Straight from this Tampa Tribune.

LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA - A man with car trouble is in trouble after shooting his 1994 Chrysler LeBaron.

John McGivney, 64, pumped five rounds from a .380-caliber semiautomatic into the hood, Broward County sheriff’s deputies said Tuesday.

When the property manager at his apartment complex asked what he was doing, McGivney said, “I’m putting my car out of its misery.” He tucked his gun in a pocket and went back inside.

Deputies responding to a report of gunshots April 15 ordered McGivney to come out of his apartment and arrested him on a misdemeanor charge of discharging a firearm in public. He posted $100 bail.

McGivney said the car has been giving him trouble for years and has “outlived its usefulness.” He called the shooting “dumb” and worries he will be evicted. He doesn’t regret it, though.