Seems we all have fond memories of the good old days, old prices, things we did and our first cars. My first car was a 1964 Dodge Dart slant 6 push button automatic. I was being discharged from a military hospital outside of DC and was going home to complete college. My aunt was purchasing a new car and offered me the Dodge for the minimal transfer fee of $1. The car was 8 years old but the dealer (I would later see why) would not take the car in trade. I bought the car site unseen ... it was ugly, had too many rust spots to count, it was underpowered, had no A/C ... and I loved that car! Three dollars worth of gas and I could go any where I wanted ... it was the first thing I ever really owned ... it was freedom on wheels.
Today ... we have three cars but my freedom comes on two wheels with no gas bill ... well, the bean burritos don't count do they?