# What items don't correlate their price premium to their functionality?

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> [@GTI\> b5 s4](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gti-b5-s4/51564/24):
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> So with that logic, Ferraris and other exotics are for fashion, pure and simple, compared to say, a Hyundai Accent.
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> MV Augustas an Ducatis are just fancy pants fashion over a Ninja 250.

Why do you think they are called exotics?  
If you need a car for transportation you sure as hell don’t need a Ferrari.  
It’s a luxury item and a status symbol that also happens to be a car.  
Just like a Gucci suit or an Omega watch, or cell phone encrusted in diamonds.

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