Mixing It Up

As you might have noticed, I’ve been having some problems with my Valiant recently. First it was the water pump that failed, and then last week it was the ignition switch. Unfortunately this has resulted in the mighty Valiant being off the road longer than I would have liked. It’s too far to walk to the train station in the morning, and I simply refuse to leave my Plymouth parked there. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and I’ve had to resort to another type of car: I have been driving my sister’s Hyundai Excel while she’s overseas. Every Mopar bone in my body is telling me not to say it, but I have actually been impressed with this little econo box. It runs on the smell of an oily rag, it’s easy to park, and being a stick shift it does actually get up and go when needed. Admittedly it will never give me the power, performance and comfort of my own cars, but it does the job for short trips around town I’d be happy to recommend it to anyone who’s after an econo box for urban commuting. Do you drive a car that people would be surprised to see you in?