A bit of pride
A friend of mine is a serious car enthusiast. His list of cars include the following: Mitsubishi GT3000 VR4 Hardtop convertible, A 1950 something MG, a 1968 GTO that is as much of a work of art as it is a rare muscle car, a Ford pickup that is much much faster than mine, and a couple of Jeeps. All of which he did all of the work on to get them to the condition they are in now. Over the years, I have seen him with a number of cars including a Porsche, a Delorean, a corvette, and many others. At any given time he has had at least 5 cars at one time.
When it comes to cars, he knows his stuff. He’s had his cars featured in magazines and has written technical articles that have been published in various trade magazines. (this from a software engineer). So when it comes to cars, I respect his opinion and follow his advice.
So when he looked at my truck today while at his house and said “That thing is just beautiful.” It really means something.