Heading north on Lombard towards GG I see an early-production Porsche 928 in bright green that could be described as ugly by some people, with the license plate reading "SLIME". Only got a token glance at the driver, but male, guessing 40's. Car is clean. Fine car. Anyone with good taste to that level gets an 8. If he turns out to be a communist, a 6.

I'm finding the new Saab 9-3 Sedan (bastards) and the Infiniti G300/Nissan 350Z and even the new Mazda6 look much like the Oldsmobile Alero. I will not consider a Saab without the versatility of a hatchback. And it better look good, as the 9-3X won't have it. Like I'm going to drive a big rollerskate.

On a positive note, I still love my 2000 Saab 9-3 hatchback. Now I know I need to take very good care of it.