Yeah... when I was 17, here's the car I got:
1986 Ford Escort 5-door. Mine was white. Slow. Automatic. I had to *add* a tape deck to it.
Best part was that it kept me from killing myself. When they raised the speed limits from 55 to 65, it effectively kicked me off the freeway, since the car had a "vibration limited" top speed of about 60mph.