I still feel guilty and ashamed that I drove a 2008 Bentley Continental GT to the grocery store, preschool, bakery, and coffee shop. I don't know why I felt so badly about it, seeing as the Continental didn't complain. But I felt like I had to explain to the car why it was charged with these ridiculous, mundane tasks.

"Um, Bentley, please forgive me for not driving you in a more appropriate manner, but I need to review you in the MotherProof.com style," I said. "You deserve so much more, like a drive to somewhere fancy at the end of long, twisty roads with nobody else on them."

"Take heart, my fair mom-reviewer," it replied. "I can get you where you need to go. I am still a car, after all." And then I swear I heard it mutter: "A $200,000 automobile."
The Valley Automobile Dealers Association represents franchised new car and truck dealers in the region.

"While the event is not a ‘selling' show, it is the best way to see and compare virtually all makes and models of vehicles for sale," association president Kirk Clark said in a statement. "If you are in the market now for a new automobile or expect to be in the next year, you will not want to miss this event."

Among the show's special features are several concept cars presented by General Motors. The company is bringing the Chevrolet Sequel SUV, a concept vehicle that runs on hydrogen, and the Buick Velite, a convertible concept car that will likely enter production in a few years.