Is it too early to start worrying about Ayris' first car?

So I was on my way over to my mom's house when this idiot couldn't decide if he wanted to drive or not...and it made me think about when Ayris starts driving...and the expectations she'll have of her first car.

In my personal opinion, I'm sure her car will be rockin because I imagine that we'll have it timed to where she just gets whatever car I last had before purchasing a new one...which means, it will only be about 4 years old, since that's roughly how often I get a new car (Once the warranty runs out, I'm onto the next). So, I think that's a pretty good car, whatever it might be...if it's only 4 years. However, I imagine there'll be Mercedes and BMW's in her high school parking lot as there was mine which will lead her to believe she is completely mistreated in life.

I remember when my dad called me at Dayton's (my job during high school) and told me to come outside for a minute. I had a sneaking suspicion that MAYBE it was a car but I was half tempted to run back inside when I saw him and my mother putt putting around the parking lot in this old as the hills maroon Ford Tempo. FORD should be all I have to say to relay the crappiness of this car (although I didn't know at the time how much Ford sucked...and I'm not dissing ford because of this particular car...I'm hating on Ford because of my second car which I got NEW and it ended up in the shop for about 7 months on and off...three separate visits, three separate rental cars...eventually my engine block was replaced...on a few months old car! Ridiculous...so I'm a Ford hater because of that one experience.)

When I got my Tempo, the gas gauge didn't work so I was constantly putting gas in it as to not run out of it unknowingly somewhere...at some point my muffler fell off and my dad jerry rigged it back on with a hanger...and the coolest part was that I had the privilege of driving it around like that for who knows how long. I'm sure it wasn't forever but it felt like forever with that insane noise roaring in the background...super embarrassing when driving to and from high school.

Anyway, with all of it's problems, I have really great memories of that car because it was my first...and hey, it was a car...and it was mine. Here's hoping Ayris can find the same appreciation for her first car 12 years from now... =) And also appreciate when she gets to haul around her brothers and sisters in it too! =)