My first car was a red '71 Malibu which my stepfather crushed with a front-end loader and took to the local scrapyard for $20. I wasn't old enough to drive it to school yet, but I drove it around loud and proud on the back roads.
Then there was the pickle-green Dodge Dart that I can't even remember the year of. Then I had a blue '73 Camaro I was going to restore with my brother, but in a moment of severe desperation sold it. Took a step down in HP and got an '84 Buick Regal 'cause it was all they had that I could afford and I needed wheels fast. It's ready for the junkyard along with the '84 Ford LTD, which was blown this past December. Tooooooo many miles.
I think it's safe to say, after having all of these other cars, that I fell in love with my DSM from the second I drove it. This list of previously owned cars is pretty... mortifying. I don't even think I should post this...
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