Maggie, for this, I adore you. I’m the same and opposite, black on black on black with some shiny bits, but everyone remembers seeing me riding around. It’s hilarious, a little old lady came up asking about her because it was fairly obvious to this lady that she was rather different to any other bike she’d seen.

I don’t know much about you, Maggie, but you’re awesome.

Love it and this is what I want to do to my MINI. I did this a couple of years ago with a vinyl wrap.

I compete in NASA TT. Before I leave for the weekend, I have my kids (4 and 7) paint my car with finger paint. I’m heading to Pitt Race this weekend, so here’s how the car looks right now.

Fuck yes Stiefvater article today. Now I want my car vinyl wrapped even more...

Maggie, you are insane. I love you :) .

Amazing. Keep up the good fight against the beige.

I painted my old mustang flat black. The rough surface made for an excellent background for chalk and pastel artworks while I was in college. We decorated it for games. People left notes on it. One time, I came out to find some artist had left a chalk body outline across the hood. It looked like a crime scene. I…

“Maggie Stiefvater is a novelist, musician, car enthusiast and occasional rally driver based in Virginia. She is also a complete badass.”

Really interesting social experiment/statement. I love that you touched on the anonymity that everyone seemingly desires behind the wheel as well as probably in most parts of their life. I like to be different, and I really liked the 70's vehicle individuality with wild paint types (endless lines, panel paint, fades,…

I spray painted my own car once, though it wasn’t painted nearly to the extent you went! My car received some facial surgery thanks to a deer but otherwise drove fine... not having collision insurance at the time and being fresh out of college I didn’t have the funds to fix it.... so I figured if I was going to be the…

I bought a cargo van to move cross-country. It was boring and white, so I had a couple friends use it as their canvas. They got a cool rolling billboard across the country, and I got something more fun than your typical construction van.

I wholeheartedly support this mindset! I’ve limped home many overheating or otherwise damaged vehicle over the years, even redneck towed with rope if it came down to it!

This reminds me of my favorite field trip. My 3rd grade class was going to the zoo and for some reason or another I was not allowed on the bus. Because of this my dad had to take me in his Celica. Halfway there my dad’s Celica broke down on the side of the highway and as this was pre-cell phone days we had to walk for…

This seems like the type of neurotic self reflecting article I would write. Guess that’s why I majored in Law and Philosophy (derp).

Yes, I absolutely believe in this. It’s in my blood. I was born unto a Porsche, a Karmann Ghia, and a Renault. All 3 were swapped for VWs. Only when my dad died when I was 8 did the sensible Corolla show up to tote my mom and I around. As an adult, as soon as I had the money, I was making my own questionable…

This reminds me of my upbringing. I was lucky enough to be given my first vehicle, but I’d already been changing the oil on it since it was new. When the water pump went out a few months into my ownership, I didn’t have much money and was told to fix it myself. I bought a manual and figured it out. It took three tries…

My father told me when I was getting my license: “Cars don’t jump”. It’s being almost 10 years I had my license, and I drive A-LOT for fun. Never did this rule let me down. Basically be aware of your surrounding, and you are golden. sure stuff happens, but statistics is mostly made by those who are not smart about…

Maggie, your writing will keep me coming back to this site as long as I know how to type.

This was a beautifully written article, thank you for this.