Here is my perfect time to put in my 2cents
I decided when I was 16 years old that I wanted an EVO... I loved them and my boyfriend had one which I loved driving and being in. At the time I had a Cavalier that I had paid off from my parents, it was a POS but wasn't allowed to sell it until I was 18 and my parents signed the title over to me. One month after my 18th birthday I bought a 01 Audi A4 for $14000, I had saved up almost $7k from working from the time I was 16 to 18. Once I sold my Cavalier for $7k the Audi was paid off! 13 months later, at the age of 19 I bought my 2006 STi for $29k... The dealership gave me $13500 for my audi so I only owed $15500 for my STi.... Then the mistake of getting rid of the STi for a TSX came along (this is when I got rapped for money and ended up losing $6k when I sold it).
Now I have the EVO and she is here to stay and I'll be 21 in 3 months....
I guess it makes it easier to own a nice car when you start working your way up to one thing. Seeing as I've been saving/going through cars for almost 5 years now....