Haiku with a twist

Please let there be shade

Do I overshadow you?

I'm not throwing shade!

I'm not throwing shade.

I said, "with all due respect,

that's an ugly car."

"That's an ugly car"

Fins, huge chromed grill and bumper 

Try to buy one now 

Try to buy one now

Father of Datsun Three Ten

Still an ugly car 

Still an ugly car

Wagon Queen Family Truckster

Wait 'til you drive it.

Wait 'till you drive it

Before making an offer

Ran when parked? Oh, really?

Ran when parked? Oh, really?

Easy fix, just don't have time?

Tree grows through the floor...

Tree grows through the floor 

Try to imagine it new

Someone loved this once 

Someone loved this, once
old corpus beneath a stone
Memento mori

"Memento Mori" -

Fast bikes. I had one once.

Parts are hard to get.

Parts are hard to get

calling you Datsun Five Ten

You too Fairlady

You too fairlady

Hell, my B13 Sentra

Gives me some trouble.

Gives me some trouble.

But I love my old Sentra.

Like Civic, but quick.

Like Civic, but quick.

Nissan ads said BM Dub

Two thousand and two

Two thousand and two

Been two years; do you want some?

So much extra Spam

So much extra Spam

Eggs, bacon, sausage and Spam

It's just a flesh wound

It's just a flesh wound

A cultural reference

We all understand

We all understand

Datsun three ten guy might be

Two forty Zee guy

Two forty zee guy

Except UK and Canada

Those are Zed car guys

Those are Zed car guys
because language is fluid
But car folks the same

But car folks the same 

My Dads padded roof, white walls

My Kamei air dam

My Kamei air dam

Once adorned the car, but now,

Decorates a curb

Decorates a curb

Has four legs, a tail, a snout

This; his new domain

This, his new domain

All shall fear his mighty roar

Damn straight-piped Civic 

Damn straight-piped Civic 

Rap rap rap rap rap rap rap 

Doesn't that get old?