This was originally published on my old blog BackpackBook (Livro de Mochila), a project that blended literature and travel, sometimes just traveling in my lucid dreams. It ran as “Bic Maçaneta” on March 15, 2010.
Right after I bought the Kombi I found two broken door handles in the glovebox, and I assumed the previous owners had been a bit rough with her. The truth is the handles are simply too delicate.