[jims69camaro]

soiunds like he's grounded for spending mom's money before telling her how much it was going to be. he was only supposed to be going after an estimate, but the guy hooked him with the "presumptive close" and asked him for the keys. pretty ****** thing to do to a 14 year old, and the paint shop had better make damn sure they are going to get their money before they get started. just my humble opinion.

i'm actually glad to know you are not driving around at 14. when i was your age, yeah, we messed around and joyrode mom&dad's cars, but the laws weren't the same. you can get screwed in more ways than one for driving without a license/registration/insurance (like 10 points, thousands of dollars in fines and court costs and then the insurance company will stick their hand in your pocket, too) - and then pray like hell that you don't get into an accident or anything.