16 got the liscense, 17 got my dad's hand me down truck.. payed for insureance myself.. a few tickets and wrecks later, $480 a month for insurance.. dropped that to the ground, put some racing stripes on it... had some bump in it.. sold that when i was 18, and got the accord.. had my liscense for over 9 years now, lost it once for 6 mos...