<p>Definitely from a purely financial point of view, buying dd a car and having her commute will be cheaper in the long run. However, that means she is spending a minimum of 1.5 hours driving to school and back every day, and she will be a brand new driver, she doesn’t even have her permit yet. So this makes me really nervous. I think it would be different if the school was a lot closer or there was any public transportation available. </p>