OP has pretty much nailed it for me - apart from this, and Alfa Romeos:
It's not so much the cars, it the wafty, dim idiots who drive them, who are obsessed with looking "cool", "cute" and different.
The 107 looks so happy, that every time I see one, I really want to find a car that looks evil and have a head on with it.
Yes, i'm miserable.
As for the Alfa Romeos, I just hate them and cant really explain why.
Everyone has a car brand that they hate, usually because of the "type of people who drive them". Alfa is mine. There is nothing wrong with them, but because I dont like the designs and have a had a few "incidents" with drivers of them, I just hate them. I've always associated them with the type of person who thinks they know about cars, but actually doesn't and just rather likes the image.
I'm sorry because this isnt exactly rational, and I'm sure there are some very nice Alfa drivers out there.
Just not in Brighton.