As I got out of my car at the photo lab, a guy walked over, checked out my car, and asked, "Which one is this?"

"It's a 2004 Lancer Evolution," I replied.
"Oh. It looks like the fast one."
"It, uh... It is."
"What?"
"It is the fast one."

I felt really awkward pointing that out. It reminded me of an interview I saw on TV years ago with the guy from The Prodigy. He talked about how he once went to a club with his dual mohawk thing, and people started making fun of him, saying, "Ha ha, he thinks he's the Firestarter!" He said, "I let them have their fun. What can you do? I couldn't say, 'I am the Firestarter.'"

That evening at work, the security guard on duty came in and asked if my car was a real Evo. I confirmed that it was, and we talked about how fun the car is, and how few there are here. I mentioned that I was planning on selling it soon because, fun as it is, I'm just tired of paying $600/month for the thrill of it, and that I hoped its rarity makes it easier to sell. The guard replied, "If you want to sell it, take it down to La Fiebre — they go out and race every Thursday and Saturday night. There's a bunch of rich kids there that spend a ton of money on their cars. I'm a cop, and we go down and arrest people every week. We'll go down there on a Thursday and impound some kid's car, with like $12,000 in modifications, and then when we go back on Saturday he's there again with a new car. They're all lawyers' and doctors' kids, spending daddy's money. If you go down there on a Saturday night with a For Sale sign on your car, you'll have it sold by Monday." Well, that's encouraging.

I was also kind of amused when he pointed out that he's a real cop, because I was completely oblivious to that fact as I told him about how fun the car is to drive. It's a good thing I really don't drive it very hard at all, because I would have had no reservation about regaling him with my dramatic tales of illegality. I imagine he'd kind of cough and finger his badge, and I'd stutter to a stop. *awkward.* :)

Anyway, once I get the break-in attempt damage fixed, I'll give his strategy a try. Hopefully it will go as well as he says. I was anticipating a long, months-long selling process. It'd be nice to get rid of it quickly (before I change my mind) and start putting that $600/mo in savings instead.