I just remembered that while I did have access to my mom's car in high school (and she pretty much let me drive it any time I wanted), I didn't have a car for my first two years of college. Then, when I started my junior year, I needed a car to get to class and to my required field experience at various schools. The public transportation in Miami was pretty much non-existent at that time. So, I got my first car at the height of the "gas crisis" in 1974. I transferred to ASU for my senior year, and again, I used my mom's car to get to class. Aside from a very short time after I graduated, I have always had a car.