Same here - I've always erred on the cautionary side, sadly. This Euro is the last of the Honda screamers you can get these days - its the second on my dream car list, along with some cool Mitsu.
Maybe I'm getting old, but what I've realized is that CL9 or 1.5T don't bring a smile to my face the way FD1 or even SX8 did. Too civilized.