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[quote=Anonymous]If she's just starting to save now, then either you are planning on paying for most of it, or she is independently wealthy at a surprising age. The odds are very high that she will get in at least a fender-bender in the next two years. She is also 16, which means she knows nothing about the actual pros and cons of any kind of car ownership or maintenance. Let her have your old beater to drive to and from school, and have her pay for gas, maintenance and at least some of the insurance/registration fees. Once she knows what it's really like to be responsible for a car, she will be ready to decide what car to commit to for the long term. I also agree that her choice of college will affect her choice of car. Small, light, great gas mileage works great in NYC, but a heavier SVU with 4WD and all-weather tires is going to be more practical if she ends up in Montana.[/quote]
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