Someone saw it fit to steal my 1998 Ford Winstar minivan! You'd think that a ten year old van with 160k miles on it, with bad brakes and a failing electrical system wouldn't be a prime target for theft, but I thought this and I was wrong.

It's probably halfway to Brownsville by now, but either way, I am now driving this. Standard features include:

- direct engine-to-wheel one-speed transmission
- direct-to-wheel pinch brake system ( it's only really for show )
- 18 MPH ( 29 KPH) top speed
- 28 MPG, at 1/4 gallon intervals ( I did the math on this )
- convenient 'no seat' driver accommodations

um....

- throttle
- stylish 'child molester' appearance
- missing air filter for increased speed!

It's good to have friends who can come through for you when you're in a pinch, but it's obvious that I can really only make the short drive to and from work on this thing. No way I can even bring groceries home. I'm going to give HPD until my birthday to try to locate my van. With any good fortune, they'll find it ( all of it ), and I'll be ok. In a worst-case-scenario, I will be buying a used vehicle in the first week of February. I really can not afford this right now, I'm barely getting by with my regular bills... a car note will push me over the edge and into debt. Anything you can / are willing to do would mean so much to me. I will personally guarantee some good lulz to anyone who donates!