Tara Chermak

Expository writing- Ms. Gokturk

4/11/02

Cars are one of man’s greatest inventions. That is why I feel that everyone, who can afford to have a new car and is of age to drive, should have one. A car is a necessity for a teen, not a want.

In the first place, new cars help you to get from one place to another in a self-sufficient manner. A car saves parents some time. For instance, if your child wanted to go somewhere, and you didn’t have enough time to take them there, then they could just grab their keys and say, "I’ll see you later." Another good thing about having a new car is that it saves people money. Old cars are more likely to breakdown somewhere, whereas a new car has new parts in it and the engine isn’t used yet. If your car were to breakdown, then you would have wasted your own personal time to try and repair your old car. Also an old car can be more dangerous, in the fact that it could overheat and then the engine could blowup. This could kill you.

Another reason to own a new car is that it is a need for teens going into college. First off, it is a great farewell present for all those graduating high school seniors. The gift says that they, the students, deserve to be rewarded and recognized for all their hard work in high school. When the students are in college, they tend to get a lot of work and as a result become lazy sometimes, and oversleep. This causes them to be late for their classes. The perfect solution to this problem is to get a new car. The car will help them be on time to class, and still allow them to sleep without worrying about being late to class or anywhere else. A car in college helps people get from one place to another without getting too tired. For instance if you had a very long, hard, and tiring day, then you are not going to want to walk all the way back to your home. That would be ridiculous.

Now is a great time to get a new car. The economy needs your money. We were almost in a recession and the September 11^th trauma hurt everyone. People lost their jobs and a lot of stocks went down. As a result, the economy is losing a lot of money in repairing what happened that tragic day. Therefore purchasing a car would boost the economy. Also there are low interest rates on new cars right now. These low interest rates will not last forever. When you compute these low interest rates against the normal rates, the total expense will be far less.

Purchasing a new vehicle at this current time of year would be very smart and wise to do. A car is a necessity. A new car would help high school seniors to be self sufficient, almost always on time to everything, and it would be a good investment money wise. You would be saving a great deal of money. Please think about buying a car for your child sometime soon. It would help you, your child, and the economy.