In 1969, I purchased my first car a 1967 Red Alfa Romeo Duetto just like the one in the movie The Graduate. Trust me, that was not "just a car." Since that time, I have owned maybe 12 cars and they were all "just cars." I have never been one to wash my cars frequently (that's why many were silver color) but I always kept the insides clean. Everyone who knows me knows that I washed my cars once in the Spring and once in the Fall whether they needed it or not. After all, isn't that what rain is for?

Well, since I purchased my Crossfire, I'm out with the hose, vacuum, leather conditioner, California Duster, etc. all the time. My family doesn't know what to make of it. I just cannot drive my Crossfire when it's dirty. I don't have a garage and I can't even let it sit on the street dirty. As a matter of fact, just typing this post has convinced me that I need to go out and wash it today.

The other thing that surprises me with my Crossfire is my willingness to let other people drive it. Not that they had any desire to drive any of my other cars but with this one I just love handing the keys to family and friends and saying "Here you go, take it for a drive, and I mean really DRIVE it." They can't believe it. Quite frankly, I do it just to see the smiles on their faces. Their own car may be "just a car" but once they drive a Crossfire, they know what a real car is supposed to feel like.