Fun.

~ STORIES, TRACK DAYS & ARCHIVES ~
A NOTE FROM PRESENT-DAY DAN

When I built this site in 2000, I was 19. I had a turbo Talon, a part-time engineering job, and a folder full of forwarded emails I thought were the funniest things ever written. One of them lived on this page for years. Sport Compact Car magazine literally called it out by name in their August 2000 feature — so it's staying.

I'm a dad of three boys now. Some of the jokes haven't aged perfectly. But the magazine called them "cheeky observations" and singled out the Volvo wagon and the NSX entries in print. When national editors validate your bit, you don't retire the bit.

So here it is. Preserved exactly as it was. Read it the way you'd read your own high school yearbook: with affection, a wince or two, and the wisdom of someone who got out the other side with stories to tell.

~ Dan, 2026
ARCHIVE · 2001
TALONTEMPLE.COM / FUN.HTML
What the Car You Drive Says About You
★ THE ONE THAT MATTERED ★
Eagle Talon: V8 is a swear word around me.
Acura NSX: I am impotent.
Cadillac Eldorado: I am a pimp.
Chevrolet Corvette: I am having a mid-life crisis.
Chevrolet Suburban: I am king of the road.
Ford Mustang 5.0: I start college in the fall and I'm living off of Dad's money.
Ford Probe: I like to think it's a Mustang.
Ford Taurus: I hate driving.
Honda Accord: I lack originality and am basically a lemming.
Jeep Grand Cherokee: I need a vehicle that can tackle the speed bumps at the mall.
Jeep Wrangler: I only have one friend. No need for a backseat.
Mazda Miata: I do not fear being decapitated by an eighteen-wheeler.
Mitsubishi Mirage: I wish I had an Eclipse.
Toyota Camry: I have always wanted to own the Oldsmobile of Japanese family sedans.
Volkswagen Microbus: I am tripping right now.
[ ... 70+ more entries on the original printout ... ]
FUN, 25 YEARS LATER
What I'm filling this page with now
★ THE FEATURE ▶
Sport Compact Car, Aug 2000
How "Dan-Dan from Saskatchewan" landed on page 34 of the biggest import magazine in North America. Full scan and story.
▸ THE STORIES
Things that broke, things that flew
First boost spike. First blown head gasket. The road trip we shouldn't have taken.
▸ THE ARCHIVE ▶
1998 photos and original graphics
Photos of the actual Talon from 1998, the original brand artwork, and every asset the magazine reviewer saw.
▸ THE GUESTBOOK
Sign the book. Yes, really.
If you owned a DSM, found this site by accident, or remember the original, leave a note.