First and only new car... 1961 VW beetle. Never got into the payment squirrel cage again!
Here's the sordid history of vehicle ownership
First Car: 1940 Chevy Deluxe two door sedan (free hand-me-down)
Second Car: 1950 Buick Roadmaster 4 door sedan ($90)
Third Car: 1954 Mercury Montclair hartop ($500)
Fourth Car: 1961 VW beetle ($1750 - only one bought on payments)
Fifth Car: 1956 Studebaker Power Hawk ($300 and still in possession)
Sixth Car: 1963 Studebaker Avanti ($2,500) which now resides in Oz
Seventh Car: 1964 T-Cab shortbed ($500)
Eighth Car: 1972 VW Super Beetle ($1,200)
Ninth Car: 1976 Honda Civic ($500)
Tenth Car: 1976 AMC Gremlin ($300)
Eleventh Car: 1986 Tempo ($2,500)
Twelfth Car: 1983 AMC Renault Alliance ($200)
Thirteenth Car: 1962 Studebaker Lark ($500) Later sold for $2,500
Fourteenth Car: 1985 Ford LTD Broughham ($2,200)
Fifteenth Car: 1955 President State sedan ($300) Current almost finished project
Sixteenth Car: 1964 T-Cab long bed ($600) Current daily driver
Seventeenth Car: 1983 Honda Civic FE ($200) with a '82 parts car. Almost ready to hit the road to combat $3 per gallon gasoline...
Geeeeeeeez, too much tin over the dam...
JT