Now I get to sound like a old man...

Want to know why society is going to hell? It's the kids these days....

Today, it’s not unusual for parents to spend well over $20,000 on a student car. Li said that the average price of new vehicles bought by 18- to 22-year-olds is $21,329, but he said that the firm’s figures don’t account for vehicles that parents might buy for their kids. “If you go on a college campus," he says, "there’s going to be a large portion driving a vehicle that they can’t really afford.

Is it any wonder why this nation is so far in debt? College-age kids decide to blow their money on the best set of wheels they can find. $21,329? I've bought two new cars and and I haven't even come within $6,000 of spending that much on a vehicle.

What happened to buying used cars at that age anyway? First car I had, in high school, was a red 1986 Dodge Daytona. Then, in college I got a Christmas present: a 1991 Volkswagen Golf with a near defect feature in that the cellunoid on the starter would go bad and make the car unstartable a very convenient time. Such as the Sheetz in Breezewood, PA.

What's with these kids these days....