nothing wrong with paying for the best. if you can afford it and someone else can do it better than you, then why not.
what inspires me is other people's negative attitude.
i own a white mk2 golf gti, that runs like a bag of nails, all day long i have people asking why i drive an old clapped out golf gti. when i say its a performance car, and i love working on it, they either laugh or ask why i dont buy a newer car.
i want to be able at some point to turn up in my car and have them look at it, and not be able to call it clapped out, or slow. i want them to be able to see that hard work and effort can eventually turn out results that will impress even the most negativly minded person.
and most of all. i want them to realise that new isnt always the best, and a car to me is more than a to b traveling. its about the experience of owning, building, bodging and driving, not just looking at the damn thing.
plus, my gf seriously hates the car, and i dont perticually like her, so my way of getting back at her.