Caroline and the Golf

The First Car

It's unclear if there is a mooning happening in the first pic, but it's VERY clear that there is a righteous Taurus SHO in the second pic AND a rarely seen OG Mazda MPV. And the Zentmeyer girls with a Herbert Ave alum shot FTW!

On the latest episode of The Knocking Rod podcast, I talk with my favorite sister, Caroline, about many things. But mostly cars. Like her first ride - and the one I learned to drive stick on - a 1986 Volkswagen Golf with no power steering and a Wellfleet, Cape Cod provenance.

The Current Fleet

Roller skate left. Chevy engineering wonder right.

We look at her current fleet, which includes a Mazda3 lovingly referred to as “the roller skate”, a Hyundai that she, um, likes, and a 2006 Silverado that is a testament to Chevy engineering.

The Dream Car

Credit: Bring A Trailer

The dream car is a Ford Bronco, in Robin’s Egg Blue Heritage Edition spec, with a 7-speed of course. We also have a laugh or 3 over underwear checks in the outrageously tall first-gen Ford Expedition and MacGyvering a motor oil funnel to add a quart to her dearly departed Honda Odyssey - a car mistakenly believed to be capable of running on…nothing.