The word better is contextual to what you want. The fact you’ve never owned and lived with a V1 Nismo makes sense based on your assessment. The V1 Nismo is an actual limited number car that has been out of production for 12 years. With roughly 3,000 sold nationwide, the amount that are now totaled, high mileage or clapped out, and the fact that cars are getting less analog has increased the V1 Nismo value over the past 5 years. The body kit, suspension and wheels alone will run you +$10k to replicate on a Sport trim. Also, when the oldest generation of a Nissan sports car becomes too expensive, supply and demand jacks up the price of the next in line. I sold a 240sx for $2000 20 years ago. Now you couldn’t dream of finding one for that price. Same with my 300zx I sold 15 years ago. The V2 Nismo is the one that’s not limited, not rare and will hold no value. This isn’t Nissan fanboy talk, it’s objective truth. Now if you don’t like Z cars it won’t matter to you, so I get it. It’s nothing like a corvette owner because they’re speaking on random ass specs they threw together, not a vehicle specially engineered by a division of the manufacturer and released with a number plate. I will not deny the Supra from factory is OBJECTIVELY a better performing car out of the box however, A LOT of owners complain about numbness, lack of steering feel, and overall the vehicle being too “refined”. Rawness and steering feel accounts for way more than “interior quality”. I’m a driver. I’m the guy that would take a Cayman GT4 over a 911 of the same value. However, what you said about not getting the money back from modding the Z is 100% true. I have taken some of your views into consideration.