The good news is that in America, sports car enthusiasm is 100 percent tied into our national fabric. I know FAR more "regular drivers" who hate SUVs than those who hate sports cars. In fact, I don't know anyone who hates sports cars. Most people don't fetishize sports cars, but almost everyone can appreciate them as highly engineered (and beautiful) pieces of craft.
Other good news?
The price of gas isn't as high as it is in other parts of the world, and our driving laws and driving policies aren't as draconian as other rich, westernized nations. We have miles and miles of open road situated right next to urban centers. Yes, many roads are clogged and in disrepair, and the smokies are wont to stop us for tickets. But car culture here generally allows us to enjoy sports cars, without shame or bizarre prosecution.
More good news: We live in a country where even our poorest have a real, legitimate fighting chance to improve their lots in life. I think it's amazing that so many of us can even afford the Elise, let alone all the basic Western amenities that (I suspect) two-thirds of the human population would love to have a piece of.
That's the good news!
MSRP increases, wait lists, poor corporate communication -- I don't like it either. I want my non-essential toys as much as the next person. But, jeez, in the big-picture perspective, I'm living on cloud nine.
