first car help
17f & i’m getting my first car soon but im in a predicament & need help deciding on what to do. my mom offered me her old tesla which is about 3 years old 150k miles and id be paying about $300/350 a month for it. the payment is $600 but since shes got 150k on it and its been 3 years since she bought it shes cool with paying the $300/350. if id gone with that car, it’d be about 3/4 years til it’s fully paid off. at this time of my life i view having a car as an asset. i do not plan on keeping a car for more than 2-3 years. my mom and dad are both helping with this, they’re divorced. my mom has the option to give the car up and not take any fall other than the money she’s already put into it and the obvious downfall of it almost being paid off. my dad wants me to get a new/used car from the dealership which seems like the best option. both of my parents are helping pay for it (about 1-2k each) the rest is my responsibility. do you think using the tesla is smarter, or would purchasing a new car be the better option? i’m trying to not have my mom take as much fall because it felt like she kinda put the responsibility of the car and the payments and stuff on me when i haven’t even said yes. like she got very short with me when i gave her my reasons as to why i don’t think that’s a smart decision financially on my part. so am i trippin or is she just trying to spare herself financially?
Posted Jul 26, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC