Yeah, I remember getting teased for about 3 years about the promised ownership of a car...it lasted from when I was 14 until I was 17; promises of this car, and this guy's car, and that car...it never ended! And they knew full well I was a car nut!
Finally, when my parents were paid off on the Accord, I saved up my cash and bought it off of them for a fair price. Well, it lasted about two-and-a-half years...