Since it got brought up...
mine's easy
started driving (legally) 2006.
learned about manuals at age 4, acidentally let out the e-brake and pressed the clutch in our POS eighty-something volvo wagon with the steering wheel locked to the right while "playing". went into the woods, thankfully, the pond was 10 yards to the left.
Learned on Parents'
2000 Audi A6 - handed down, and burnt up 6 miles outside of warranty.
2004 VW Touareg V6 - Slow and Thirsty, but man, a lot of buttons
Cars that held all my crap and I drove daily:
2006 Volvo S40 - biggest piece of crap ever made
2006 BMW 325xi Sport/Manual. Took a year to find one like that
Something new is in the pipeline, too... I want an SUV for my next adventure, and gas is under 3 bucks again, time to trade