I'll only talk about the cars I've bought myself, not the ones my parents got for me as a teenager.

I had a green '96 Chevy Cavalier. I loved that car, but my dream car has always been a VW Jetta. So after 8 years having my Cavalier it finally started pooping out on me. I went and saw about getting my Jetta. In 2005 I got my silver '04 Jetta. I it and so does my niece.
Although the past few months my poor little car has been sick and I'm slowly bringing it back to good health (as my checkbook can afford it). So its sad that this car is not lasting as long as my Chevy, but I think it's because I drive so much now.