I'm young yet at only 25 but my first vehicle was a 1980 Jeep J-10 with a flat deck, rust all over the place and a hole in the floor under the seat big enough to lose a 6-pack of... Uh... Pop, lol. Needless to say though, after being through a few vehicles and never having help with paying for any of them (and I think that's the key) you respect what you have and tend to take better care of it even if it is a pile of junk. When you finally get to a point where you can afford to get a nice vehicle you really have a sense of accomplishment and pride in what you have... I believe that's why you see a lot of older fellas that still have thier first vehicle and it still looks like it came off the showroom floor.