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My shopping list for a car last year was full of the usual bohemian bon-vivant suspects: Miatas, E30s, Alfa Spiders, British roadsters, air-cooled Beetles and early GTIs, maybe a Fox Mustang or a WRX.

At least it’s the coolest minivan?...

This thing. My 1990 Civic got totaled by a red-light runner (the vehicle that hit me had one of those “How’s my driving” stickers on it. You can imagine that phone call). Needing a vehicle stat, I found one of these. I didn’t hate it actually. Despite being childless, I found it to be endlessly useful and versatile.

I never really expected to own something like this. My mom always wanted a 94 and got one around 6 years ago. I thought they were cool, but never really figured I’d spend that much money on a car. As it turns out, they aren’t really all that expensive when you get an older one with some miles on it. Has been an

Order an Aston Martin at Galpin and your car is revealed behind a vault door. This is after going through a “secret” doorway that takes you into the private Aston Martin lounge.

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The part in The Gumball Rally where they're leaving New York in the morning and flying through the streets in the Daytona and the Cobra (starts around 1:43) is probably my personal favorite. Sounds amazing going through a stereo.