Car Wars

A flat tire is an annoyance; multiple flat tires is an adventure (and not a very happy one).

Why does ice on the wiper blade always form at eye level? (Or any imperfection on the windshield)

There should be something you can do when that rock from the truck in front of you cracks your windshield (despite the naked lady mudguards). And the potholes too.

Does anyone ever run out of gas/break down anywhere near an open gas station in nice weather?

When you get your brakes fixed, don't you hate the inevitable "take-a-look-at-this" walk to your car on the lift to look at parts that look OK to you but will make the $100 job a $500 job?

When your car is getting old, why won't it just die? Instead, it tortures you with those $500-$1000 repairs that have you doing the "if-it-lasts-another-six-months-then-I-should-fix-it" mental calculus. Why can't it just drop the transmission so you can be done with it?

If you let your dog hang his slobbering head out the window, and we all do, eventually that window won't work right. Hopefully, it won't go down rather than won't go up.

Why does anyone with little kids buy a new car? It's like buying a white couch. That $20,000 vehicle will be worth about $2,000 within two weeks, or at least that's the most anyone would give you when they see the war zone back interior.

GPS systems are great, but will that woman ever stop talking? And bossy, too. (I'll be good and not write the next line).

There are a million of these; bet you have some too. One last question: should the passenger be allowed to adjust anything on the dashboard, especially related to the sound system?