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© 1997-1999 Brian F. Schreurs
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Generalizations are always wrong.
Not all vehicles which have touched our lives have been resounding success stories. Sometimes it's best to just forgive and forget, or at least forget.

Garfield is a 1985 Chevrolet Suburban which my parents bought new. Back in those days, they needed a truck this big. Nowadays it makes the rounds, going from one child to the next. I used it a lot whenever my Charger wasn't running right (that's why I used it a lot); now my brother has it because he doesn't have a car at all. Someday it may make it back this way as a parts chaser. You never know.

The Shelby was a 1988 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z, the first car I tried to buy myself. It has a 2.2L Turbo engine with 15 psi boost (yes, I am serious) and a 5-speed. It was front-wheel-drive, expensive to repair, earned me lots of tickets, and embarrassingly easy to spin.

Ol' Shel was also startlingly fast, extememly comfortable, very responsive, good looking, and blessed with T-tops. If it weren't for college, I would'a never sold this car. I miss it. I'd buy another one except I'm fed up with FWD.

Ah, the beleaguered Caddy. It didn't even stick around long enough to get a proper nickname; most people never even saw it. Probably just as well. It was a 1980 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz with a throttle body problem which I bought for $400. I could'a fixed the throttle body. But it also needed a lot of suspension work (I got a mechanic friend to do it for $200) and some trans work (which I did myself). Then a fuel line leaked (I fixed it). Its death blow was when the electrical system fritzed. It went to the American Cancer Society.

The Bonnie, a 1993 Pontiac Bonneville, moved in at about the same time as the Caddy moved out. I got it when I was in college, with help from my parents, because it seemed like a reasonable compromise car. Roomy, safe, but still sportier than a Saturn.