DRIVER’S SEAT
Who: Kyle Wilkerson (aka Jesse Santana).
Occupations: Gay porn star, also studying to be a personal fitness trainer.
I drive a: 2001 Pontiac Grand Am, Red
Purchased from: Some dealer in Mayfield, Ky.
Were you a tough negotiator? Not very. Plus, they seemed like very honest people.
How much did you settle on? $7,000.
Insurance agent: Karla Faith at Allstate Insurance Group.
Monthly insurance rate: About $180.
Why this car? Because I totaled my Mitsubishi Eclipse, and the insurance covered the cost of the Pontiac.
Favorite feature: My Garmin navigation system.
Keep anything interesting in your glove box? A deer-gutting knife — for protection.
Car nicknames: "The Wagon."
Previous vehicles: A 1994 dark-blue GMC Sierra pickup truck with extended cab, and that now-totaled 2000 black Mitsubishi Eclipse with leather interior.
Average weekly fuel expenses: I honestly don’t keep up with it, but I guess about $100.
Do you merge well with others? With smart drivers, I do.
Have you ever been naked in your car? All the time.
I wash my car: Usually by hand.
On Dallas’ highways, are you a grandma or lead-footer? Lead-footer. I love to pass up other drivers.
Do good driver’s make good lovers? I’ve discovered no correlation between the two.
Worst speeding story: I had almost made it home. I doing 47 in a 20 mph zone, and I was pulled over at the visitor gate to my apartment complex.
Worst Dallas intersection: Wycliff Avenue at I-35.
Most ridiculous car repair: When I was in Austin, they tried to gyp me: They wanted to keep my car down there for four days and charge me nearly $1,000.
Thought that races through my head when I’m going through a yellow light: Hope there are no cops around.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition May 9, 2008.