I am not some fancy pants guy who has to have the most expensive or nicest things, but I will say I now see the lure of the expensive items. My wife went back to work for the car dealer she used to work for. The autogroup owns one of the biggest Acura dealerships nationwide. As one of her perks, she can lease a new Acura and her employer will pay for $400 of the monthly payment and roll in the down payment and such into the payment. Well we have been having problems with our 150K mile Ford Taurus so I told her to just go and look at the Acura TSXs. Well we went ahead and got one. The total payment each month is about $370 so her employer will be paying for the entire thing. The only costs to us will be the higher property taxes and insurance for 3 years for a brand new reliable car virtually maintenance free other than oil changes and such.
Anyway on to my point. Since it will be my wife's car, I didn't test drive it. So I just got back from my first ride/drive. Incredible difference. Now I know our Taurus was older with high mileage, but the Acura just feels so well built compared to any vehicle I have owned (new, used, american or foreign). And the drive is so tight. Even for just a base level small sedan, it feels like the faster I go, the better it feels. Not that I will be buying expensive vehicles often, but as long as she is at her job, I will continue to lease Acuras that they pay for.