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Originally Posted by kyrix1st
Under what standards do you define what is legitimate and illegitimate cross-shop? If we are strictly talking money, I spec out car A and car B, to my satisfaction, and compare numbers.
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Generally I'd say it's a cross-shop if you have two cars fulfilling the same function (for the buyer) for roughly the same money.
The part I did not get (past tense) in your comparison was that even if you optioned up the M2, and stripped down the Cayman so the prices are close, they are still providing very different capabilities and experiences.
For example, optioning up a Ducati till it costs as much as an M2 can be done, but in my eyes it's not a real cross-shop. I consider cross-shops to be more apples-to-apples, not apples-to-equivalently-priced oranges. IMO of course.
Your list of "wants" helped clarify. It's an interesting list. I never heard of ground clearance as being a pro of an M2, and I drive on Boston roads.