HEADLIGHTS AND HINDSIGHT: Memories on four wheels

It’s just a car. Metal, plastic and rubber painted charcoal grey, my Volkswagen Jetta. My Dad stuck a cherry-red bow on top and stood smiling proudly beside it on my 16th birthday. At the time, Volkswagen offered three Jetta models: the basic GL model, the swanky GLS and mine in between, the Wolfsburg edition.