The term "college car" may spring a certain vision to mind — maybe it's of a beat-up Camry, or the fondly remembered hand-me-down Ford Taurus that got you through school. But take a walk through some of today's college campuses and another picture of the college car will likely emerge — one with a little more sparkle and style.

"Mercedes, Lexus, Audi, there's no shortage of them on campus. Just go to the student parking lot and you'll think you're at a Saks or Nordstrom's," said Zach Friedlis, a recent University of Maryland graduate, referring to the plethora of high-end vehicles being driven by his college peers. Friedlis, who grew up in Potomac, Md., an upscale suburb of Washington, D.C., didn't just notice the trend during college. At his high school, the cars in the student parking lot were often more expensive than those parked in the teachers' lot.

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