Agreed with you said.
I also believe, anyone that’s actually driving their car more then 10-12k miles a year is better off with LR model. Tires alone are going to cost you $15-1600 for every 10-12k miles you drive. If it’s not, you’re driving like a Karen and aren’t utilizing the cars suspension and power anyhow so you wasted your money for the one or two tim a month you decide to goose it. On top of that like many of us. If you’re in multi-seasoned climate you’ll instantly have to drop 2500 that same year for a winter setup.
So 1st year not only is the car costing you 10 grand more, add another 2500 for winter set and another 1500 for those 21’s…. Lot more to think about.
The other aspect, you don’t know what you don’t have with a car. Most of us do not have a car already that does 60 in mid 4 second range so getting into a LR is like being in a rocket already.
I use to think differently when I was younger. But now that I’m a little older transitioned from my modded B8.5 S4 into my current junk bomber I drive around(Ford Explorer Sport), I don’t see the need to spend the extra 10 grand to go 0.5 a second faster. Pretty much EVERY car that you line up next to you’re gonna smoke off the line with either car. For highway… if you pull up to something half decent it’s likely gonna take you whether your in performance or LR model. Car just doesn’t do well once it’s going fast already.
And last thing, the the other hand if you got it, spend it! Can’t take it with ya!