What are the most memorable jalopnik funny car stories?

One jalopnik funny car story could be about a car that had a really strange noise. Every time the driver accelerated, it made a sound like a duck quacking. Turns out a small toy duck had gotten stuck in the engine compartment somehow. It was quite a sight when the mechanic pulled it out.

I remember when my friend got his first car. He was so proud of it. One day, he was driving and the windshield wipers just started going on their own in the middle of a sunny day. He had no clue what was going on. He pulled over and started fiddling with the controls, looking all confused. Turns out it was a short circuit. It was hilarious to see him so bewildered.

A great funny car story is about a man who tried to wash his car with a power washer but held it too close and ended up blasting off some of the paint. And there was this instance where a family's car alarm would go off every time a cat walked by. They spent days trying to figure out why until they realized the cat's movement was triggering the sensor. It was a really strange situation.

One story is about a classic convertible. The owner was driving on a sunny day with the top down. A big gust of wind blew his hat right off his head and into the back seat. But it got stuck between the seats and he had to pull over and contort himself to get it. Another is a classic car that had a broken radio. The owner started singing loudly to himself while driving, not realizing his window was down and people were listening and chuckling.

One memorable story is when a novice driver mistook the accelerator for the brake in a parking lot. Instead of stopping, the car jumped over a small flower bed and landed right in the middle of a group of pigeons. The pigeons flew everywhere in a panic and the driver just sat there with a stunned look on their face.

One memorable story was when a young guy came in wearing a superhero costume. He was looking for a car that could match his 'powers'. He kept asking if the cars could go faster than a speeding bullet. It was quite a sight.

A really funny one was when a woman went to buy a car. She told the salesman she wanted a car that was easy to park. So he showed her a tiny electric car. She sat in it and her knees were up to her chin. She looked like a clown in a circus car. It was hilarious and she decided it wasn't for her.

I heard about a car salesman who accidentally locked himself in the trunk while demonstrating the car's security system to a customer. He was banging on the trunk and shouting for a while until the customer found the key to let him out. It was really hilarious.

There was a situation where a car was following a parade. The driver got distracted by the performers and didn't notice the parade had stopped. He gently bumped into the float in front of him. Instead of getting angry, the people on the float started laughing and invited the driver to join the parade for a bit. It was such an unusual and funny encounter.

In 2020, my local community organized a drive - by birthday parade for a 90 - year - old neighbor. The cars were all decorated with balloons and signs. But one car's balloons got loose and started flying all over the place. It was chaos but also really funny. It made the old man laugh a great deal.