[DGthe3]

If you need to be a grease monkey to be an enthusiast, then I'm not an enthusiast. Call me crazy on this, but to be an enthusiast the only requirement should technically be that you are enthusiastic about the car.

I don't know what your friend was thinking about the cars needing to me more exclusive. How much of an enthusiast can he be if he does not understand the need for kids to buy these cars? Someone concerned about exclusivity sounds more like a collector, who is another type of enthusiast of course, but they're love and passion for cars is of a different type than that of those 'punk kids'. Collector types (you can have a collection of 1) tend to enjoy a car for what it represents. Average enthusiasts like the car for what it is. Thats my mental distinction anyway.