Another day, another half-dozen test drives.

Hyundai, Honda, Toyota, Honda, Toyota, Pontiac.

Yeah, I know: One of these things is not like the others. But I really wanted to try an American car, and it wasn't going to be a Ford. My Chrysler (well, Plymouth, which no longer exists) lasted 11+ years and more than 140,000 miles. But there's nothing that brand makes that I'm all that crazy about. (OK, I love the Crossfire, but it's just too small for my needs.) We also wanted to see what Saturn had (everything was too big) and peeked into a Mitsubishi (a good feel, but the trunk was small).

The day wasn't awful, but all that driving was exhausting. I managed to not step foot into any actual showrooms, thanks to my famous allergy. Lemonade, folks, lemonade.