I should add that prior to my Crossfire, the only other car I ever loved owning as much as my XF was my 1982 Datsun 280ZX which I had from late 1981 through 1990. It was a well-made, beautiful car which I might still be driving today but for a freak accident that totaled it after 9 great years.

I never bought a Z car again as the pricing of subsequent models became more than I could comfortably afford until recent years. There will always be a warm place in my heart for that old 280ZX and Z car history.

But the XF is my new baby.