nberry:

Your explanation makes sense and is accepted. That said, I would have   ditched the car and bought something in Miami. A car is just a car. They all will get you there. (See my note on the Tesla S which can be bought for around $75,000 with the 300 mile battery. It would get you to your Europe vacation spots a lot cheaper and for 1/3 of the price and in style.) 

That's a pretty strange notion to have on a forum which is dedicated to sports cars.