They don't buy them. That's the point. A lot of people just talk and talk and talk about all these cars and in reality they drive a civic.
A vette is a COMPLETELY different car than a 5series, which is also a nice car. They just serve completely different purposes. One is a boring point a to point b every day car. And the other is one you can put the top down on and go out and have some fun on a nice day. Two completely different cars built for two completely different purposes. Hardly comparable. Also, on a side note I like my X5 better than the 5 series
And a nicely equipped C5 convertible will run you about 55k, so you're right on that.