In the mid-90's, I really wanted an M3 (BMW, not Axiom). It was a time when I actually could have afforded to do it without strain ('cept maybe for the 5g's to insure it in El Paso!)
I bought an Acura GSR. Differences aside, was the BMW really worth the cost of two Acuras. NO! I'd never own both cars, so I would never be keenly and constantly aware of the differences. And I lost way fewer thousands of dollars in depreciation.
Besides, I coudn't afford the Beamer AND almost 6k for car stereo now, could I? Nothin' like a 400w Mac in a car and a 300w/ 12" cannon.
If everyone had unlimited resources, we'd subscribe to TAS and actually buy that stuff, 'cause we're nuts.
The word here is value, overwhelmingly. And we all got great ones.
Money-no-object folk don't hang here.
True dat, hence why I bought a Genesis Coupe instead of a Porsche 9/11