Our 1976 Ford Chateau that we got for $400 had a problem with overheating. For a while, we only drove it at night. Then, it started slowing down… even at night. First it wouldn’t pass 60, then it wouldn’t pass 50, then 40, then 30. We decided to look for a mechanic and got off the highway onto a small dirt road. We found a tiny gas station about 10 miles in and the car died completely. The gas station was closed. There was a dead dog lying on the side of the street. Then it started pouring. Hm.

So two of us hitchhiked and got into this El Camino with curtains between the front and tiny back and their accents were so strong we could barely understand them. They took us somewhere and insisted that we pay them $20 for the ride. We got a new fan and a new starter (our two best guesses) and a ride back. In the end, the problem was a loose wire.

That was Georgia!