My Mazda Story with the Jackwagon began on a cool February day in 2002 when I was in high school on a Friday afternoon after school was done for the week. I walked on down to Wegner Auto in Pierre, SD to see which car I wanted to buy. The annual Blizzard Sale touted the best prices for cars in the state, as well as cars for as low as $5! No joke!
I had three cars picked out: a 1977 Ford Thunderbird, a small camper/rv type vehicle, and a 1995 Mazda 626. I made the safe bet and went with the Mazda!
Jackwagon Trivia
My video tribute to the Jackwagon didn’t include everything there is to know about the Jackwagon. Here are some other fun facts:
- There is an “I love Hooters” sticker on my car from my first visit to a Hooters restaurant, circa 2003. It’s still there to this day!
- I learned on my first deployment that when you store your vehicle for a long time, you should unplug your battery. No one told me I should do that, so I had to buy a battery when I came back!
- One night, in Columbus, OH with some friends in the car down by The Ohio State University, some guys in a car next to the Jackwagon were pointing at my tires. I rolled down my window. They asked if my hubcap spinners were fourteens. “They’re Mother Lovin’ thirteens!” I replied. Everyone laughed.
- Napoleon Dynamite, Popeye, Ozzy Osborne, Jack Osborne, Shrek, Albert Einstein, and were the bobbleheads I can remember having on my dashboard. I was pulled over in Vegas in 2009 (before I lived here) by a police officer who said they were obstructing my view. I took them off my dashboard immediately after and I can not for the life of me remember where they went!
- Some other things I’ve kept in my car at all times are the games Boggle and Twister, my infantry cord, binoculars, and until recently, a sign with my phone number on it. No girl I ever flashed that sign to ever called me.
- My favorite bumper sticker is the Boondock Saints.
Error by Accident
In the video, I said my first accident was the parking accident. I completely forgot about the time a deer hit my passenger side mirror! I put off replacing that mirror for so long, fearing how much it would cost. One day, I decided to do it myself. About $40 and 2 hours later, I had a new, working side mirror, and I didn’t care it was black.
Will There Ever Be another Jackwagon?
No. The Jackwagon can never be replaced. Will there be a Jackwagon #2? Of course there will be. I believe a car must be a reflection of the individual who owns the car.
Now, one day, when I might own a corvette, will there be bumper stickers, my infantry cord, and a singular, small bobble head? You know there will be! I can only hope it will be as tough as the Jackwagon is.
***I created this video and blog post solely out of the love for The Jackwagon. These were not endorsed by Mazda.
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