my RX7 was quite infected with electrical gremlins. then the clutch went.
so then my parents were like "no no we're not sinking more money into that car blah blah blah"
and then they would only co-sign on a new car.
and this was in October of 2000, and like NOBODY had the Focus around here, especially in a hatchback in yellow.
so that was it, and for a few glorious months, girls were swooning over the guy in the cute yellow car, and people young and old were asking what kind of car i had.
now, i either get "whoa, this car is nicer than i thought it would be", or "how many recalls have you had?"