I think there are a lot of useable beaters around, my 20 yo grandson doesn't seem to have any problems find them, but then again, he is not afraid to get his hands dirty working on them.
I think most of the problems with cars for kids these days are the parents. Too many are terrified to consider THEIR teenager in anything with some miles on them, or seeing their precious child driving something with a little body damage. It ruins the family image. Too many kids these days have been brought up with the expectation that they are too good to be seen in anything not perfect, and that mommy and daddy will be sure they get to drive the very best, because after all mommy and daddy will be buying the child anything they want, as long as it meets mommy & daddy's expectations. Mommy and daddy have been living beyond their means for years, and they have taught their children the same values. Gene
Exactly Gene! I've written here before; when I was in high school, the student bike racks were filled, and the student parking was minimal. Now there's hardly a bike to be found and they've had to expand student parking waaaaaaay out into the grassy field. And you can't find a junky old car in the lot. Most of us were riding a bike into our jr. year and then scraped up enough money in our senior year to buy an old car with OUR money.
