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Wow. It amazes me that almost 50% of the respondents are "old geezer" at 40. Astonishing. Maybe because I am 40! LOL
So, back to the OP's questions: I learned to drive on a 1979 Chevy Impala station wagon. I had to learn to parallel park that beast, then I was cleared for the road.
My first car was a 1985 Renault Alliance 1.7L 5-speed manual. Cushiest ride of all of my cars. Fun to drive too, but it "lunched" it's engine (broken timing belt, interference motor) at 80K. It was white with powder blue interior. We called it the "Appliance".
I have had a lot of what I consider interesting enthusiast cars (not in order): 1994 Miata R-Pkg, 1995 Mercedes E300D which went all the way to 495K miles that still looked new before it was totaled on my street in a flood, an E28 1985 BMW 524td (diesel) that was sold at 350K miles, Porsche Boxster, a couple of Mini Coopers, 2005 Miata LS, Mercedes 190E 2.6 Sportline (one of my favs), plus my current stable of 1968 MGB-GT, 1993 Miata LE, and the FR-S.
I like manual sports cars, and honestly the start of my "real" enthusiast life was the purchase of the 1994 Miata R... it was a transformation that continues today!
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