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Street Sighting ~ Toyota Corolla (AE92)

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What you are about to read or more likely scroll is what I would consider peak CS. A boring car, a really boring car, but clean - a survivor.  The kind of car you see a Facebook post about saying 'Remember when these were everywhere?'  before you to read the real stories of people in the comments, smile, and forget that we all drive imported battery packs. So here's to the now, when I feel thankful the powers of observation can afford me a lovely conversation about being grateful and looking after things  with my fellow Australian. Corolla Seca, CSI, silver, mass produced, boring, slow, clean, in good condition, clean, well loved, clean, far from fun to drive, clean, and also clean. Not long ago I would have felt like I was looking down the double barrel of a shotgun pressed against my life  (being attracted to a automatic Seca) . I could not consider liking or driving such a car. Too boring. A naive and disrespectful perspective of a car I assumed was reserved for t...