Thanks for this stinging honesty. I’ve had a lot of the same feelings around people not anywhere near the high rollers you were with, but with time comes balance. I never felt comfort around people I grew up with because I had less. Less money and less opportunity. I remember something coming to me as I went to my…

Forgot my 1990 Econoline camper van.  “Thunderbucket”

I think the only car I’ve ever named was my first, a ‘73 VW Type 3 fastback. It didn’t move very fast, but was a nice place to sit so I called it “my chair”.

I had the same requirements and ended up with one of these. Too small to crash in the back, and I was told I’d have to rearrange the exhaust to install a hitch for my bike rack (factory cross bars are ridiculously close together, rendering them nearly useless) . That and the fact my neighbor’s Ram 1500 gets EXACTLY…

“I Like the design”

I saw these guys at the spring festival at Copper Mountain a few years back. During their warmup some little kids started dancing, so they played a song for them.  They told the adults to come back later for the show, this song was just for the kids.  Nobody can say anything bad about this band around me after that.

My car? It’s gotta be “Money for Nothing”

My punk band was called “Sticky Clutch”

My nickname in college was “Labia Spoiler”

I’ve driven a Prius and it felt like a Ferrari compared to our old 2010 Honda Insight.  I’ve never before or since had to redline a car to get up my driveway.

You know, I’m sure it would not be wise to do away with ABS, but there are situations when driving behind some asshole that makes a left from the center lane or something where locked up tires are FAR more effective than a horn.

I watched the same scenario where the guy in the truck held up six cars whilst doing his 30-point turn to back out of a spot.

I loved the aggressive marketing of naming something electrical “Sparkomatic”

I learned a great lesson when I spent all my money upgrading my stereo, only to find out that it sounded exactly the same as the old one because I didn’t have the money to upgrade the speakers

We accidentally rented an Aveo once, because my master plan of renting the cheapest car available and banking on an upgrade fell apart. Our suitcase did not fit in the back, so it rode in the back seat next to our toddler, threatening to crush her with every left turn.  Despite calling it “Avoido” we eventually grew a…

You felt like a schmuck for spending two grand LESS for a tent? Where you have to climb a ladder to pee at night? No thanks, I’ll happily sleep in the dirt.

My thought as well.  Who wants to make payments on a vehicle you just drove off a cliff?

Terrible handling, terrible acceleration, terrible reliability.  When these were new I really loved the design, but thankfully I never had the scratch to pick one up.  

The one I drove (I’d been having a hard time finding one) was reeeaaally worn. Sloppy shift linkage, loose seats, that sort of thing, and they were asking 12k. If they could have come down closer to 10 I might have taken a chance because I could tell it was a good car.

I remember being a poor kid in a car that needed repairs I couldn’t afford, and LUSTING after the Corolla. Could you imagine a car that didn’t regularly blow a head gasket, or vapor lock, or burn through fuses and voltage regulators? Man, I wanted a Corolla. I’ve test driven them, and rented them, and even thought…