the greatest AMERICAN sports car in history....or some ugly Honda-hatch-looking thing just because its german
You will get far more respect in a vette....well in my city anyway. Corvette is an attitude, an image. BMW says...I have a lot of money and i'm going to drive a status symbol so everyone knows it.
edit: Not trying to offend anyone, I guess this just reflects my philosohpy of making my car faster and handle better myself, rather than just buying those things with lots of money.
Just my .02