Just a quick note about our journey to the LA Auto Show. Long story short: we saw a bunch of shiny cars for sale to the general public, concept cars that the public may be offered at some time in the future and a few hyper expensive exotic cars that mere mortals can only dream of owning. The most crowded display at the show was the Bugatti stand which featured the 1.2 million dollar, 252 mph dream machine that only 300 rich morons will have the privilege of owning. The least crowded display was the GM exhibit which largely deserted except for the curious who wanted to see a Pontiac Solstice in the flesh.
My Beloved Fiancée made a beeline for the BMW/Mini display and declared the Mini cute but that her next car will probably be a BMW M3 in full zoot. The teenaged boys were torn between the exotics and the food court as their highlights of the show. And I got a chance to lay my hands (and my back side in the seat) of a new Honda Civic Si. I must say that the romance of a shiny new car with 200-horse power and a standard Limited Slip Differential nearly worked its magic on my jaded soul. But at 3,000 pounds, the new Civic coupe is about 200 pounds too much car for my tastes.
I can resist the temptation to trade in my Accord daily driver for a new Civic Si and hope that the rumors are true that a new version of the enthusiast’s favorite, the CRX, will come to market in a year or two. And maybe the Fiancée will let me drive her M3 once in a while.