When I first met your Dad, he had a large Buick.  It was one of those cars that you expect your grandfather to be driving. It had one large seat in the front, was blue, and I quickly made fun of it.  Who in their late 20s and early 30s drives such a beast?   Once we started dating, it was not long before he bought another car, which I think was mainly to please me.  It was a Mazda 626 which was way cooler than the Buick, but still a conservative car.  It was also blue.  He had that car until Sam was born, and we traded it in when we realized we could not travel easily in a small sedan.  The next car was a Dodge Caravan which was teal blue.  It seems your Dad really likes the color blue, right?  Yes, that was his favorite color.  Of all the cars, he really loved his VW Passat the best.  I know that is the one that all of you kids have driven, and which we still have to this day.  Interestingly, that car was bought used from Phil Dickerson, who happens to be related to Mrs. Thornhill, who was Sam’s 1^st grade teacher.  Phil worked at Philip Morris, and got transferred to Switzerland, so he had to sell his 1999 Passat when it was less than a year old.  The Passat is more sporty, and had lots of power to it.