He got a VW, but always wanted a Rolls.
My first car was a '69 red VW.
I got so I could hold the clutch on the steepest of grades. Not good for the clutch.
Now, I'm a big girl and have a 2008 SmartCar and my mother's '97 Taurus.
I've always wanted a Ferrari...a bright red one.
The Italians make BEAUTIFUL cars. They don't work very well but they ARE beautiful.
The Germans make fabulous cars but they aren't "beautiful."
My husband was a mechanical engineer and HIS choice for a car was anything that got us from point A to point B.
LOL