Favouritism at its finest. I would be pissed too, OP.

I don't know why everyone thinks that a better economy equals "everything is better".

A used BMW costs less than a Camry, unless it's an ultra-expensive one.

That doesn't mean that much. You can pick up a used bmw with 200k+ on Craigslist for 2-3,000. Now if it's a new one, that's a different story.

no offense to your parents but I can't stand sexist people like that

That is just horrible.

Do your parents know we're not in the 1700's?

Your parents and all those with similar beliefs are holding America back.

That is the shittiest thing I've ever heard of a parent doing

I want to shove knives up their asses more than I've ever wanted to do anything before.

I never even got a "college fund", only my brother did. But they did put money aside to pay for me to have a "proper" wedding. Then in fact my brother never went to college and I never got married so they lived it up spending the money on holidays abroad.