Dear Crew ~ my view is that anyone giving you the finger because you are in a wheelchair is and and should be deeply and ashamed. Such a person is toosmall to deserve any thought or reflection from you. What a bimbo.

Yes, my car has made funny sounds from time to time. Why don't you run it by a mechanics shop for a listen and estimate. They shouldn't charge you for that. It does seem that when it rains it pours and unpleasant things tend to come in bunches. I never have figured that one out, unless we tend to give off some kind of energy that encourages such things at times. Don't know what to do about it, though. I would know what to do if I should witness some ignoramous flipping you off!! What we can't do for ourselves, we can often do for others.
billieJ