At some point in the near future this site will be dedicated to all things M45, however for now. It is a place for a car to do a little rant.

      I need your help....

  After 10 years of working to establish himself in his chosen career, start a family and provide for them, my father decided do something for himself and finally go back to school and finish a degree which he started years before. After two semesters back in school the stark realities of the college lifestyle have hit home. More specifically the reality that the kids of today aren’t the kids of 10 years ago. This lesson I have learned first hand, and have brought my father to a state of depression unseen in our household.

   You see, I am my fathers 2003 Infiniti M45. I am the apple of my father’s eyes, and all that good stuff, and due to the selfish and irresponsible behavior of the modern college student I have suffered damage which has brought much grief and sorrow to our family. That grief has even brought my father to question, why he has taken on this quest to continue his education, at such an obvious expense.

   What am I talking about? Well, on a blistering hot summer day while parked on campus at our local University a student, (whom we will simply call; Mr. Irresponsible) assaulted me. This unknown individual pulled into the parking space next to me, on my right-hand side. To be honest, I am not sure if the incident happened while he was pulling in, or out of the space, but upon entry/ exit of the space, this individual cut the wheel to sharp and scraped the front of his car along the rear quarter of my body panel, just over the rear wheel arch. This scrap left two 6-inch gashes down to the bare metal. The disheartening part however, was that this individual… Mr. Irresponsible, who unless had been surgically altered to have all his nerve ending severed, couldn’t have gotten away with out feeling the impact, simply drove away. No note, not apology, no nothing. The whole incident has forced my father to ask, who raised this kid?

Eventually this site will be redone and host my site specific to the 2003 M45. As that site is in development, please forgive me for my rant to the left.

   The question this incident has left our family asking is, who raised this kid, where are this kids parents. As I have heard my father say many times over the past couple of months, “Where I come from you would at least leave a note…. Take responsibility for you actions”, he says. Evidently in today’s society parents are raising there kids to avoid responsibility, to avoid taking responsibility for there actions, good or bad. The more important question is… who are these kids parents?

   My father, couldn’t be more than 10 -15 years older than the majority of the students out there, but in that short time it seem that society has stop sharing certain values with the younger generation. The harsh reality is the majority of these kids, are the kids of my fathers peers. The same peers that my father sees on a daily basis, working to make a living, running for office and running society. Have we all gotten so obsessed with ourselves that a whole generation has forgotten how important common courtesy is?

   After about a month of hearing my father’s disgust and anger over this little mishap, I had almost reconciled that this was an isolated incident and the work of a single individual who was the product of ill-equipped parents, when yes… it happen again. This time by a female driver in a late 1990’s Honda Accord who was in to much of a hurry to wait for a traffic light and decided it would be quick to go the wrong way down a one way street. Thankfully, my father’s experience as a younger man behind the wheel of various sports and racing cars paid off and he was able to avoid a head-on collision, but in the excitement, I did slide head-long into a curb and damage one of my shoes. If it makes a difference I will say, thankfully no one was seriously hurt and the damage again was only cosmetic. But the driver of the other vehicle upon my father approaching their car, fled the scene. Again, showing that generations lack of personal responsibility.

   Now prior to this second incident I may have given college students of today the benefit of the doubt. I might have written it off as a case of the jitters and the youthful fear of the consequences. But after this second incident, I am more inclined to believe there is a bigger problem brewing and it is a problem with out society in general. A problem which as this current generation of youth grows up will be reflected in our culture and society as a whole.

  So where does that leave me. Well, as of now I am still unrepaired, My father has reluctantly realized that continuing his education is more important than my minor cosmetic medical repairs and has placed this issue on the shelf for the time being. But the reality is the damage is done. The realization that the times of personal responsibility have gone has left a mark on our family for good and left us all contemplating the future. In this whole situation there is little I as my fathers beloved automobile can do, but all I can hope for is my message is heard. My message is heard, and maybe, just maybe in an ideal world used as a catalyst for change. If you hear me and feel the same way, share our story with others. Teach your kids the importance of personal responsibility and maybe, just maybe I can save a few more of my brethren from the assault which I was subjected to over these last few months.

If you would like to help offset the cost of my repairs your donations are welcome. You may make a donate in any amount, via cash, or PayPal.

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All proceeds will go to make necessary repair as a result of the above mishap, and any left over funds will be donated to a charity or an appropriate political candidate who will help fight the good fight.

If you would like to email my father, you may email him and offer you support  at conley_jb@msn.com