It's a genuine bonding moment between them. Skulduggery should have expected the mutual affection for nice cars, given their mutual affection for nice clothes, but still! A nice surprise indeed.

Equally nice is knowing he never had a chance, having gotten a bad hand at the start that he hadn't bothered to fix. What a pity, he indicates with a solemn shake of his head. What a shame.

"Ah, well. To the winner, the spoils. At least there are some to be had, this time around." Such spoils as they are!