In: 100-octane 76 unleaded all over the area.
Out: $4.00-and-up for a gallon of 100-octane 76 unleaded.
In: The grin on the parking valet's face when you toss him the keys and tell him, "Be careful!"
Out: Getting the Imp back with a bent rear wheel and a shredded tire because he wasn't.
In: Cruising next to an Elvis impersonator in a white jumpsuit driving a '59 Eldorado.
Out: Cruising next to an Elvis impersonator in a white jumpsuit driving a '59 Eldorado.
Alan Martini
Henderson, NV
Summer in Iraq
In: Winter-time engine rebuilds
Out: Leaving for Iraq while the engine is apart
In: Your brother-in-law and friend assembling your car while you're in Iraq
In: Having a thoughtful wife that helps get it done
Out: Only having two weeks to enjoy your car while home on leave
Out: Buying a Car Craft magazine that is already two months old
In: At least getting Car Craft magazine
In: The smell of racing gas as Iraqi cars pass you on the highway
Out: Iraqi cars going faster than you
In: 0-percent humidity in the dessert
Out: No dragstrips or cars to take advantage of 0-percent humidity
In: Driving a Humvee everywhere you go
Out: Driving a military Humvee everywhere you go (no A/C when it is about 140 degrees F)
Out: Missing all of last summer
In: Coming home this spring
SPC Jason Jx Brandt
West of Baghdad