Re: SS car and hoopties
I personally think there is SOME truth to this statement. Not as it relates to that particular morning, and not to the car. MS likely did not want to be seen with SS. He was probably super creepy when he dropped her off, and an overall embarrassment.
Think of it: "I told her I loved her, and she said I love you too." SS is such a creep. He was probably all over the poor kid on any other occasion he dropped her off, and MS was probably relieved to be at school and in a normal situation with peers. She wouldn't have wanted anyone to see that.
It was SS, not his "hooptie."