Ex says our daughter cannot have a vehicle titled in her name, that teens do not own their own cars. I had the title to my first car, is this unusual?

Maybe times have changed.

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I did not own my first car. I just got a hand me down truck that my dad use to drive. The title stayed in his name because he payed insurance on it. I was to involved in school to have a job or else I would have paid for it. I would say keep the title in your name for insurance purposes. I bet you will see a major difference in price and save her money.

I am 21 so like you said times may have changed.

Until I was 18, all of my cars were in my parents' name.
I think it was for insurance purposes.

Yup, I was 17, bought a 69 Chevelle. Title in my name and insurance in my name.

I had typed out a long response and it somehow got deleted. I don't have time to rewrite it since it's time to go to work. I'm sure others will come along and give an answer!

Doug

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Until close to end of my senior year, "my" car was not titled to me. That way it was my parents property to do with as they pleased if I didn't keep my end of the deal. Insurance was also in their name, I was just a listed driver.

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Titled to my parents until I was 18 and bought my own car. I was under the impression that in my state you had to be 18 to title in your own name.

Bought a 56 Chevy Bel Aire, Olds engine, maroon on the bottom, gold metal flake top, yea it was ugly but for $25 who cares.
But then you didn't need any financial responsibility.

You also have to figure that most teens wreck their first car, I would base my decision on what is best when they wreck it.

I was 17 and yes, it was in my own name.

yup, bought it and put title in my name. Now, insurance may be cheaper if car is titled in parent's name, so check that out.

Once your daughter is 18 she will be considered a 'legal' adult and be able to make legal decisions on her own, before that it's all on you or her mother. For liability issues, you want her name on the car and insurance as soon as possible. If she can't afford the insurance you could have the vehicle and insurance in your name, but you still need to have her listed as the principal driver, especially if she is the one who will be driving the vehicle the most.

Title and insurance were both in my name, and I paid for the truck and insurance both, so I figured it made sense.

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Bought, titled, insured and tagged my first car when I was 16-years old. Did the same thing with my first Fiero a year later when I was 17-years old.

Paid the cars in cash and was earned by scrubbing floors, washing dishes, deep frying seafood and wearing a drive-through headset at Long John Silvers.

I did not have a car when living at home
I did have motorcycles titled in my name

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Paid cash for my first car and had it titled in my name but never did get around to acquiring insurance before the engine ate a ring and I sold the Alfa.

Nelson

No, to keep insurance costs down my first car was titled and insured to my parents. I still was paying $150+ a month for liability only insurance because of where I lived, had it been in my name it would have been well over $200 a month.

~ Derek

I bought my first car outright at 17... TN doesn't have a minimum age to title a car, however, since it was registered as a "recreational" vehicle and not as primary car, the insurance company wanted the title in the name of the policy holder (my dad). Saved at least $20 a month (vs. if it was all in my name) because it was bundled with the home insurance policy.

He still holds the title but Judas isn't registered or insured anymore. Got something a couple decades newer to daily drive.

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The first car I drove was owned by my parents and titled in their name. When I graduated highschool I bought my own truck and it was titled in my name at age 17 (yeah, I graduated when I was 17 and turned 18 about two months later).

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Yes i owned my first car.. I had to pay for it! lol.. I still do own my first car.. Its my Fiero!.. had it 17 years now.

My parents bought me my first car and it was titled in my dad's name.

I wrecked a friends car at 14 and had to buy it.
Chevy Vega.
Made payments.

quote Originally posted by Boondawg: I wrecked a friends car at 14 and had to buy it. Chevy Vega. Made payments.

Ouch.

Yes , I owned my first car 1967 Plymouth Fury III Was the neighbors car and I worked all summer
for that car..It was in my name..Boy that was a Great car



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I was 17, bought my grandpa's car for $150, and titled it in my name and paid my own insurance.

And before that, I had to pay for my own insurance, even when I was driving my parents' cars which I did not own. And I was on my own policy, paying $300 a month!

1982 I bought my first car at 15, went down to DMV to title it in my name. My Dad followed me home before I got my permit. I spent the next year taking it apart and putting it back together. I paid for my insurance on my parents policy.

I am pretty sure that my parents could have invalidated the title because I was under 18. It is contract law. Mervyns store gave me my first credit card under 18, no co-signer( only $50 credit ). Companies and the state can let you be in a contract even if your parents can over rule its' enforcement.

Bought my first car at 19 (the Fiero)- I don't own it. My bro is 27 with a clean record so its all in his name, hell I'm not even listed as a driver in the policy and he doesn't even have a clue how to move my car in case he had to lol (I really should teach him..). Insurance is at least 3x less, I'm 20 now and don't plan on putting the car in my name until I hit 25.

In NYC, without having the car titled in a parent's or older siblings name- you can forget car ownership unless you have some kickass job at a really young age. I was getting quotes for a 3rd or 4th gen Z28 or T/A and they wanted $3k per 6 months LOL

quote Originally posted by ray b: I did not have a car when living at home I did have motorcycles titled in my name

Yep. I was allowed to drive the family car (a Pontiac station wagon) in high school. In college my sole transportation was a 250cc motorcycle that I bought as a basket case, titled and insured in my own name. I was almost 23 when I finally bought my "first car" ... a 1951 Riley, into which I promptly swapped an all-aluminum 215 cu-in Buick V8. Of course, all this was half a century ago. Times have changed.

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I always find it interesting to read about the different experiences people on this board have. I'm often curious if the differences are due to regional, cultural, financial, etc.

quote Originally posted by Raydar: Until I was 18, all of my cars were in my parents' name. I think it was for insurance purposes.

Ditto

quote Originally posted by Rainman: I always find it interesting to read about the different experiences people on this board have. I'm often curious if the differences are due to regional, cultural, financial, etc.

Likewise. I lived within the region insurance companies use when they factor Philly insurance rates, so that's why they went under my parents name, to try and at least save me a little money. When I moved to Lancaster county my monthly insurance went from $115 to $40 because of a change of address.

When I bought my bike I titled it, insured it and what-not in my name but my first cars were in my parents names.

~ Derek

My father gave me his old car as my "first" car. It was still in his name on the title so I suppose technically it was his. But the tranny failed on me after a year and I bought my own car titled in my name after that. Nothing unusual about a young driver owning their own car to me.

I had access to several cars while I was growing up, not just my mom's car. Didn't get my first car until I was 18/19. 1962 Studebaker Champ pickup.

We aren't allowed to do that here. The insurance needs to be in the name of the principal driver, which is 51% of the vehicles use.

Initially I did not own my first car, it was on loan, but I purchased it from my parents when I turned 18.. (For a princely sum of $1500..) and promptly got into an accident where someone pulled out in front of me.. and doubled my money I spent from insurance. ($3000) That worked out pretty well for me actually.

My Dad told me had he known what was going to happen, he would have never let me buy it.

EDIT: The car, by the way, was the chariot of all great 80s rides, the 1982 Ford Fairmont. In tan and brown two-tone, and plaid seats.

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My 1st car was in my parent's name as was the insurance, but as my income grew, I wasn't comfortable with that arrangement. Mainly because if they got mad at me for some reason (of which I provided many in my wild youth) they could take it from me as a form of punishment.

At 18, I bought my 1st car in my name...a Buick Riviera.

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I turned 18 and rode my bike down to the local car lot and bought my first car ,1950 Plymouth, cherry 2 door for $150 cash and got the title. My parents didnt even know I was looking.

Owned 2 cars at 15. Bought and paid for by my own $.

No I wasnt able to own a car till I turned 18

I bought my fiero, and its titled under my parents name until i pay for insurance myself.

I purchased my first car when I was 14 and held the title in my name. Same with every car I’ve owned since but some did have liens. The first was an old car that I never did get running so it was not licensed or insured. I bought another old car for cash after I got my driver’s license and purchased my own insurance and paid the plate fees. I worked after school and on weekends to support that car.

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