It helps me imagine when super-old-people drive and do something bad, I think thoughts like: you ain't got much time left anyway - whatever, or what if that was my parents. :D
It is likely used. Anyone working a regular full-time job can afford that particular model as it's under 30k used. Just because you see a BMW does not mean they paid an arm and a leg for it. Even a college student can afford the lower tier bases, I've seen it.
Fun fact: Simon was named after Simon Birch, the protagonist in a 1998 movie.