Do you still remember your first car?

[Copadope]

I bought it last August and she's still goin strong. Some of my friends call it a "granny car," but I disagree. It's a 4-door V6, auto, AC, power steering/locks/windows, AM/FM cassette, 96K miles when I bought it, and (this was a major selling point) the backseat windows go all the way down. Almost a year later and she's pushin 105K, I can hear one thing ticking in the front end, and the back end is developing some creaks and groans, but otherwise she's in fine condition.

I had just turned 20 when I bought it, payed for it all myself ($3K), and my parents gave me a sweet deal on insurance, i.e. they pay for it until I graduate college and get a full-time job. I really wanted to get a stick (still do), but my financial limitations kinda limited the number of cars I could choose from and we don't always get everything we want (especially the first time around). But I'm quite happy with it :).

Best of luck, and my advice to you is this: When parking, put it in neutral and apply the parking brake, then let off the other brake and put it in park. Makes it so you don't have to pull on the shifter so hard to pull out when you park on a hill ;) .