sounds like you're trying to ' keep up with the jones's.' does it really matter what other people think about what car you drive.
if you drive an modified import you're pigeon holed as a hoon, if you drive a prestige car you pigeon holed as a snob.
personally i think prestige cars are rediculously overpriced and a complete wank, where you often pay >60K for something with a 2.5 litre engine, a hole bunch of electronic gadgets that break soon after the warranty runs out, and a brand name that's supposed to say 'look at me i'm successful'
maybe i just feel that way cause i work in 'upper class' mosman (sydney), and serve alot of customers owning poodles, driving bmw's/mercedes with superiority complexes
not trying to be rude, maybe i'm reading it wrong, i don't know, and that you meant you're in the market for a car that has a nicer interior and that looks more civilised than an evo etc??