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Originally Posted by Jordanwolf
See this graph is interesting because does it equate for parents that buy their children cars, or that have primary ownership of the vehicle
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Well, yes, just like any other car where someone under the age of 21 gets a new car, it's likely registered in the parent's name and is owned by the parent. That's really the only statistic they have to go by, who paid for and registered the car.
Now before everyone gets all "Dadhawk is ageist" on me, I realize there are 16 to 21 year olds that are perfectly capable and do buy new cars themselves. It's just not really a very high percentage. I have 3 sons that have passed through that age bracket with lots of friends, most of who I have met. I don't know a single one of their friends that purchased a new car themselves. Quite a few purchased a used car either with or without help from their parents, but none of them were new. I can only think of one person I know of that got a new car for her 16th birthday, and that was a Nissan Leaf that was basically leased for net zero dollars because of tax incentives at the time.
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Jordanwolf, I guess in the end we are saying the same thing.