"You must be 'Car Crazy'" (Man that guy is goofy. So is Dennis on that other car show - you know - the one with the out-of-control handle-bar moustache?)

I have noticed over the years that I have increased interest in seeing the car I drive. I never notice them when I don't own one, then when I do, I see them everwhere.

This time, that's not completely the case - I have see less than ten Crossfires in almost two years of ownership. For me, that's alright. It reminds me of when I drove my E-Type Jag - I only saw three or four on the road, and the rest only at the shows.

In a way I like the exclusivity, though sometimes I wouldn't mind seeing one going down the road the same direction as me, just so I could watch it in action from outside.

Last weekend I saw a DB9 pull up behind me. Honestly, at that point the exclusivity of my Crossfire sort of shriveled up and blew away. That's OK. The base model Aston Martin nudges $100K. I'd buy one in a heartbeat but that would have me moving into a trailer park to afford the payments. Hmmmm.... That doesn't sound too bad...