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Cars For Teenagers: The Controversy. by dtneicna(m): 6:56pm On Sep 04, 2013 |
Hi, there's this thing that has been bothering my mind as regards people's reaction to teenagers having a car. In some countries overseas, there are some vehicles that they believe are meant for teens but here in Nigeria, if a teen is seen driving that type of car, you'll hear people say 'tani o gbe iru motor yi fun omo yii?' i. e ' who gave this boy/girl this type of vehicle to drive?' When you visit a website like edmunds.com, you'll find a topic there 'cars for teenagers' which include the: 2009 Honda Accord 2009 Toyota Camry 2010 Chevrolet Malibu 2010 Volkswagen Jetta 2011 Hyundai Sonata 2012 Honda Accord 2012 Hyundai Sonata 2012 Toyota Camry 2012 Volkswagen Jetta 2013 Chevrolet Malibu and the likes. My point and my question now is that, is because of the status of our country Nigeria as a developing country or what? I'll appreciate substantial comments, thank you. 1 Like |
Re: Cars For Teenagers: The Controversy. by Nobody: 7:00pm On Sep 04, 2013 |
The answer is POVERTY simple 1 Like |
Re: Cars For Teenagers: The Controversy. by Nobody: 7:02pm On Sep 04, 2013 |
And thats why U keep seeing Old men driving Golf 2 |
Re: Cars For Teenagers: The Controversy. by DisGuy: 11:58am On Sep 05, 2013 |
d_tneicna: Hi, there's this thing that has been bothering my mind as regards people's reaction to teenagers having a car. In some countries overseas, there are some vehicles that they believe are meant for teens but here in Nigeria, if a teen is seen driving that type of car, you'll hear people say 'tani o gbe iru motor yi fun omo yii?' i. e ' who gave this boy/girl this type of vehicle to drive?' these cars dont anything like what the average teenage wil buy but then again it's depending on what country you are surveying- these cars are family, boring grown men cars Golf, Vauxhal Corsa, Seat Ibiza, 206 GTi, Audi A3/A4 have more va va voom for the average teenager in Europe- Hatchbacks, small and easy to park and sporty feel to the main issue, most teenagers in naija cant afford to buy a car as they are not allowed to work, hence adult will usually be shocked- they know it's most likely their family car or belongs to someone who will foot the bill when something goes wrong. Teenagers elsewhere will most probably buy the cars on credit, and pay it off on a monthly basis from their part time work and personal savings 1 Like |
Re: Cars For Teenagers: The Controversy. by dtneicna(m): 1:43am On Jan 08, 2015 |
thanks man |
Re: Cars For Teenagers: The Controversy. by nurey(m): 9:15pm On Jan 08, 2015 |
Police stop me driving a toyota sienna, they don't harass or even bother to stop me, police see me driving a 2006 Honda Accord: Police: oya park, park well stop stop stop Me: good day sir Police: ehn, who has this car Me: my brother inlaw sir Police: open the boot, open the bonnet, open the fuel tank, where your tint permit, wetin you carry, wetin dey inside this bag, where the laptop. I am sure sey you be yahoo boy Me: keeps cool oga this car is not tinted sir Police: who get car, you no hear talk nah Me: it belongs to my sisters husband sir Police: hope you have driver license and are your papers complete Me: yes sir Police: oya find something for boys Me: I was sent on errand sir may be next time I don't have money on me sir Police: looks like a he wants to release gas, oya go, comot 4 here. Me: thank you sir, happy to have outwitted the officer But seriously even if a young guy gets a part time job how much can he save from the chicken change he receives to buy a car, he has so many responsibilities 1. Material things 2. Girl friend 3. Maintaining his image 4. Minor family responsibilities 1 Like |
Re: Cars For Teenagers: The Controversy. by sultaan(m): 9:25am On Jan 10, 2015 |
When I very young in mid 80's , my older brothers in high school have friend who drive to school because one of them died in car accident. in high school in 90s some still drove now car is luxury instead of utility thanks to the increase poverty level. If a parent let their teenager own a car through last year of high school and college that child will be ahead of others when it comes to being responsible and you won't find grown men asking which is better between a Corolla and Camry. |
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