Our 14yo is embarrassed by my G and wants me to get rid of it

[audtatious]

So, my 14yo daughter comes home from staying at a friends house Friday night and the first thing she says is that my G coupe embarrasses her and she wished I would get rid of it. I'm like WTF?

Seems every time she has friends over or they pick her up at the house they all drool over the coupe and keep talking about it which embarrasses her because they all assume we are rich. To her the solution is to get rid of it....Maybe I should ask her today what I should downgrade to in order to end it

[quixote]

So, my 14yo daughter comes home from staying at a friends house Friday night and the first thing she says is that my G coupe embarrasses her and she wished I would get rid of it. I'm like WTF?

Seems every time she has friends over or they pick her up at the house they all drool over the coupe and keep talking about it which embarrasses her because they all assume we are rich. To her the solution is to get rid of it....Maybe I should ask her today what I should downgrade to in order to end it

Reventon, perhaps?!

[audtatious]

Not as a DD

[SVTCOBRA]

just wait, in two short years she will have her hand out asking for the coupe keys!!!

[audtatious]

More like keys to the sedan. I rarely even let my wife drive the coupe

[SVTCOBRA]

Earlier today, I was prepping my daughter's car for another year of college in the NC mountains. I had the pass side wheels to rotate and check the brakes.She came out and said 'Daddy which car do I drive to work?' I said 'either the sedan or the coupe'....she took the coupe!

Later, I called her at work to tell her that her brakes were good and I was going to put some gas treatment in it, fill it up and stop by to switch cars.She said 'That's OK Daddy'.......so, will just let her drive it home.(However, mine is a AT.)

[MagikDragon]

get the gtr, it'll be a great DD and its awd...

[audtatious]

lolz

Uhm.....no

[370Z/28]

My kids friends have always loved our cars and wanted us to drive them places. Between Z28s, Trans Ams, Vette's, S2000 and now the G...we are the cool parents.

When we used to go out of town and leave the kids with a sitter, we would always lock the keys to our cars in the safe!

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

I would tell her... when you get a job and can buy me a car then you can tell me what kind of car i can drive...

Sorry you don't like my nice car lol

DJ

[audtatious]

Pretty much. Kids are sooooo annoying.

[infinitgkid]

So, my 14yo daughter comes home from staying at a friends house Friday night and the first thing she says is that my G coupe embarrasses her and she wished I would get rid of it. I'm like WTF?

Seems every time she has friends over or they pick her up at the house they all drool over the coupe and keep talking about it which embarrasses her because they all assume we are rich. To her the solution is to get rid of it....Maybe I should ask her today what I should downgrade to in order to end it

You know... no one ever said adoption was a bad thing...

lolz j/k man...

But in her defense, I see the point she's trying to make...

[jmcohen23]

she's just going through a phase. it's called jealousy (pretty common sympton of being a teenage girl).

I agree with SVTCobra, she'll be begging for the keys in 2 years.

just say to her, so when you turn 16, I guess you won't be wanting to drive the G, right? thus, I'll look into getting you that Kia instead.

[audtatious]

You know... no one ever said adoption was a bad thing...

lolz j/k man...

But in her defense, I see the point she's trying to make...

She wishes I'd adopt her but her dad would have a fit. He won't let her change her last name to mine either

[audtatious]

she's just going through a phase. it's called jealousy (pretty common sympton of being a teenage girl)..

I don't think it's jealousy, I think her friends view us as rich and make a big deal out of it which is embarrassing to her. Of course, it does not stop her from wanting the latest <insert electronic gadget here>....

She won't get the keys to the coupe but momma will surely give her the keys to the sedan to make store runs for her.

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

I don't think it's jealousy, I think her friends view us as rich and make a big deal out of it which is embarrassing to her. Of course, it does not stop her from wanting the latest <insert electronic gadget here>....

She won't get the keys to the coupe but momma will surely give her the keys to the sedan to make store runs for her.

You mean like boy runs...

[joe603]

lol!

Tell her you are rich, and her friends are poor trailer trash and aren't allowed over the house...

Maybe that's too harsh

In all seriousness, I was the same way when I was younger...but for different reasons. My father had a really nice new log home in rural upstate NY. All the kids on the bus thought we were rich (and I guess we were compared to our neighbors) and picked on me. We were even robbed due to the talk around town. The thieves targeted my room because I had a surround sound stereo system and lots of CDs and video games.

[biggie]

Just embarass her in other ways, she'll forget about the car issue.

[audtatious]

You mean like boy runs...

When she is old enough for that she is old enough to live on her own....

lol!

Tell her you are rich, and her friends are poor trailer trash and aren't allowed over the house...

I'll tell her we are rich and we like to make all her friends and their parents feel bad about their life

Just embarass her in other ways, she'll forget about the car issue.

I think I'm going to drop notes on her myspace. THAT can be COMIC GOLD!!!!

[biggie]

I think I'm going to drop notes on her myspace. THAT can be COMIC GOLD!!!!

Oh yeah, many possibilities. Start posting like you know what guy she likes at school or something. G would be the last thing on her mind.

[audtatious]

I know what guy she likes......I was thinking of posting things like "don't forget the laundry needs to be downstairs or you won't have clean undies"

[tollboothwilley]

Kids get embarrassed by parents having money huh? I've never heard that one. I guess I didn't grow up that way at all.

Write on her myspace "Tell that boy <insert name here> that I spend more money on guns than I do on cars and if he tries anything he better hope I'm cleaning the Car not the Guns."

[Poyzinous]

I know what guy she likes......I was thinking of posting things like "don't forget the laundry needs to be downstairs or you won't have clean undies"

Go to the closest auction, buy a $100 crapmobile that barely runs, and drive her to school in that, revving the leaking, misfiring engine and assuring the child lock is on or the handle is busted so she can't get out. Then put on a show trying to open the door. "Don't you wish we were in the G now?"

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

That was good...

I would just buy a really old buick le sabre that is rusted to crap... and driver her around in that... but drive really slow...

DJ

[370Z/28]

With Elvis blaring on the radio and the engine backfiring.

[jmcohen23]

I don't think it's jealousy, I think her friends view us as rich and make a big deal out of it which is embarrassing to her. Of course, it does not stop her from wanting the latest <insert electronic gadget here>....

She won't get the keys to the coupe but momma will surely give her the keys to the sedan to make store runs for her.

wellm jealousy in the sense that their attention on you/your car/money, rather than on her.

I can certainly understand her desire to have her family look humble, but like I said, it's a phase.

[biggie]

Go to the closest auction, buy a $100 crapmobile that barely runs, and drive her to school in that, revving the leaking, misfiring engine and assuring the child lock is on or the handle is busted so she can't get out. Then put on a show trying to open the door. "Don't you wish we were in the G now?"

Or borrow someone's pink or green VW Bug and driver her to school in that, with flowers included of course. If you do this, take a pic of yourself in it.

[C-Kwik]

Go to the closest auction, buy a $100 crapmobile that barely runs, and drive her to school in that, revving the leaking, misfiring engine and assuring the child lock is on or the handle is busted so she can't get out. Then put on a show trying to open the door. "Don't you wish we were in the G now?"

Pretty much what I was going to say.

Another option is that she can walk her a** to school. Though the suggestion above would be more fun for you I think.

[pfarmer]

Kids get embarrassed by parents having money huh? I've never heard that one. I guess I didn't grow up that way at all.

I grew up in Tacoma and came down to the little town of Tenino on weekends to have fun. There was this girl that lived about 30 miles away in still a smaller little outpost. She would always meet my friend and I and we would always drop her off somewhere other than her home, at least for a long time.

One day she must have ran into some problems with connections and we took her back to her house. This is when things fell into place. This girl was the picture of dressing properly, having makeup just so, in other words looking her best at all times. Her home was this really small (like garage size) shack that made even the one I grew up in look like a mansion (also garage size).

There was a crow in a cage on the kitchen table. Garbage everywhere. Grandma was sitting on the coach smoking a joint and everyone else was pretty much out of it. She brought us into her room as fast as possible. Unreal, fresh paint, carpet, super clean, everything tidy just like the girl herself. She was 16, I just knew as soon as she could she would be gone and then she was.

Audtatious too bad your daughter could not go back in time to meet this girl, there were lessons to be learned from her in overcoming obstacles.

Perry

[slipnfall]

To her the solution is to get rid of it....Maybe I should ask her today what I should downgrade to in order to end it

Mmmm, maybe a nice short-haired canine... boxer perhaps? Little hair to clean up, no b****ing, absolutely loves car rides...

Seriously, who's ever grown up with this problem?? My parental advisors embarrass me with their bad a** car - too much attention! Ahhh!