In 1985 my first was a hand-me-down 1975 Pontiac Grand Prix.
I loved that car! Hood seemed a mile long, and the 400-4bbl ran like a cheetah! Made a big mistake though. The engine lost oil pressure one day and instead of rebuilding it for $650, I bought a "modern" car to replace it.
A 1980 Pontiac Phoenix.
Holy crap was this thing a step down! I'm convinced it was the worst car ever made. It would shake apart if you drove it over 55mph, the engine stalled a lot when the alternator wasn't catching on fire, acceleration was only a suggestion, and it had the habit of shedding its left front wheel at speed (this happened 4 times before dumping this nightmare!). The ball joints were held in with cotter pins instead of bolts.
Switched to VWs shortly thereafter while dreaming of eventual Porsche ownership.