<p>I am just wondering what did you all do with your cars when you went to college? This just popped up to my mind a few minutes ago and I was surprised I had not thought of it.</p>
<p>I got a 2002 Pontiac Firebird TransAm V8 5.7L. I love this car and it hauls ass. I have put a K&N Cold Air Intake, Magnaflow true duals Cat-back System with Chrome Headers. This is my baby. Theres no way I am getting ridge of this car so im going to probably take it with me.</p>
<p>So, just wondering, what did you do with your cars? If you had to sell it or something, was it hard?</p>
<p>Most people I know just leave them at home. Sometimes they discontinue insurance for a while since they won't be using them. If you really want to, you could try and find a parking spot on campus for your car. My friend lives in an apartment about a block away from my dorm, and she doesn't keep her car on campus, so I keep mine parked there.</p>
<p>I would imagine most people just leave them at home. </p>
<p>My parents put up a weird fuss about how I'm not allowed to leave my car sitting in their driveway in the way all year long, but I'm not allowed to sell it either because it's not technically "my" car (it's still in my dad's name), so they made me take it with me. Major pain, can't park it anywhere decent except on Sundays and I never drive it anywhere.</p>
<p>Freshmen at UC Davis can't buy parking permits, so I left my car at home that year... but after I moved out of the dorms for sophmore year, I brought up my car from home.</p>
<p>I left it at home, because school is only an hour away. I did discontinue the insurance though, but I use temp insurance permits when I go back (ask your insurance company about them, 21st century is very understanding about kids going away to college). When I get an apartment or a permit, I'll bring it up again.</p>
<p>I drove mine the 1600 miles to school. I can't imagine not having a car here; it would make life so difficult. And while parking can be annoying to find this year, next year my dorm room comes with a reserved parking spot!</p>
<p>Leave it at home, but eventually, you'll want to take it if you live relatively close to home (i.e same state). I live in California, and I go to school in California.</p>
<p>Or you can sell it and use the money towards buying a new car in the area.</p>
<p>um ------- that wasn't really what the thread was asking. and some of us have cars not because we're spoiled brats but because we need them for work, schools that are further away, and other things.</p>
<p>I work a full-time while im in HS (I know its illegal but my manager doesnt care) and I pay my car monthly, i pay my insurance and i pay my gas. I dont see how I am an spoiled brat. My parents dont give any monetary help, except for not having to pay anything at home except my own stuff, which is actually a help for them since most parents have to pay everything for their HS kids.</p>
<p>i'm a spoiled brat and i still find that offensive. if you had the option of being spoiled, -----, deep down you know you'd pick it. Don't hate.</p>
<p>Being a commuter and a guy with a job I have my car 365 days a year.</p>
<p>The guys who went away and didn't take their cars (which would be all of my close friends) had one of the following happen:</p>
<p>-it became their younger siblings' car
-it became their family's third car
-it's on the market because he didn't want to take care of a 1982 Plymouth anymore and is still on the market because nobody wants a 25 year old car</p>
<p>When these guys come back on break or in the summer they get the cars back/share it with the siblings. Most guys I know had siblings just learning how to drive at the time they went away and today these siblings use these cars to drive to high school. The only place they run into trouble is during the summers when both siblings are working different jobs. There's also the issue of an older sibling coming back home in some of these cases to steal the car back.</p>
<p>Being an only child and a commuter my only concern with the car is maintaining it and getting my parking permit every year. Even the cost of a new engine would be less than what my friends pay for room and board so I'm in good shape.</p>