We got new cars when we turned 16 (my family was SO dumb, lol!) I had a 1979 Celica. It was blue and I ended up putting 160K miles on it before it finally died 7 years later. I never changed the oil and only replaced the brakes and tires when they were destroyed. I loved that car, but it taught me to buy MY son a 10 year old car when he turned 16.
