Beautiful, but soulless.

I was going to say, not specifically the manifold, but example, the Series II 3800 intake manifold gasket issue. My dad lost one in his 98 Regal a few years back, with no real warning. Engine seized one day out of the blue.

I'm just waiting for the same story with my uncle's '69 El Camino. He was a career mechanic for the local newspaper's delivery fleet, so the modest Chevy 350 will likely outlast me. Metalflake brown, same as my dad's 77 Harley. I'll never be able to buy that fucker from him...

Admittedly, the swooping Coke bottle lines of the 70's Stingray make up the first car I ever lusted for. I may not have even been able to speak yet, but I distinctly remember the Hot Wheels Corvettes we had as children.

I'll shamelessly admit it. That, in the picture, is my unicorn.

I was gonna say DEN because it looks like a circus tent from space.

I know, but still. My boring family sedan Legacy managed to dodge this bullet. Open the hood and the only engine cover you see is the airbox back by the firewall.

Just because it's common doesn't make it acceptable.

What's with the fuckin plastic engine cover?

Thanks for making me not need to flex my e-peen to tout the merits of engine braking.

You say better. Admittedly, that's as far as I got before commenting. I'll finish the article in a minute.

Hipster Nissan was pearly white before it was cool!

By that logic, lime green is still green, just like British Racing Green is still green. WRC Blue is just blue, same as Gulf blue. There is a fine line between paint that is boring or even offensive, and shades that truly work.

I was waiting for this one. Yes, the Rolls is ostentatious, but it's a fine example of the color.

I disagree. No taste would imply things like various shades of pewter and gray, beige, and any other color that doesn't show dirtiness as much. Colors chosen for ease of use over appearance. A white car, much like a black car, is a commitment to "I like this color," because it's a pain in the ass to keep clean. But…

Lime Green over Pearl White?

Audi's iridescent pearl white was the first car paint job I ever fell for...

Maserati's not alone....

Reading books or newspapers. Seriously, I commute kinda far, and I see it FAR too often. People vaguely swerving and driving slowly, yet inconsistently. Get next to them and see the novel they're pinning to their steering wheel, COMPLETELY oblivious to the rest of mankind.

Certainly, but how much is the question. I guess that's what I missed out on by going into computer science instead of mechanical engineering.