Today I parked the Neon between what appeared to be a 1970s Cadillac with a dent all down the side and a 1990s Mitsubishi with a massive hole in the left quarter panel.
So I guess compared to some actual beaters it isn’t that bad.
The clear coat is still coming up on the hood though.
The Purple Thing has gone to the shop for someone to figure out why the idle keeps shifting to high rpms, as if it’s a cat getting ready to do something drastic. Your dad got a rental car for a week. That still leaves me driving Bill to school, but at least I don’t also have to drive your dad to work. And Elen has only one more day (Monday) of driver’s ed.