I see your point in generalizations Jake, but in regards to stripped down 4th gens and such (typical 'tech situation), it's really all a matter of what you are willing to live with to go fast. Some people are in a situation where many of those creature comforts that others can't live without are irrelevant. For example - I haven't daily driven a vehicle with working AC since February '07 and I spent most of the last 2 years daily driving a Jeep with bare metal floors and no radio.
- Justin