the perfect car
CASE FILE #024
CASE FILE: THE PERFECT CAR
Mission Log
The assignment seemed simple: buy a car.
Reliable. Affordable. Comfortable. Done.
That was adorable.
The Discovery
One test drive became two.
Two became five.
Suddenly every car had one thing the others didn’t—and three things that required another hour of research.
The Investigation
Gas or electric?
New or used?
Range or performance?
Payment or depreciation?
Every answer produced another question.
At some point, the investigation stopped being about transportation and became a psychological evaluation.
Feathered Thought
There may be no perfect car.
There are only increasingly expensive ways to second-guess yourself.
Final Note
No purchase has been made.
Several vehicles were tested.
One reporter was lost in the process.
CASE REMAINS OPEN.