Boys first vehicle…..

[fngTony]

I'm curious what job a 15 yr old has that allows them to pay for a driveable vehicle, insurance and fuel at 16.

(My youngest is 40 so I've been out of the kid job loop for a while)

My youngest will turn 16 here in a couple months. It’s been impossible for her to find a job beyond dog sitting babysitting. I’m sure it’s different in other areas but it’s so legally difficult to employ someone under 16 that most businesses won’t even entertain the idea. Even between the ages of 16 and 18 there’s so much legislation that makes it difficult on the employer that they just tend to try not to hire in that age bracket.
To answer your question along the lines of earnings that could cover a car and insurance and gas. I still don’t know what kind of job there is for them. State minimum wage here is somewhere around $17 an hour now and that doesn’t really add up to much especially when it’s part time.

 

[Sabot]

Our experience with teens that wanted to work was similar. Entry level stores with help wanted signs and economic reports screaming we need more workers and my kids couldn’t get a call back. Took my son almost a year to get a coffee shop job. Now he’s starting his own business because his generation refuses to beg their way up the ladder. Proud dad

 

[h2so4]

off the record, but I attempted to get into just as much trouble in my sisters camry as I did my jeep. I don't think the car vs truck option will have much impact on the fun that will be attempted.

 

[Steve300xcw]

off the record, but I attempted to get into just as much trouble in my sisters camry as I did my jeep. I don't think the car vs truck option will have much impact on the fun that will be attempted.

kid I went to school with took a 90's nissan sentra all over the place. Holding er wide and treating it like its a $400 car will get your broke ass into a lot places

 

[h2so4]

kid I went to school with took a 90's nissan sentra all over the place. Holding er wide and treating it like its a $400 car will get your broke ass into a lot places

 

[Steve300xcw]

but it’s so legally difficult to employ someone under 16 that most businesses won’t even entertain the idea. Even between the ages of 16 and 18 there’s so much legislation that makes it difficult on the employer that they just tend to try not to hire in that age bracket.

I feel like that has been happening for quite a while. I remember calling around everywhere and getting shutdown soon as heard my age. Enough phone calls though, and a job was found.


Any stables in the area? They used to always have a handful of kids working.

 

[KurtR]

1979 cutlass supreme 2 door and i took that boat places it had no business going. Loaded with duck decoys and dog in the back seat haha

 

[fngTony]

I feel like that has been happening for quite a while. I remember calling around everywhere and getting shutdown soon as heard my age. Enough phone calls though, and a job was found.


Any stables in the area? They used to always have a handful of kids working.

There is a few but no luck, the families that own them have enough friends and family working there.

 

[Matt5266]

No way in hell my kids are getting something that nice. I still drive a 2003 dodge diesel. Other posts have proved that newer doesn't mean more reliable. I know the dumb stuff me and my friends all did in our first trucks... another reason id never get a kid one. A older pickup is easier to work on yourself and cheaper to have someone else do the work on. Usually lots of aftermarket parts too which means you dont have to purchase high priced dealer pieces.

 

[LostArra]

Toyota Corolla. He doesn't need a truck.

We had a Corolla provide transportation to two daughters in high school and college for one while the other was in the Peace Corps. No human injury when it took out a whitetail doe.