honold: Sit in a $200k Bentley. Then sit in a $125k Rolls. Or a even a tricked out Mercedes. Either of the others costs less and - with the singular exception of the fact that the Bentley has finer wood fixtures - you'll find the others are also offer more comfortable rides, more legroom, better creature amenities. Bentley stops at providing the superficial appearance of luxury.
Prof, do you ever get tried of being wrong?
Let's try again: You're insisting, against evidence to the contrary, that Bose = Mercedes or Porsche or some other high-end car.
I am suggesting that, for Bose's Porsche-like price, it's really a Kia. Now, were I someone who thought cars were things deserving of more of my income than gas costs, I think I could do better things with my money than buy Porsche-priced Kias. I can either buy an actual Kia, and have Kia-like performance, content in the fact that I save many thousands of dollar OR I can spend Porsche-like money and buy something that actually performs like a Porsche, content with the fact that I bought the best damn thing on the market.
Some day, when I get to permanent living arrangements, I will buy myself a Porsche for my living room. Six or Seven speakers from Mission or KEF or Wharfedale. Until that time, I've got two decent midrange setups - both of which can outperform Bose-anything - sitting around my apartment.
As far as actual cars go, I'll drive the ones I have until all their wheels fall off. If someone put a gun to my head and told me to buy a new car (and I wasn't clinically depressed), I'd go out and buy something comfortable to drive and practical to own, like a Toyota or something. Certainly not a no-trunk-having-only-seats-two Porsche.
