German engineering, Mercedes heart and soul with incredible - and unique - styling. Sure, you could have bought a 350Z but then you'd be plagued with rattles and have a car that is as common as sunshine in California. Ho hum. Or an S2000, which you'd need to keep on full boil to get the full fun out of it, which would be cramped inside, which are also incredibly common (and, yet, I happen to like them quite a bit!). At least the TT is unique, but it's FWD, which ain't all that great for a sports car. Unless you buy a second gen TT, but you'd have spent at least double what you did.

You and I have the same car, basically. 2005 Limited Roadster. Open air driving, pick your own gears. The thing is awesome on track and I don't regret for a second not having bought the SRT6. Yes, you could have gotten a better deal, but then again most people probably could have gotten better deals on most cars they've purchased. So what? Even for the price you paid you got one hell of a great car that stands out in a crowd and is built rock solid.

Go find a nice twisty road, drop the top, and drop the hammer. You'll love it.