>>>>>> My daughter actually made the decision today and signed a 3-year lease.
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>>>>>A bit late now, but did you check out car-sharing?
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>>>>Ok, I googled 'car-sharing' and now know what you mean. No, my daughter wants/needs to have the car for any time and exclusively for her. Car-sharing is not for her.
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>>>In the city of Vancouver, car sharing has almost tipped: https://www.ubyssey.ca/blog/ultimate-guide-car-sharing-vancouver/
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>>>For low kms/year it's starting to look pretty attractive.
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>>I don't know what kind of kms/year my daughter will have but I don't think it will be high (probably less than 10,000 miles per year). But she needs the car for work; not just for some times. If I suggested to her a car-sharing, she would not take it well :)
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>from your OP: "Shopping for a car (helping one of my kids). "
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>One way to read it would be you are helping by paying for it (and compared to that, car-sharing ***is*** a let-down) or it could mean you assist by adding technical hints or add as a distraction while haggling with the dealer (and in this context, reminding her of car sharing options IMO is closer to due diligence).
>My solution is to always offer #2 if asked, but in situations closer to #1 to always include the helped one in the financial part as well - at least 25% of cost. This way I am certain that value/price/effort considerations are learned, as early as possible...

No, I am not paying or contributing in any financial way to the car my daughter was looking for; and decided to lease. Financially she is very independent and can afford the car and other things she needs. But since it was her first car I was just helping in "dealing" with car sales people (especially now after this experience I have even less respect for them). "Offering" my daughter the car sharing option (as much as it could be good for some people) would not be a due diligence but rather foolish (on my part).
I am not even sure I can add many technical hints since I am not that knowledgeable in these aspects of cars. I have never been into cars, in terms of admiring this or that model or various features. To me a car is simply a way to get me from point A to point B, comfortably and without technical issues.