Personal Narrative: My First Car

Seeing all the new car models that are available for 2017, I ‘m starting to have new car envy. There are self-parking cars that even alert the driver of dangers on the road. The ability to starting and heating the car with a push of a button, would be great on a cold day. Comfortable seats and a powerful energy saving engine could make any trip a wonderful experience. But I still think my first car, a 1969 Volkswagen Bug, is the best car I ever owned.
The exterior of my 69 Bug is almost in mint condition. The shiny silver metal front bumper has a half-inch black stripe across it. The black and yellow license plate with the characters XTK367 is mounted in the center of the bumper. The Bug has a baby-blue paint job inside and out. The rounded hood is perfectly curved with the silver handle at the bottom, and a thin metal trim from above the handle that goes almost to the top. On the very top of the hood in the center the is the famous VW logo. Large round glass headlights with silver eyebrows are part of the baby-blue fenders. On top of each fender is a orange blinker mounted. The flat windshield has a silver sun visor tint with black letters that spelled out Porsche. The back of the car has a matching metal bumper with a black vinyl stripe. The engine deck lid, has a small metal handle at the bottom. On the

The metal gas tank reservoir is under the hood. In the very front is a full sized spare tire. The tire standing up with the rim is facing the front. The rest of the area is covered with a black felt liner. Standard metric tool set and extra belt are in a grey toolbox. A small car jack and also cross wrench are nicely tucked in a corner. An emergency kit that includes an orange plastic triangle, emergency flares and a first aid kit is tucked in the other corner. The motor for the windshield wiper is mounted at the far end below the windshield. A black plastic vent cover is in front of the windshield wiper