Yep, bklyn, you're on to something! But don't get too comfortable and extend it into other parts of life...

SilverDaughter (who is now 17) wanted a Jeep when she turned 16. Mr. Silver says "No Grades, No Jeep...You get Mr. Silver's old Lexus" - a fate worse than death to SilverDaughter

Time comes around, and I'm rubbing my hands, salivating over the new car I'm going to get when SilverDaughter gets my old car...THEN, I called the insurance company...

Insuring her in my OLD (I drive them 'til they fall apart) Lexus was 4x the cost of insuring her in the Jeep

So, SilverDaughter now drives a Jeep, and Mr. Silver still drives an OLD Lexus

The moral: Don't get too comfortable giving away the old and getting yourself new...