My first car was a 93 Camry. It was boring and I really didn't like it, but I had a lot of fun with it and my friends. I sold it after 18 months or so for the SDL and that car/project is going on year three.
I have bought and paid for all of my cars myself. The Camry cost me $3,500 back in 02 and about $4k by the time it was on the road. The lawn business I started at 13 payed off well. While all of my friends were scraping $200 together to buy N64's, I was buying $1k Orvis fly rod combos, and expensive ski's, ahh to be 14 again.