<prompt> Human: Shes not there yet but I think its ridiculous she wants to pay that much and Im not allowed to get one under 10k because she thinks all cars under that price arent reliable. How much should I be paying for a car my age?  <response>: Unless you have 10,000 then your mother is absoultely wrong. At 17 unless its a handmedownparents car you should be getting a beater thats a 5-8 year old econobox. 