My first car was a 2001 Vauxhall Corsa. It was a 1.0 and it was great! I paid £2000 for it and then insured it for £1200. It was a good little run around and cheap to run. The only thing I didn't like was the acceleration!
Here's a pic of it (yes I know one of the trims is missing)
What was everybody else's first car?