Labor Day

This American holiday has a special meaning in our family, since our twins were born five years ago tomorrow.

Get it? "Labor" Day?

We're having the family party today and baking cupcakes for their kindergarten classes. So, I have two topics for your discussion:

1) What's the BEST birthday memory you have as a kid?

2) I need a little help with research for my WIP. I posted this last week on Facebook, but I figure a few more opinions couldn't hurt. Here's the deal. I have a character who is an 18-year-old American guy who LOVES cars. He now has to pick a late model one to use. Money is not an object (let's hypothetically give him 100K Euro max), but he needs something that won't stand out too much (e.g., no red Ferraris). However, it needs to be able to kick butt on the Autobahn. Any suggestions?

Happy Monday!