Well, i would say as a motor enthusiast a lot of cars are that way, even American cars. As i told my wife, the only difference that is obvious to most people between the V6 and GT mustangs are the fog lamps in the grill. I understand the point though, in that you're basically doubling your money to get a car that most people won't notice. I figure if you're going to buy the top of the line model of a sports car, you're only doing it to impress yourself or other motor enthusiasts who know what they're looking for. If someone wants to drop 200,000 to turn heads they would just buy a playboy car like a gallardo spyder or F430 Spyder, because eventhough they're fast, no one really cares what's under the hood, they just know you have a "Ferrari" or a "Lamborghini". Where as the motor enthusiast would laugh at anyone buying a convertible sports car; the average onlooker will think it's cool purely out of ignorance.
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Great post. I know all my fraternity brothers thought chicks would flock around my car when I got it. They are all car guys. Not a single chick made a big deal about it.. ever. Those guys didn't realize that to them an M3 is just as cool as any other BMW... Makes no difference what it is, just as long as its a BMW, all the same to girls. I of course didn't care as I got it for performance.