CONFESSIONS OF THE GOOD CAR GUY

In this space you will find personal feelings only.  Forget accounting for the considerations of the mass population.  Ignore the marketing spin and the claims of greatness in every piece of automotive advertising. This is what The Good Car Guy thinks; perhaps not proudly.  But honestly.

-----

The Nissan Altima Coupe has no 'good side'.  From every angle it looks awkward, bloated, and poorly styled.

  

So the Ferrari 430 Scuderia is amazing, eh.  Few cars could be quicker around a track.  But apart from marking the driver/owner as a lover of insane performance, the Scuderia is only better than the regular F430 in ways that involve filling-loosening; kidney crushing; and rib cracking over the types of roads on which I drive.  

Aston Martin builds many of the world's most beautiful GTs. Unfortunately, just like BMW but on a more beautiful and grander scale, the Aston Martin designers have become addicted to their own designs.  How bad is it?  You have the V8 Vantage, aka the '1/2 Aston'.  Next comes the DB9, alias '3/4 Aston'.  The DBS is basically 'full-Aston' while the upcoming Rapide fits well with 'Aston 1.5'. C'mon Gaydon, expand the look. Stretch your boundaries.

The first time, and the second; third; fourth - tenth time I saw pictures of the first-generation Audi TT - I didn't like it. Fear not, Good Car Nation.  I finally saw one live and in person.  Now, the less stunning TT MK2 is a member of The Good 12.

Gasoline is priced at $1.15/L where I live.  But I still love driving full-size domestic SUVs.  The thought of owning one during high-priced times like these still sickens me, however.

I just saw that Mini Cooper Clubman 'Pinball' commercial.  That bronze-copper-brown colour of the door-slamming Clubman is awful.