My wife's college car....... bought it in 2003, while she was still in college..... and no, I did not know her at the time...... and no, I would not, and could not allow her to purchase such a heaping piece of shit. (2000 Chevy Cavalier)
Although... I must admit, I miss the smile on my wife's face when she floored it..... the engine gave out a growling cry slightly resembling that of a dying yak, yet didn't really manage to actually "accelerate".
Yesterday, we bought a bottle of that black car-wax "stuff", that doesn't really wax a car, but it managed to cover a HUGE amount of the imperperfections that actually made the car look like it had once been on FIRE. Then, we vaccumed out all the crap, remnants of cigarrette butts, dead bugs, and dust. Then, we greased on an uber-thick coat of Armor-All to give the appearance that it had actually been used before. Then I super-glued the door lock cylinder back onto the door skin, from where it had been punched in during a break in (it had been sitting inside the door for 2 years, with a gaping hole on the passenger door).
Finally, we drove to every Mazda dealership within 100 miles of St. Louis, and FINALLY found a dealership that didn't want to totally screw us over. They gave us an INCREDIBLE deal, and stayed open 2.5 HOURS past closing time.... the manager, the salesperson, and the finance guy all stayed.
Lou Fusz Mazda/Subaru in St. Louis is HIGHLY recommended
Auffenberg????...... well lets just say if you are even considering them?? DON'T!!!
Anyway.... we left tonight with a 2006 Mazda 3s-touring edition, 5door...... with exactly 29 miles
Now I can FINALLY change my signature to something a bit less embarrassing.
--Matt