<prompt> Human: Ill have around twenty thousand by the time I get my full license in December. Should I buy new? Used? How much should I save?  <response>: Do you need a car? I had one going into college but sold it after I realized people carpool everywhere anyways. Its much easier to chip in for gas than actually own a car in college. Id consider holding onto all that money and see what things look like after a year or so in college without a car. No sense in blowing all that hard earned money for an expensive, yet superfluous thing. I went to school in California too, so I had to use a car to get basically anywhere, but still found it very very easy to do so with friends and so on. Owning a car is a lot more than the initial cost. Maintenance, insurance, and gas will be the real things causing huge dents in your wallet on a monthly basis. 