As a youngster I used to bemoan the opposite; you couldn't get an economical, small-engined, cheap-to-insure car car unless it was poverty spec, and I wanted a bit more luxury for my 50p.
Nowadays I could buy something like that. Instead, I do have a few pennies available for juice, and in my 40s, insurance is affordable on most cars, so I choose to buy a top-spec model of a car I couldn't possibly afford new. The very cars I moaned about as a youngster! Currently a 1989 Saab 9000S. Luxury and fun, shame about the 25mpg!