Here is another factor in the purchase of my new car, I'm 19 and going to college. I dont have tons of money to work with. I can just about pay off 16,500 dollars by the end of the summer (working 2 jobs) but to get a 22,000 dollar car i would have to take out a loan that comes to about 150 dollars a month. Thats pretty hard to keep up with when I have to cut back to one job that pays 60 dollars a week durring the winter.

Basicaly, I could only afford the gxp if its "really really REALLY worth it", so is it that much better than a comp g?

Also why do you say the gxp is laughable? I found it to be the most fun car since I test drove a trans am (and way more fun than my sho)