my car sense 18 and yes I've paid for every penny of it (thanks daddy, NOT), even gas and insurance. Call my crazy but I put school on the back burner and put more time into work to fund my car/addiction....

Big ups to you for paying for everything on your own, but I'm grateful for the fact that it wasn't necessary for me to do that, allowing me to focus more on school, and therefore on my future. My friends give me crap about it all the time, but I always ask them if they would've turned down the opportunity to call a Bimmer their car, and only the really stubborn ones say yes. I'm not about to be ashamed of the fact I didn't work for it (Although it was a reward for good grades), I'm just grateful to have the opportunity.