Introducing.....

.....The Brown Egg! This is our ugly van Randy bought. Granted he didn't have a lot of options to choose from but to say I was disappointed when I saw it would be an understatement. It has 2 sun roofs which Randy thought was a good thing (but I think he forgot that having the sun beating down on you as you drive is not a pleasant experience). It has ugly curtains, however, sometimes they come in handy for keeping out that blasted sun. The sliding door is heavy enough to cut off your arm if it gets in the way so look out! also, note the ugly mirror attached to the rear window. All big cars and not so big cars have these to help you see your bumper as you back up. Apparently the "Boston Bump" is not appropriate here when parallel parking. The Brown Egg also beeps when in reverse. Embarrassing, I know.
We rarely drive faster than 40 mph and have only taken The Brown Egg on the Expressway once. I was so excited to drive at a freeway speed of about 55 mph. Talk about life in the slow lane.
Our license plate has the "Y" on it which indicates we're Americans. Some Japanese cars have yellow license plates which indicates the car has a small engine, aka "weak sauce."
Driving on the opposite side of the road isn't so hard. The hard part is remembering to use your blinker with the opposite hand. Lots of time you see "Y plates" with their wipers on and that's usually because they meant to turn on the blinker but hit the wipers instead.