day 1, to self: "I don't need an owner's manual, I know how to drive."
day 3, to Usenet: "Does anyone know how to set the radio station presets on my shiny new 2010 model $25,000 toy?"
day 20, to Usenet: "The guy at the gas station told me I don't need 93 octane fuel, that I'm wasting my money! But I heard from a friend of the guy who works at the Taco Bell near me that 93 octane will give my Civic more power. Clearly, he's correct; I know it, I can feel it when I drive. One time my wife put 87 in by mistake, and this baby was hugely sluggish all around town until I drove around the outerbelt four times to get rid of it so I could put Kwiki-Mart 93 back in."
day 45, to Usenet: "I took the car in for some warranty work, and Honda said it needs its 3000 mile service; is $450 too much?"
day 93, to Usenet: "After Jiffy-Lube put engine oil into my auto trans and then overfilled my crankcase by a quart and a half, those bastards didn't reset my check engine light! Does anyone know how to reset that? And can anyone confirm that my system takes 10W40 oil? 'Cuz that's what they say they used."
(yes, I know I used "check engine light" and "Honda said"; that was intentional...)