lets see, the first car my dad had was a Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v, with the electronic dash. I remember my dad scared a mate of his when he took it north of 100mph on the A329M, which took some commitment in a car with 'only' 160ish bhp.
after that he had a 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX from new, which was really formative in my love of cars - i was 14 when he got it, and he had it for nearly 20 years. super cool cruising down to my grans in it, seats were great and the turbocharging was like a jet engine. i always said that if he ever sold it i wanted first dibs on it, but he kept it for so long that it was somewhat rusty by the time he eventually got rid of it. i did get to drive it once, but the brakes weren't particularly well maintained, it didnt really stop very well...
he's now settled in to his retiring years and bought a volvo of some description...
after that he had a 2000 Subaru Impreza WRX from new, which was really formative in my love of cars - i was 14 when he got it, and he had it for nearly 20 years. super cool cruising down to my grans in it, seats were great and the turbocharging was like a jet engine. i always said that if he ever sold it i wanted first dibs on it, but he kept it for so long that it was somewhat rusty by the time he eventually got rid of it. i did get to drive it once, but the brakes weren't particularly well maintained, it didnt really stop very well...
he's now settled in to his retiring years and bought a volvo of some description...
what an utter basket case of a car that was. Death trap on wheels.