Even better, make the kid earn his or her own money to buy a car. The kid will appreciate the car and everything else in life a lot more. I didn't have my own car until I graduated from college at 23 and made enough money to buy it.

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL