My first car was an 86 maxima (same model year as me) that I paid $1500 for and needed some work. That got totaled by someone rear ending me, so we replaced it with a 97 gold-colored thunderbird that I also paid for. Granted, I now have my dream truck, but it's also paid off bc I busted my ass to get and have it. It's crazy that these kids have these trucks and most likely don't have any skin in the game to treat them like they should.