Come on now guys, not all kids are like that. I'm only 17 and I work full time in the summer, as an exhaust tech (I have three mechanics working under me, all almost twice my age). I work a 56 hour week, and save my money. My parents wouldn't pay a dime towards a car or insurance for me, and I wouldn't let them if they wanted to. Now, I dont have a $25,000 ute, but I do have my '73 1200, a 1969 Mercury convertible, and I just sold my fully restored '73 VW Beetle. All this is from working my ass off, not from begging mommy and daddy for money like some kids. Just something to think about.