Mine was (well..is..until the ST arrives) a Dacia Nova '97. It's not fast, it's not even slow, but since at 60mph it feels like it's coming apart, it actually does make you feel you're in a rocket.

Manual windows...manual key locking...no aircon... no electronic steering...no ABS...nothing...just iron and wheels.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ro/thumb/d/d3/Dacia_Nova.jpg/800px-Dacia_Nova.jpg

It's horrible if you compare it to..well..other cars. But being difficult to drive (even engine stalling during driving ) helped a lot in my beginner year.

The only decent Dacia is the Logan, also known as the Renault Logan. It's light years away from the Nova anyway..