The first car I ever bought with my own 'hard-earned' insurance payout was a B5 Audi A4 1.8 SE. I put RS6 wheels on it and kept it for a year before trading it in for the B6 1.8T quattro Sport. The way you can throw a quattro into corners got me hooked on Audis for life.
Car: Audi A4 1.8T 190 quattro Sport. Let's keep this brief, it's not stock.