Originally Posted by ppro
"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...
Interesting you bring up the E type Jag.
I have always considered our cars to be in the same box as the E-type jag. Very special, unique and quite misunderstood by critics nd those who didn't actually own one.
I would expect ours to "ripen" as it were anddevelope much of the mystic and respect now given the few E-type sixes and 12's still out there. A 67 - 69 E-Jag will turn every head in a parking lot when it goes by.
They are still considered by many, one of the most beautiful pieces of automotive art and technology. Prized and loved despite the fact that few mechanics and parts are availble to keep them running.
roadster with a stick