"Well, still sounds like you know more about cars than some people," he said in a teasing voice. He'd met some people before that seemed sure that cars ran on magic and prayers, especially considering how they treated them. He hadn't actually owned a car of his own in years, but he knew how to treat one, thank you. "More than happy to meet the challenge!" he told her, motioning her over to the car.
"Honestly, first off we have to clean the car up a bit before we can really do anything to it," he told her with a grin. "I asked for a junker, and they certainly provided. I found some kind of plant growing in the back here." He ducked his head under the hood again, pulling out more bits of weeds that he had been working on. "If I do fix this up and start it, that'll catch on fire really easily, so best get rid of it before doing anything else."