Originally Posted by
indyfabz
See above for correct definition of hooptie. I used to have one. Side view mirror held on with duct tape, no hubcaps, dents and faded paint. 18 years old but still got me where I needed to go until some idiot kid totaled it while it was parked outside the GF’s house in Jersey.
We had one of those. Driver's side mirror had been knocked off, but still dangling by the wires. It would stop bouncing against the door once up-to-speed. I always planned to repair it, but never did. Lots of hail damage -- looked like an angry teen had gone at it with a ball peen hammer. Various other problems. Once, I stopped at a highway rest stop, and noticed another motorist looking closely at my car. When he got closer, he gestured at it, and said to me, "What are you gonna do about
that?"
My response: "
Do about it? It got me
here, didn't it?"