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$1 for a 1967 Colony Park Woody Mercury Wagon in 1971 when I was 16. Belonged to a friends parent's and had over 150K miles on it (they used it for towing their travel trailer all over the USA). It had a bad rear wheel bearing and was taking up space in their driveway. Spent about $15 in parts and fixed it in an afternoon in their driveway. Drove it for a year before the tranny blew.

Almost my worst speeding ticket... over 130 mph on a motorcycle outside Laredo in 1985. Yeah... I know. Anyway the DPS officer wrote the ticket for 120 in a 55. Told a young guy that worked for me about it when I got to work about 15 minutes later. Turned out his favorite uncle was a DPS sergeant and worked at the DPS academy. Ticket was fixed (I mean corrected... er.. retracted?) in 30 minutes. Whew!!!! I suspect that would have been VERY expensive.

Have only been stopped once for speeding since I got my CHL in '99 and that was in 2001. Very young officer who seemed very nervous. Was very polite. Seemed the nervous type. Wrote me for 40 in and 35 (a well known Webster speed trap) and I was on my way.