With any work worth its salt you have to trust the author enough to take its measure. And if you apply too many preconceptions you are not taking its measure.
In the Lamborghini I have to avoid certain roads because of pot holes and there's nowhere to put my drink no cup holder. And I'm not going to lie it looks pretentious. I used to think it was cool to like drive it to dinner. Now? Like I really need to be looked at any more.