i think you just read my mind. I was so excited when i found out i was getting the car, and i have had it six months now. I am still waiting for it to settle in, and its getting to the point where i wonder if it ever will. all that excitement and anticipation, to later find out that i would feel this way stinks 
oh wells, i guess when i want to get away from the wagon-mobile feeling i will ask to drive my boyfriends super fun little car :woot:
no worries, those that offended me are well aware and that does not include you 
and i did appreciate your comments, im trying to find fun and unique ways to maybe incorporate knitting somehow 
(im a dork and a waaaaay over safety nut so i dont want to put anything around my steering wheel that could interfere with the air bag in ANY way)
im thinking i will have to find a very small cute christmas ornament and hang that from my rearview mirror as a start!
Come on girls! I thought you would 
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Hey, just wanted to jump in for sec - I know how bad it makes you feel when youâre not as excited as you think you should be about someoneâs generous gift - you feel like it must be making you a bad person because somehow your brain just wonât get on board with what you know you âshouldâ feel. I think that was what you meant when you referred to âspoiled and ungratefulâ, not that you are those things, just that you feel like you are cause you feel bad.
As far as I can see, as long as youâre not complaining all the time to your parents and throwing their generosity back in their face, then venting about the feelings that you canât control is fine, because youâre controlling how you act on those feelings very well. No-one can help it when theyâre a little disappointed, but being a grown-up is being able to say thank you and be grateful anyway. I think you were looking for people to say that it was ok that you felt like that, as long as you didnât do anything about it - which, to me, is fine. I think itâs just a touchy subject for a lot of people.
I, for one, just had to give my mumâs car back - she was away for a week so I got to have it for that time. Much as I was glad to see her back, because I love her greatly, I was also sad to not have the car anymore and have been trying really hard to figure out a way to be able to afford to run a car. So I get when people say you should be lucky you even have one, but that isnât what your original point was, was it? You knew that, you knew all the reasoned arguments, but if you just donât feel it, then itâs not something you can control. You just have to make the best of what you have, and figure out a way to change it in the future. Youâve got plenty of time for other cars, not that it helps now, but youâre allowed to gripe about the one youâve got, just as people are allowed to gripe about their sucky stepping-stone jobs and so on.
hugs
Fi
:thud: âPiece of tinâ!!! yeah, and the Grand Canyon is just a bit of rock! 
Nice choice there Nat and you own which one?! :teehee:
I own a lovely 4-door 1994 Peugeot 205 in which we have invested a certain amount of money to make her (yes, her) a bit more sporty:teehee:
My car is also a âherâ sheâs called Katie the Ka, (original isnât it?!) My last car was a Mini called Massie.
Thereâs always this for us poor car buffs⌠
I was going to reply and say maybe you should knit yourself some fun seat covers. :teehee:
But, that aside, Iâve been reading whatâs going on here, and I have to say that you sound like a great kid. I work at a college and I deal with students your age every day. When you spend your days watching people blow their student loan money on Coach bags and D&G clothing, itâs very refreshing to me to know that there are still young people out there who understand the value of money and hard work. You sound like you have a lot on your plate, and you seem to be dealing with it well.
I understand where youâre coming from. My parents never had a lot of money, but they managed to send my sister and I to private school, just because they wanted us to get the best education we could, and our local public schools leave a lot to be desired. My sister and I thank our parents every day for doing this. But, going to private school, you of course encounter the ârich kids.â Most of my classmates got brand new cars as soon as they turned 16. I didnât. My first car was a 1987 Oldsmobile that I inherited from my grandmother (in 1995). It was great for about 6 months and then it started dying every time I went up a hill. After that car I got a 1988 Pontiac Grand Am, half of which I paid for. It did well for about 2 years, and then it also started dying when I went up hills. hehe. I wasnât really wild about either of these cars, they werenât exactly what I wanted, and I surely got made fun of because of them, but they got the job done. I complained about them a little, but I knew inside that they were the best my parents and I could do at the time, and that was ok. I think this is kind of how youâre feeling, too. You know your parents have given you a great gift, and youâre really appreciative, but itâs still slightly disappointing. And then I think you feel disappointed for feeling disappointed, because you know your parents are doing the best they can. If that makes any kind of sense. hehe.
At 28, I just bought my first car on my own. Itâs still not exactly what I want, but I do what I can to make it mine, and it seems a little more like me every day. I also know, at 28, that if I needed help from my parents, I would get it somehow, not because they owe me, but because theyâre my parents and thatâs what parents do. I see so many young people whose parents kick them out at 18 or who donât even know their parents at all, and I feel grateful everyday that God chose to put me where he did.
I know that Iâm rambling and this post if probably very long by now 
, but I just wanted to let you know that there are people out there who feel or have felt like you do. Itâs ok to feel disappointed. Itâs something that EVERYBODY feels at times, regardless of circumstances or situation in life. Plus, youâre 19. You have plenty of time ahead of you to have to worry about bills and payments, so enjoy this time while you can. You seem like youâre already doing a pretty good job of managing yourself, so keep it up, and some day youâll be able to find that perfect car that is âyours,â be it new, used, beatup, or whatever. Itâll come. And in the meantime, knit yourself some floormats.
My first car was a 1970 Ford Maverick that I bought for $300 in 1978. The paint was peeling off the roof when I bought it and it only got worse. When I drove it, it would hiccup violently down the road and periodically the battery would die at unexpected and inconvenient times. The best part was the dent. There was a good sized dent in the driverâs side door. One day I drove it home from school and someone said âhey someone hit you.â Sure enough, someone had added another dent and I didnât even notice it.
Is this the car?
http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/010105-3.htm
I think its kinda cute. So lets see if we can find you some knitting patterns to jazz it up. Isnât there one for fuzzy dice somewhere? How about seat covers? Or a steering wheel cover?
Hereâs a steering wheel cover
How about a seatbelt strap?
I didnât get to read all of the comments, but I agree with feministmama. Do something to make it your own. Car seat covers, steering wheel cover, floor mats, maybe even a personalized license plate! My Mom gave me her Cavalier when I turned 16 (Iâm 34 now) and I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED that car! Actually, I asked if I could have it. It is, to this day, the best little car that I owned. My Mom got a new Cavalier when she gave me hers. I was very lucky to have parents who could afford to do such a thing for me. Now I wish they could buy me a new house, but thatâs a whole different story! Anyway, I âmadeâ that car my own by adding my own little touches and I bet you could do the same! BTW, the second car they bought me (canât even remember the name of it anymore) was the tiniest car Iâd ever seen and it definitely wouldnât have been my first choice, but it was free and it got me from Missouri to Florida and back for Spring Break on 3 TANKS OF GAS!!! I bet you can find something good about this car. It may just take a little work on your part.
The first car I got to drive was my moms 9 passenger station wagon. It was teal with fake wood panels. Lovely. :teehee: The first car I bought was an old '67 beetle.
most of my friends had pink fluffy dice, i think everyone who passed their test while we were at school ended up with fluffy dice as a present from someone! One of my friends has a really pretty chinese good luck charm that she hangs from the mirror, she also has cuddly toys all over the back seat so when she takes a bunch of us out we have to fight with the toys for space. Seat covers might be an idea if you can find some pretty ones.
This is the power of venting!!! See, youâve worked some stuff out and are looking on the bright side. And, youâve helped me to see what the real issue is!! I totally get how you are feeling and have been there myself! You are obviously a bright young woman and are making your way through this very nicelyâŚ
Hereâs some fuzzy dice! :teehee:
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/na_knitting/article/0,2025,DIY_14141_5192947,00.html
First off, 
As a fellow 19 year old, I understand where youâre coming from. Sometimes, you just need to vent about something. You obviously completely understand how fortunate you are, but hey, youâre still human so you still get disappointed at times. I also understand your familyâs parenting philosophy. Even though Iâm technically an adult, I know that if I ever, ever need any type of help or support from my parents, they will gladly give it.
It does suck completely when you want something but get something else. Especially because youâre mature enough to realize that complaining to your parents about it wonât help. Perhaps you can try to view your car as a sort of transition phase. That by the time you have saved enough to buy your own, youâll be able to afford the exact car you want.
If you ever need to vent again, you can always PM me.
LOL!!! i just had to share this with all of you. I had talked with a friend of mine about how i was feeling down, and this is what was in my email when i woke up!!! haha
he tinted it, put custom wheels on it, made a bunch of it pink, and voila!!! lol, its so fun to see photoshop projects 