First car stories

After reading this amusing column on one writer's first car I was wondering what our readers had as their first rides. I had a dark tan, or "mocha," Ford Probe. Surprisingly no pictures exist with said car, so to the right is a sampling of the goodness I was cruising in. It was not the most attractive car on earth but had a lot of room for a coupe and was a great vehicle to hit the beach after school. It even had a sunroof. Of course the car was also plagued by electrical problems and burned oil. It did get me through the end of high school though and that's all that counts. So who else has stories?