I was 15 when I got my '78 Camaro (summer of '86). I wasn't spoiled. I had been working and saving money at BK for a whole summer and dad pitch in a little. Started driving it six months later when I got my license. Only wrecked it 2 times: once at a train crossing (wasn't paying attention) and a small incident in a parking lot. Otherwise kept that baby in great shape until the crappy GM auto transmission gave out a second time--summer before college--and I decided to get rid of it.
A regrettable decision!