Anyone here in stocks? Options

[GotToyota]

Is anyone here in the stock market or own stocks? I'm going to be turning 18 soon, and I've realized that I should start investing a small part of my money into the stock market. With that being said, and don't say it's just because I own a Toyota, but I personally think it would be smart to invest in Toyota stocks, and Toyota recently became the #1 automaker in the world, and it seems their stock prices keep going up and up. I'd like some advice and informative comments/concerns about this.

-Matt

[Crzybakerdog]

lol sorry to bring this thread back up, but just want to hear some opinions on what most people think some young investors such as myself should be looking to get into, also if anyone can recommend some books for beginning investors to get a quick overview before i start putting some serious change in the market. I think now is definetly the time to pump some money in the market and watch the funds grow in a few years, when things start running back to status quo