Yeah, OP is a nut. I would image most people's first car was a cheap (or old, or both) POS.
Maybe the more interesting question is whether people have cars from their past that they loved so much they think about getting it again (either that exact car or the newer model). My third car was a BMW 3 series and I do pine after that quite a bit. It was an amazing car to drive and I loved it for 100,000 miles. But that was a hand-me-down and I can't afford a BMW now.