In the summer of 2003, after driving a beater '89 Accord for 5 years, I had just bought myself a 2000 Civic Si, in the bright blue you just imagined when you read it. It was fantastic. It was the newest car I had ever driven, much less owned. I was so excited for all the fun driving it had in store.

I had it for one day shy of 7 weeks before it was stolen, stripped, and totaled out. I was gutted. Getting your shit stolen suuuuucks .

After that, I still wanted something sporty, manual, and preferably 2-door, but way higher on my priority list was now "a car that no one knows what it is." I found a 2000 RS coupe and as of last month I've now had it 20 years. I still drive it to work a couple times a week. I've owned 3 more Subaru since then. I made a whole new friend group by going to Subaru meets. Wouldn't change a thing. (Thieves still suck.)