re: Did you, or do you plan to, make your kid pay for their first car?

Bought my kid a beater, but one she wanted, fixed it up so she would not be embarrassed. 9 months later it was totaled. Replaced it with a POS that she drove through college.

Bought my next one a used 4runner to learn to drive on, picked it up from shop after some repairs, it was 5 feet under water 24 hours later in 2016. Ended up sharing a new small SUV with her grandmother, but she would have preferred the 4runner

Bought the last kid the car she wanted, but a few years old. By this point, I was just too tired to go through the hassle. A few mysterious dents later, it has worked out for the most part.