Name: Kyle Pike

Location: Baltimore, MD

My Family Car: 2005 Honda Civic sedan

Number of Kids:  2

Ages: 2 and 4

Thing I love most about my car: The engine

What we call the car: The Daddy Car or The Grey Car

I don’t leave home without: My iPod

Longest road trip with kids: Baltimore to Cape Hatteras, NC

Favorite driving music when alone: Widespread Panic

Favorite driving music with kids in the car: High School Musical soundtracks

Worst car moment: When i was in high school, students took my 1979 Civic and put it on top of the stairs blocking the front doors.

Last car before kids: Suzuki Swift GT

Drive thru dining?: Never

Funniest fight between your kids was: They argue over who is happy. "No, me happy!" "No, I’m happy!"

Oldest food item found in the car: The liquefied remains of a chocolate bunny. My wife’s car, on the other hand, has apple juice that has fermented to 90 proof.

My next car will really be: Able to carry 8 passengers and 5 sheets of plywood!

Welcome to our new writer Kyle, a true car enthusiast, car seat installation expert and dad extraordinaire.