Opinion on putting cars in sig

[jpenix]

As I search the forums, I'm running into a problem whose solution presents me with a dilemma.

I have always found it interesting to see a member's signature with a list of the Benz's they own. But, listing the cars there throws off the search engine, making the forum history less useful.

For example, if I'm looking for postings relating to a 300SD, and simply search on that, I'm going to get every message Robert Roe posted, even if it's his input on someone else's tech issue, since he has a 300SD listed in his sig.

Or even if I look for two search terms like "380SE" and "suspension," I get better results, but still get every posting that Aaron Greenberg (a prolific contributor) made regarding suspension, even if it has nothing to do with a 380SE.

Curious as to other users' opinions on this matter. Is the signature info useful/interesting enough to outweigh the fact that it throws the search off? Or is the search more important?

Suggestions for a solution? Perhaps a section of MercedesShop with a little database of people's names and cars, and then a URL to an individual's profile on the site could be put in the sig instead of the actual list.

Just food for thought...