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      07-03-2021, 08:21 AM   #149
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Originally Posted by Edslittleworld View Post
True, but most "American" cars are under $40K and are deemed by most as disposable road appliances. Buying a discretionary car is an emotional decision and part of it is the mystique. All nationalism aside, I think Porsche made a similarly poor mistake by introducing the 4-banger Boxster/Caymans. Sure, the performance is still there, but the flat-6 sound & mystique are gone. A Corvette is a better car if you just want performance/dollar.
I tend to agree. If you want a 6-cylinder porsche, you have to fork over 6 figures while a vette is a mid to high 5 figures and 2 more cylinders.

In the end, we get what we want.