There IS something to be said for that!

I think (and I know this is a GROSS generalization) that too many younger kids get spoiled these day. It's like every generation wants THEIR kids to have it "better" than they did. But the end result is a real cushy life. I had so many "character building" experiences by driving total JUNK beaters around, we're talking cars I got for $100 or $200, and one car I got for free from my parents (see, I guess I was spoiled too, but that free car was worth every penny, ie see-through outside door panels, and a leaking accelerator pump, so every time you left a stop sign you could just "barely" accelerate or it'd stall).
But I can't see the sense in being "given" (and I'm sorry Jenny if you're buying this yourself) something like a Mercedes to drive in college. OK, OK, they're real safe cars, no doubt. But hey, the car I drove to tech school I could see the road through the holes in the floorboards, and other than these reoccurring episodes due to carbon monoxide fumes, I turned out OK! AND it makes you appreciate cars without holes in the floorboards later on!

Gilly