My parents didn't know how to drive a 5
speed so the car sat in their yard for a
year. It was mine for the cost of
safetying. Since then I've spent on
nothing but upkeep. I love the car for
the city, but I find performance on the
highway lacking. I've had no problem
with rust or major repairs and I live on
the ocean in the 'snow belt'. I've
driven more than 450kms on one … tank
(about 15kms/L or 60m/G). It costs more
for a metro bus pass than it does to run
my little Putt-Putt Grasshopper Puddle
Jumper for a month. My friends tease me
but they say, 'the more nicknames you
have for something, the more you must
like it'. I love it.