Kody and Ambers MKIV R32

The year is 2007, Ive just received a freshly smashed hood on my immaculate 92 Acura Integra from a humble Toyota Tacoma reverser experiencing concentration difficulties. This unfortunate event happened at the same random gas station in Lovingston, VA, that later I will, while clearly experiencing concentration difficulties myself, smash the quarter panel of the same car at a gas pump.

So long refreshed Teg with that shiny carbon fiber hood upgrade and new lights. Sneaky gas pump bollards are a real PITA. All of this will happen while trying to visit my now wife located 5 hours from my hometown, Ocean City, MD. Fast forward, we got hitched, and she is on it with insurance and manages to work a song to get $1,900 for repairs. Later that week I walk into the my local Autozone that Im always being hassled and offered cash deals by the same kid for the keys to my car. I scoff and finally tell him $2,000 will land my keys in his hand. He jumps on it and the deal is done later that evening.

Its now 2010 and my wife (the VW enthusiast) has been talking up MKIV R32s like its her job, as if buying one would even be possible. She tells me she found one in Florida, original owner, 60s and retired, 20,000 miles, $18,500 cash takes it. She has also somehow worked a deal but we have to leave the very same night and make the 14 hour trip or else the other three prospective buyers get it. She has also told her sister 2 hours away, who is already packing, to come with us. Obviously, I do the right thing, and agree its game on. Duh.

Fast>fast> forward and after many car show wins, fun events, and years of decay, the ole girl is no longer that classic shiny tornado red, but now a dull tornado, uhm, well, pink. Its just pink. Clear-coat failure is a curse. We jointly decided that our 2024 wedding anniversary would be a gift to each other - To resurrect the hottest lil hatch ever to be built.