I'm a Vette owner who has owned 3 Porsches, 1 Ferrari, 2 Vipers, 1 Lotus Elise, and almost everything else since I started driving in 1966. I belong to a number of car forums. I find that I own one marque for a while, and then am drawn to the strengths of another for a while and so on. My current sports car ride is an 07 C6 Coupe. If you haven't driven the new Vettes, you might be surprised. Very good cars. Which doesn't mean that I'm not currently thinking of buying a 360 Modena or a Porsche GT3. I just think that the difference these days is more in the "feel" you want from the different marques, and less the overall quality. 996s have engine problems and RMS issues, Vettes have rear end issues and flying roofs, my Ferrari had engine out tune ups.......come to think of it, the Lotus Elise with the 190 hp Toyota engine and just about nothing in it other than engine, might be the best built : - )