You've got some car knowledge, could you enlighten us on other makes/models Nick could have better spent his money on?
I feel like there were lots of decent mid-sized cars in the 2010s-2020s that could have pumped up his ego but actually retained some usability or value.
I can, but the problem with that is Nick himself.
I remember when he was buying the car, he kept saying he wanted a corvette 70th anniversary edition. Then he couldn’t wait and got the Shelby. Nick would not have “settled” for anything but a new car. And while there is appeal to a new car, the truth is that cars mechanics haven’t really progressed passed the mid 1990’s, and a properly maintained car from the 90’s is just as good if not better than a brand new car today, you can even retro fit them with a digital dash and apple/android car play if you want. People assume old means it’ll be worse or it’ll die. But if it’s maintained, your car will last longer than your grandchildren. Case in point, there are 100+ year old Model T’s still in fully working condition.
For instance, the 1990 Corvette ZR-1 is easily the best model corvette ever produced, has 405 horsepower and can do 0-60 in 4 seconds. That’s still impressive even today and it has literally none of the bullshit bloat that the 70th anniversary edition he wanted has. And on the high end they sell for about $60k.
Just look at them side by side
But that’s Nick wanted what he assumed was the “latest and greatest” because he desperately wanted to flaunt wealth rather than get a quality car(any corvette after 2004 is basically garbage by comparison).
But Nick would have never listened to anyone.
Since you asked, I’ll list just a few from the era you specified. Every single car you’ll see below is faster, stronger, more popular, more eye catching, cheaper(but retains value far better), and more fun to drive than Nick’s car. Any one of these would show wealth and make you look cool, without being douchey or a waste of money since they earn their price tag by being genuinely excellent vehicles.:
The afore mentioned GT-R has always been an excellent vehicle that retains value, drives beautifully, and the 2010 model would have been a perfect mix of cheaper but stronger than his piece of crap. Price of a 2010 GT-R? About $60k.
On top of that, just owning a GT-R is a status symbol among car guys because they’re legendary sports cars and they’ve always looked gorgeous.
Then you have the 2005 Dodge Viper SRT-10, with 500 horsepower and a V10 engine is stronger, louder, faster, and meaner than anything Nick’s car can do, runs shout $50k, and it even has a sleeker look
Another would be the 2013 BMW 1M, one of the most beloved cars of the century so far.
Manual only transmission, rare and harder to get making them coveted, turbo charged, and deceptively fast. This is a car that everyone loves the moment they sit inside it and he could have gotten it for $65k.
And last but not least, a car that should be no surprise, a 2010 Audi R8. Iconic, exotic looking, manual transmission V8, they run beautifully, they’re fast and flashy but also so smooth to drive that you can deliver pizza in them without messing the food up, and every day driveable. There’s a reason Bernie sanders was caught driving one, they scream luxury and status.
This would be about $90k, but still cheaper and better than Nick’s car.
The problem with rekieta's mustang is that it's a sub-$30k car that Ford slapped a supercharger and some other bits onto and listed it for $70-ishK. Then, because Rekieta is a mouth breathing retard, he paid over $20k dealer markup (pure dealer profit they charge retards on high-demand vehicles).
Oh yeah, this 100%. Folks, if you aren’t savvy with how dealerships work, every single car is guaranteed $5-$10k marked up easily, and then they try to fuck you into spending more with extended warranties that you will quite literally never need(BUT ALWAYS GET GAP INSURANCE!). They also try to get you by talking about the monthly payment rather than the total out the door cost. So always demand the ask out the door after taxes price, and worry about payments afterward. A smart person could have gotten Nick’s car for $60k by coming in the last week of the month when everyone needs to get their quotas fulfilled, showing interest, leaving the dealership, and waiting for them to call back a few days later. If the car salesman looks even slightly happy, that means he ripped you off to some degree. A ln annoyed or pissed off salesman means you actually got the real value. Never treat salesmen like humans, they aren’t.
The But a truly smart person wouldn’t have bought it at all.
Red, blue on white, the Russian flag. 
you see, a positive number plus the same negative number equals zero! They cancel each other out. I can do both and it'll have no long lasting effects. It'll be as if I did none of it! 
