Like others have mentioned, I'm now a fan of buying used luxury or classic cars. I bought a 9-year-old Jaguar with about 65k miles for $8,000 that would have cost about $65k back when it was originally purchased. It runs great, and the lower costs for insurance, taxes, etc. have been awesome. Used luxury cars come with so many great features standard -- powerful engine, great handling, great safety features, leather interior, nice audio system, power everything, heated everything, all kinds of fancy stuff, and it looks great too if you care about cachet or need the appearance of wealth for your profession. If you want the absolute latest and greatest technology (like internet connectivity, etc.) you can always find affordable after-market stuff.
I figure I'll drive it a few more years, and probably sell it for only $1k or $2k less than I bought it, then I'll turn around and buy another used luxury car that's 5-10 years old that was only ever driven to church on Sundays by a grandma ;-)