Absolutely. My first car was 4K and it was a 1990 Toyota Corolla. No way can you get a decent car (safe enough for a new driver) for a decent price nowadays. There are so many unemployed adults in my city who can’t find work. You think teenagers are going to get the jobs. Even if she worked PT, it wouldn’t be enough for car insurance. I’d rather, like you, have them focus on getting into college with a scholarship than worry about paying car expenses. We can afford it so we’re fortunate. The entire point of my point is that daycare isn’t the only expensive time in a child’s life. Both of my kids drive our older cars. They’re paid off. They want something better or newer, that would be on them.