I somehow don't recall saying that to my dad when I went to college...at least partially because I didn't have a license or know how to drive, and partially because even if I did my family sure as heck couldn't afford to buy me a car and subsidize its use--I basically got the option to either have my parents pay for a car or for college. I picked college.

Why not buy your kid a dang bus pass, assuming that they don't get one free anyhow (like students at CSUS do?) Generally major cities and university towns have at least half-decent public transportation systems.

I mean, I like the whole car-share idea, but the idea that it's a substitute for buying little Chelsea Artifact her own car to use at college is a tad galling.