What is happening to my car taste?

nope, I may go see it tommorrow, though I alays have a ton of crap to do after work.

you know abut sissynet right?

Oh and to the riginal poster of this thread, if you listed your Alfa on Craigslist in chicago, then I think we exchanged emails.... a few weeks ago

EricM wrote: nope, I may go see it tommorrow, though I alays have a ton of crap to do after work. you know abut sissynet right?

sissynet? no idea what that is

sissynet translates to www.cicenet.net

Cental Illinois Car Enthousiests.

cice when pronouced with soft C's sounds like sissy....

It has it fair share of douchebags, but for some reason I still post there. Other's will argue that I myself am a duchebage. The jury s still out on that one.

Back on topic: I like sleeper cars

EricM wrote: Oh and to the riginal poster of this thread, if you listed your Alfa on Craigslist in chicago, then I think we exchanged emails.... a few weeks ago

I did list the GTV6 on CL. Unless you send me something under an assumed name, I didn't get anything.

Yeah, I wasn't expecting much interest on the Alfa here, but I really hadn't expected that there would be absolutely none at all. Well, actually I did get a "will you take 1000?", a "I have a 924 for trade" and "How about a rusty Ford Aerostar?" :)

Anyway, the douchebaggery is part of what has turned me off to the big sports cars. I mean, I didn't think I looked like a tool when I drove my yellow 996 with yellow seat belts, but now whenever I see a dude driving a late 911 he's always doing the midwest slouch with one hand on the wheel, a bluetooth earpiece with a bright bright light so you know he has it, and a latte. I don't want to be that guy.

I'd rather be the guy in my Crown Vic with the cop air conditioning and crappy paint slipping through traffic til I can get to the couple of scenic roads on the way to work.

I saw a post on Jalopnik or Autoblog or one of those about the most beautiful Japanese car, and really I didn't like any of them! There just aren't many new cars that appeal to me anymore, Japanese or otherwise.

Really, what gets me excited is the Saab SPG I saw this morning with the cracked windshield and the clearcoat peeling off. I saw a Viper today, bright red and top down, that I turned my head to look at, but a couple blocks up I saw an Escort GT on Kosei K1s (white, of course) with a good sounding non-fartcan exhaust on it and I would have preferred it to the Viper.

It's not just the big cars that I like. I like cars with personality and character. Maybe something you just don't see that often anymore. Z28? Cool, sure, but a Ford EXP? Awesome! I mean, sure that GT500 is pretty expensive and shiney, but the well-worn Mustang II with the 302 and a good paint to rust ratio in the patina... That's the guy I'd rather talk to.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/which-one-of-you-did-this/1928/page1/

Hot dog. People know me. :) I didn't even see that thread!

I did my best to keep something from each stage of my car addiction. So now I gave a large collection of parts for cars I will never own again, a yard full of cars (mostly mobile) and a wandering eye looking for the next addition to the fleet. A big wagon should be getting cheap by now....