I got into cars before, but I got out fast, then Z got me back in.  

So everyone got into cars during their childhood. A lot of you got into cars in pretty interesting ways.  

i really didn't get into cars until 10-11 when i learned about that crap the evo and sti burn now *italian muscle* cough cough
my dad got a sentra se-r spec-v when i was 13 and id go out and ride with him burning all the rice around town, those were the times when we bonded well. those rides really set off my passion for cars  

Mine was when I saw the skyline. I love that car and wanted to know how come it was so bad-ass. Then I got a supposed free copy of SCC with the USCC wining skyline on the cover and a bill for $30 and it just started from there.  

me and my friends would always go to our high school parking lot. It was new, no speedbumps anywhere. Highschool can house over 2000 kids so imagine how huge the parking is. And one of the straitaways was exactly a quarter mile. It was a perfect track. Whole thing looped around the school. Races were always held there. It was just a very cool place to take your car to the limits with. Best part of all it was semi safe and the cops really didn't care(they were actually cool). we were off the streets and to the cops that was a good thing. Winter was also great, huge parking lot filled with snow. Got my integra stuck once in a deep part used friends jeep and pushed it out. Good times learned how to drive hard there.  

I'm 16 and I still collect and buy Hot Wheels. I probably have more than a thousand of them all over my room. Thats probably what got me started. I wanted a 68 charger with fat back wheels until I actually saw one and felt stupid.