Back story:
Three months ago she rear ended someone in her 2000 Dodge minivan with 225k. It was given to her by a great aunt. It was easily totalled. Sold it for scrap. My wife was heading out of town 3 days later, and she reluctantly let the kid borrow her Durango. Thursday wife got back, she and i left for a 5 days on the bikes. While we were gone, kid rear ended someone in mom's car (see a pattern here?) She could have saved at least 3500 the last three months, but partied and wasted it, saving only 900. I told her she wont be driving anything i own, wont be on my insurance, and will be paying to fix moms car. Mom took her down to all the used car lots. I think this Golf was the only thing she could afford the down and monthly on. She'll end up paying twice the blue book. I told her its the stupid tax.
Short version, she had almost no choice. Oh yeah, turned 19 (nineteen) 2 weeks ago.