Personally I hate new cars..all of them.. they all look the same to me. If I wanted to spend $60k on a car I'd go for a 60's mb cabriolet.. a car with actual class. Instead of an SUV or HUMMER I'd get a UNIMOG and then I'd like to see who'd play a game of chicken with me in their daisy crushing sports utility vehicle! Wannabe's are people who buy 4x4's and never actually take them off road.
Unfortunately in LA that's probably the majority of people driving SUV's.
I'd really like to retro fit a classic MB with electric.. that would be cool.. I'd like to see more vintage cars with electric or hybrid power but the weight is too much of an issue currently.