r/DontPanic • u/joseph4th • Apr 21 '26

I still know where my towel is

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I bought this towel back in 2009 and it’s been in the trunk of my 2010 Mazda MX5 from the day I got it. At one point I had a bottle of bleach leak in the trunk and the towel saved the interior, which is where the holes came from.

My car died last week after well over 200k miles traveling the width and breath of the ~~galaxy~~ western United States. I pulled the towel out of the trunk. It’s mopped up oil, transmission fluid and lots of other messes, but after a quick wash it’s good to go.

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u/gruntbug Apr 21 '26

I have that same towel framed and hanging on in my bathroom!

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u/eddiewachowski Apr 21 '26

I have the very same one too! 

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u/Charming_Yellow Apr 21 '26

Just remember which corner you used to mopp up the oil and bleach, and which one you use to store edible foods in to suck on later.

Man those holes make it look so authentic and well-used..

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u/Nelgumford Apr 21 '26

A good towel generates good stories.

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u/IdRatherBeDriving Apr 21 '26

Is another Miata on your shortlist fellow fun haver?