Hell yeah! My mom bought an ‘84 Wolfsburg, that WAS GOING TO BE MINE until she nosed too far into an intersection and had the front end swiped off by a truck. Damn...when I close my eyes I can still smell the interior of that car.

Neutral: A cool looking steering wheel and gauges. Lexus hit a home run with the IS300, same with the MkVI GTI. The radio and heater controls? Whatever.

First thought: “Ick”

My friend’s dad used to drive us to school in an old Corolla and I thought the car was really cool, even then. Something about the trunk I thought was done right style-wise. Yet the way my friend’s dad used to shift - he’d never get it above 2k rpms in the first three gears - makes me associate old Corollas with…

Did you mark your territory?

I’ve never owned a GM and never planned to. But...shh...I want one of these!

Step 1: Find a salvage yard with a Jeep Grand Wagoneer.

Usually Lincoln drivers just straddle lanes. I appreciate this driver’s ambition.

I raced BMX for years before getting my license, so I knew all about vehicle dynamics...oversteer, understeer etc. My mom wasn’t impressed.

I gotta hand it to our local Subaru dealer. When we got our Forester I asked how much extra it would be to have them install a hitch for our bike rack, he said “get it at U-Haul, ours are outrageous”.

I imagine your thought process was “which car known for flimsy sheet metal and suspect electronics should I leave encrusted with salt JUST so years later I’ll have a funny story?” I truly hope you feel the hassle was worth it, I’ve been thoroughly entertained!

Ha! I don’t think Maine is a good place to be a car.
No, this was sort of a burgundy color, faded by the sun so badly it had the texture of a chalk board. The car was bought from Kal’s Kars (Shoulda been a HUUUUUGE red flag right there) in Kansas City, but it had an emblem from a lot in Texas on the trunk. I swear we…

I truly hope your new car is everything you wanted it to be, it’s on my short list if/when my GTI goes away (though there’s a pretty good chance I’ll hang onto it for a looooong time).

I thought for sure the solution was going to be deer whistles

That made me laugh out loud. You win. The best thing that could have happened after that would have been finding a cheap corrolla to drive for a couple of trouble-free years until forgetting (like me) and getting another VW

I had a ‘73 Type 3 fastback (wish I still did), and a ‘78 Scirrocco with the ‘sidewinder’ package (reaaallly wish I still did). The Jetta is what made me swear never to buy another VW. Until my wife said “you should really go test drive a GTI”.

Had I not moved from Wisconsin in ‘84, I’m pretty sure I would have the exact same story.

My old Volkswagen Jetta. It didn’t try to kill me in the traditional sense, it tried to bleed me financially. I bought the car fairly cheap, but it had ridiculously low miles. Something like 23000 miles for a 10 year old car, but it had reeeeaaaalllly bad paint, suggesting it had been parked outside, basically…

I was coming to say just this^ Vegas is a hub in the desert, use it to explore. Red Rock Canyon, Valley of Fire, Hoover Dam, hot springs, and even the Springs Preserve is fun. Next time we’re headed to Vegas we’ll do an overnight trip to the Grand Canyon. Seriously, pick a direction and go.

I’ll be right over...