Well for 40k plus i would surely hope a new car was more comfortable got better gas mileage ect..then my 38 year old car and my seat is quite comfortable too:-D but i'm usually only in for 11 seconds not enough time to get a sore butt,and i doubt anyone who will be owning one of those plastic wannabes will be laughing at anyone driving a "real" muscle/performance car for any reason..13.1 i've forgotten how it feels to go that slow but i know when i did it surely did'nt cost me anywhere 40k...