Well, here's my own experience from decades of driving.
The first vehicle I ever drove was a '32 Dodge truck with the hand crank, a lever for reverse gear, and a manual choke.
The first car I owned was a '57 Ford Fairlane 2 door hard top - I loved that car.
Another car I remembered was a Ford Taunus I had in Germany. Great car, far ahead of its time with stuff that didn't appear in US versions for another decade.
I then bought a 1964 Dodge 400 station wagon from a cousin who bought it from my dad who bought it direct from the factory.
I probably but another 100k miles on it and only sold it because my wife complained it looked like a hearse.
The worst car I bought was a Ford Focus station wagon I bought from the dealer new. In less than 10k miles, I had to replace the brakes FOUR TIMES and was told it was a design flaw Ford was not going to have recalled for correction. Never, ever going to buy another Ford again.
Oh yeah, also had a Ford Escort that kept scrubbing tires - bought it used. I finally took it to a Mexican auto shop and after a 15 minute inspection was told that it had been in an accident that had been covered up. I big sledge hammer applied in the right spots and the problem was fixed.
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