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^ it certainly wasn’t singularly the Fiero. - - - - -

Took a drive yesterday out into an area I hadn't been before (Norwalk and Milan, Ohio), saw a variety of interesting older cars..several 30s Model A hot rods rolling along (must have been a car show they were coming from/going to) , a sharp modded dark blue '68-72 Nova w/ an outlaw style hood, a pair of early 60s Studebaker 4drs in front of an old, closed gas station, a clean blue '64 Olds Cutlass 2dr ht, and a sharp white '73 Mustang convertible. Visited the Thomas Edison childhood home and museum in Milan, Ohio...neat little town w/ several museums. Then went up to Marblehead Lighthouse (been there several times) and out to East Harbor State Park and Beach in Marblehead--very windy and blustery on Lake Erie yesterday, but sunny. Saw a clean white '66 Impala 2dr ht near the beach. Ended the day at Firelands Winery in Sandusky for wine tasting...picked up a few bottles for the stash. Didn't see anything too interesting in the parking lot, though. https://www.firelandswinery.com

I agree to all...except to one... The bolded part. Buying a Corvette at a Chevy dealership should NEVER feel like a Porsche/Ferrari/Aston Martin dealership... Buying a Corvette at a Chevrolet dealership should be EXACTLY like buying a Chevrolet at a Chevrolet dealership. Corvettes are not boutique cars. They are mass produced. Corvette sales over the years have never been lower than 6000 units (excluding the first 2-3-years), have gotten a few 10 000-15 000 sales and for the most part been over 20 000 units. As high as 50 000 and Id say constantly selling 30 000 -40 000 units. Porsche 911s have at their most, sold 12 000 units in the US. twice they did that. Porsche constantly sells 8000-9000 units in the US. Aston Martin and Ferrari even less than that. A LOT less. As they should sell A LOT less... If Corvette were to be its own brand, than Id say Corvette would most definitely better be boutique like AM, Porsche Ferrari. But alas, Corvette is but a Chevrolet. And NOTHING wrong with that. Hardcore Ferrari guys are NOT buying 911s and hardcore 911 guys are NOT buying Ferraris and both of those guys are definitely not buying Corvettes. And hardcore Corvette guys...well they are extremely happy when their hotrodded Corvette kicks Ferrari and 911 ass... Aston Martin guys...probably own 1 Ferrari, 1 Porsche 911 AND some sort of vintage Corvette...possibly even a new Vette...7 Hardcore Ferrari guys have several Ferraris in their garage. Hardcore 911 guys probably own some sort of classic muscle car, but they will NEVER admit to owning it...

Neither FIAT nor Alfa Romeo should be sold here. They belong in Europe since neither can compete here. Maybe if that Renault merger with FCA goes through, someone will have the wisdom to discontinue FIAT and Alfa Romeo in North America.

Yeah, great voice...he was also in another band you may have heard of, 'Led Zeppelin'. A solo song of his I really like is 'Ship of Fools' from '88. The song 'Sea of Love' was also used in the film 'Sea of Love' IIRC...a murder mystery w/ Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin. I saw Robert Plant on a solo tour about 10 years ago, he's great live. And the Stray Cats guy later formed a band called 'The Brian Setzer Orchestra'.

Last I heard this version of this song was when this song was a hit. Whenever that was. If memory serves me well, 1984. I just knew of this group as the Honeydrippers. This song was everywhere. It played non stop. It was a cool song. Great song! Great vocals! The Stray Cats were popular then too. I knew that Sea of Love was a cover back then, and I knew that Rock This Town was a tribute to 1950s Rock, and this tune made me think of Bill Haley...thanks in part to Happy Days. And then, well, both tunes faded into memory as the 1980s marched on with more awesome music. So...Im in my car today, and the Honeydrippers Sea of Love is playing on the radio. So I listen to it with nostalgia. But then, that voice. Oh sure...I remembered that voice from 1984: "Do you remember, when we met...I want to tell you, how much I love you...come with me, to the sea..." I remembered just how awesome those vocals are. But THIS time, Im also identifying that voice with other stuff...I cant put my finger on it....I am positive that I know that voice. It escapes me and then the song is over. Honeydrippers rushes to the front of my memory banks. So I google. ROBERT PLANT???!!! "Waaaaaay down inside...Woooman! Yoouuuu need! Loooooove!" MIND PHOQUING BLOWN!!!!