Am I crazy?

[FL318is]

Please vote your true feelings.  This car is going to college in August.  There was a father son talk and good grades meant he could take my baby to college.  It may help in the pursuit of academic excellence or it may get frat party debris.

Am I crazy?

[rsafier]

Depends on the college and what the other students generally drive. I went to Ohio U and you park something that nice in a student lot its asking to have beer dumped in the microfilter and other horrible things done to it.
Now you go to someplace like Miami and the average student has daddy buying them a new car every year or so, nobody would even notice the car.

[kowalski]

depends on your son, but i could see this as the point where the car takes a turn for the worst. I am 21, i see lots of this shit take place, there is a small few who would actually care for the car, and the rest will treat it the same way they would treat an old beat up civic. That is a damn nice car, and it should not go through the college beating. Even if your son is a good kid, likely some untrustworthies will end up in it one night... need i say more?

OH, and a car like that will never aid in the persual of excellence. I'm approaching my 3rd year as an business/accounting student and the other kids in my class who drive cars their parents bought them have no concept of money, generally end up broke the first year out and unable to pay their loans. What you gotta do is provide some sort of incentive for your kid to do well in school. Perhaps get him a reasonably nice car, then say depending on his grades buy him something nice for it.

[FL318is]

Thanks guys.  I hear ya.  I know the car is going to get beat.  I agree on an incentive program.  I need to find a reasonable set of expectations or just write the car off.  I will keep the word I gave and hopefully there will not be too much beir spilled.  Bottom line, its a car and a son is much more important.

I agree with the point you make about just giving something and it  being taken for granted.  In that regard I am pretty fortunate.  The pursuit of excellence point was more of a cloaked reference to the appeal it does seem have with some, not all members of the opposite sex.

LOL, BTW I just looked at the votes.  Seems I hold a substantial lead in the polls!

[gearheadE30]

Youre sending your kid to college in a modified E46, a black scratch-prone one no less. Yup, I gotta say you're crazy on this one. I'm in highschool and I'm afraid to take my 318is to school, mainly because I spent good money on it. Imagine if my parents had bought it....

I know too many people whose parents have bought them nice cars and they beat the crap out of them. I hope your son is responsible and knows how lucky he is to have a father like you

[maximus]

will you adopt me?

[Jtuner]

Well I'm the only guy to say NO I think it's awesome that a little bit of incentive kept his grades on the straight and narrow.. He's worked hard, and hard work deserves reward! If he F's it up, make him fix it,, that's also a part of life

[Jtuner]

will you adopt me?

Oh and ^^^ ditto

[Alpine003]

The e46fanatics forum might think you're crazy for not giving your son the E30 instead.

If you made a deal, I guess you have to stick to it but if you're son got good grades in the first place then I'm sure he's responsible as well, although I know some things won't be in his control either. Just set forth some guidelines/restrictions/limitations, etc and see if he and the car survives the 1st semester. I hope your son isn't good looking. Good looking young guy + awesome looking E46 = 1 or more knocked up chicks.

Worst case scenario, he totals your car which gives you a good excuse to the wifey to get a E30 M3 or any other car you lust for and not expect your son to ever ask you to borrow any of your cars any longer.

Damn, I didn't know you had a son ready for college. You're probably on the internet more than he is.

[FL318is]

Thanks guys.  

Yeah this is pretty exciting.  I have put together a list of requirements and a 25 question written test and a road test. This will culminate in a cross country final and a cigar.  Gotta pass the tests to get the keys.  

As far a lucky to have me as a dad, thanks but without the EMO factor playing into the equation, truth be known I am the lucky one.  Bottom line, being a dad is as good as it gets.  Those that are know what I'm talking about and those that aren't will see what I'm talking about.

Because he takes after dad he is amazingly handsome so there will hearts breaking all over campus. Man I didn't think about the prego factor:eek:


Worst case scenario, he totals your car which gives you a good excuse to the wifey to get a E30 M3...

Am I that transparent?

[bmwman91]

prego factor:eek:

LOL!  That term still cracks me up, every time!

He will hopefully be fine.  After he gets there he will probably dump the Emo thing.

[FL318is]

After he gets there he will probably dump the Emo thing

LOL, actually by reference to EMO I meant to describe the sentimental transference of the luck preception.  I thought I might be sounding "sappy"  but in truth, my son is pretty dang amazing, I am really blessed with a great son. In truth he is more of a sports fanatic than anyone I ever met.

[Alpine003]

"What goes around comes around" That saying is true for me as my dad used to spoil me when I was young. I would do anything for him to pay back the favor and when he retires next year, I plan on supporting him for the rest of his life if he needs anything.

You make sacrifices for your son now and I'm sure it will come back full circle later in life.

[Choking Hazard]

Excellent.
Crazy yes.

still excellent.

He will do good by you, I'll bet.

[FL318is]

Well boys.

All the driving tests are done, the written test finished.  Insurance is taken care of.  Need to get 2 new g-Force T/A KDWs and finish installing the sub woofer and its off to college.

I don't know who is more excited me, for sharing in the excitement or my son who gets the excitement.

I will keep this thread updated.