For the last month, I have been driving a 1987 Honda Accord, which I bought from my boss' brother-in-law for $300. It had been in an accident before I bought it, which is why the price was so low. That accident had messed up one of the headlights, and also caused the hood to not latch properly. The person I bought it from had a bungee cord which he gave me to tie the hood down. Good plan in theory, right? Well, about three miles from home, the cord snapped, and the hood flew up (not a pleasant experience at 50 mph). So now the car looks like it's in a lot worse shape than it actually is, as that little event left the hood all mangled up. The red tie-down ratchet strap I use to secure the hood really completes the picture (the car is charcoal gray).
When I bought the car, I was told that it would soon need either a fuel filter, a fuel pump, or both. So, I've been driving it for about a month now, and it occasionally stalls out, probably because of one of the afore-mentioned fuel-type parts. I understand this, and I accept it (hey, whaddaya want for 300 bones?). The other day, I was out driving, the traffic light changed from red to green, and when I gave it a little gas, the car stalled out. This was a fairly busy road, but I put my hazard lights on while I continued my attempt to start the car. That should've been the end of the story, right? Nope! Some skinhead ass-wipe behind me lays all kind of rubber on the road (to the point where it smelled NASTY), and while driving by, yells "Get a Chevy!" (Ummmmm... I guess fuel filters and fuel pumps never go bad on Chevy's?)
Now, having lived most of my life in the Detroit area, I am far from one to knock American cars. Several friends and family members have worked for the car makers. But I do have a few bones to pick with Mr. Skinhead. First of all, Honda has been making cars in the United States for many years. I don't know if my particular car was made in the US, but that's really beside the point. Second, my so-called American car (my Chevy Aveo) was made in South Korea by Daewoo Motors. And finally, I've owned a lot of different cars, American, German, and Japanese; the best car I've ever owned, by far, was a Honda Civic wagon. I drove the living crap out of that car, and it just kept on going. (If you want to see the car I'm referring to, go rent the movie "Dave", starring Kevin Kline. His accountant friend, played by Charles Grodin, drives the EXACT same car, even down to the color. Good movie, by the way... Sigourney Weaver looked SCRUMPTIOUS! But, I digress...)
Anyway, I do have a message for Mr. Skinhead. Aryan Nations called... they said please come home to the
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