According to research...

According to research from easyMoney.com nearly half of the youngsters buy their own car, with only a quarter relying on a helping hand from their parents.

This comes despite the spiralling cost of car ownership - up to чЈ130 per month - and the fact that the average spent on a first car is now over 5,000 pounds.

To finance their wheels, a third of young Brits are prepared to sacrifice their social life or new clothes, while 7 percent consider getting a second job!

For many of the new drivers the main incentive is sex appeal or an improved social life, but lads should think twice about buying a hot-hatch to boost their love life, as only 1 in a 100 girls questioned found boy racers attractive (well that"s what they say, anyway).