First car for me was a Ford Anglia, but second car was a mini. It was a battleship grey minivan and not a great deal worked. The indicators would go when they felt like it, the windscreen wipers had an annoying habit of flying off from time to time, and the petrol gauge was a length of wood with notches cut into it at one gallon intervals. But it got us around. When we finally traded it in for a brand new Beetle, the VW dealers were offering £25 for your old car regardless of condition (yes, it was a long time ago!). They took one look at the mini and paid us £30 to not trade it in! I finally sold it for scrap for a fiver.