From correspondents in London, England, 12:31 PM IST

Hollywood actress Sandra Bullock still drives around the car she bought from her first paycheque.

Bullock, who gave the car to her mother, doesn't want to part with the vehicle which is more than 15 years old. She still uses it when she goes to her native city of Austin, Texas.

'I have the car... in my driveway in Austin. My dad was going to get a new car, and I was like, 'You are not selling the first thing I ever bought - and that was mom's baby!' It literally runs as well as it did then. So now it's my car in Austin,' contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)