[ he frowns to himself while he backs out and puts it in drive like oh. that is not normal. and also sad. everyone here has a sad backstory. ]

Oh. I'm sorry. I don't want you to get the wrong idea. Like, this is pretty much the only nice thing I have. And even — well, you'll see if you look under the hood. Parts are expensive, right? So when things give out, I've had to make ... some substitutions. Hasn't blown up on me yet, though.

[ THE MOST REASSURING WORDS as they are going on down the road. what a smooth ride that may also be a ticking timebomb. ]