Humor: Cars 57 Articles

by Avy Nosh

TRAVAILS OF AN AMERICAN CAR OWNER As a born American car consumer, I was fated to make these customary "pilgrimages" to the car dealer once every three years and to the car mechanic's more often, may be once in three we...read more

by Rick Dickert

Expensive cars are definitely more difficult to park. Finding a parking space is tougher because the owner will actually need to locate two adjacent spots. This allows him to park diagonally in the belief that he's avoidin...read more

by Heidi Marie Fleetfoot

"We are nearly there"! I exclaim to my father as we approach the launderette in his blood red, shiny Maseratti. The car has headlights that can be made to go up and down separately like eyes winking. He makes the car wink ...read more

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by Kent Richards

There was a small concrete wall, just across from the drugstore on 32nd and Clay in north Denver. This is where my best friend, Steve Sarconi and I would sit. Sometimes for hours. At first, we used this particular spot as ...read more

by Dan Brown

A Big Man in a Very Little Car I had some extra money in my pocket last week that I really didn't know what to do with. I could have been prudent and put it in the bank, or I could have surrendered to the dark side and ...read more

by Howard England

Why I drive a ten-year-old pick-up truck For mornings such as these. Living in South Florida means I have to drive through several diverse neighborhoods with drivers who religiously follow the driving rules they learned...read more

by Randal Purdy

I once owned a 1976 Chevy Vega which was not a very good car since it rolled off the line in Detroit.The fuel pump went out in the old car and was located in the gas tank.Having never being able to repair a car my Dad d...read more

by Karen Williams

Driving Miss Crazy A friend told how her mother moved to a large city and was panic-stricken when trying to merge onto the freeway. "How could anyone be so clueless?" I responded, choking on the words. For I, too, wa...read more

by Tiffany Ike

The Breakdown The car was spiraling out of control. As it tipped over, I held onto my McDonald bag for dear life. I couldn't afford to lose my precious burger, fries, and drink. I couldn't believe my cousin lost control ...read more

by Paula Jordan

Humor on Autos The automobile, America loves their automobiles. You have a passion for yours; I have a passion for mine. My love for the auto goes way back. How far back you ask. Well, I'm going to tell you my histo...read more

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by Rachael Madison

My paycheck stubs were all pasted on my bulletin board, framed like I had won tons of Emmy awards. Each one had a little girl's hope wrapped in its numbers. They all had rips on the edges, scars from my anxious fingers. ...read more

by Thomas Goodrich

MECHANICAL INCLINATIONS I guess it was the first time I realized something was wrong. She backfired twice while pulling out of the yard. I knew it was serious. She had hesitated a time or two;but never backfire...read more

by Michelle Twilley

So, my friend is pregnant. They are blessed to be pregnant with twins. They had to do invetro so you might as well get two out of it for the price you pay to do that these days. Well she had a baby shower this weekend. Whi...read more

by Trinell Hartranft

Pop the hood "Let's go outside and have a look." Upon, Frankie's insistence I walked him to the employee parking lot and walked him to my 5 year old base model, Honda. The only pretty thing about my Honda is the brand-...read more

by Your BestFriend

In the good ole' days, when I was a good ole' boy, I drove a fire engine red, 1994 Jeep Cherokee. In the middle of the steering wheel, roughly where you press to sound the horn, sat a small, round hologram of the Jeep log...read more

by C F Tinney

In private, I often refer to my financial woes as "The Budget Massacre of 2007" which is rapidly being followed by the hit 2008 sequel "The Budget Massacre of 2008 Part Duex" Well anyway along those lines the family ha...read more

by Elizabeth Etzel

SUV's...giving you an "excuse" to go to work? I have NOTHING against SUV's by ANY means...I'm a die-hard Republican for God's sakes... ! However...I must bring up this important perspective... I was recently disc...read more

by Amy Browne

I take cab rides often as I do not have a car, and when you take cabs as much as I do you get to know the drivers fairly well. Teresa is a newer driver and the only female driver right now for our small town. She and her h...read more

by Juliette Vincent

To the driver of the light blue Ford Expedition, I know that we must have seen each other many times in the past couple of months since I came to Rural Hill Rd but this morning was probably the first time I sat up and ...read more

by Jacob Scott

The State of Massachusetts has the ability to suspend a persons drivers license for a great variety of reasons. Only one is non traffic related. A MGL Drug Conviction can net you about a year suspension. All the re...read more