"True." He'd lived out from the city, but not so much that he could call his home rural. Kirk would know more about that kinda dusty BS than he would. And it probably (knowing the kid's story about how he ended up in the fleet in the first place) isn't BS at all. Might as well go along with it, stretch out between getting rattled around like a pea in a can. "Remind this nut he needs to get his suspension checked."

Even cars with wheels don't rattle this much unless they're neglected.