Don't get me started about the Conservatives or that will be my last post on this site!
You're old enough to know politics is all about being a contrarian and nothing more.
Anyway, if it's not a luxury tax its a gas guzzler tax etc. etc. etc. It is what it is. I've learned to just adjust for the things I can't control.
Enjoy your car the way you want to. Buy it the way you want to. Deal with the cost of the car you want. It's your life to live anyway you want as long as it doesn't harm others.
That said, I don't mind a good rant every once and awhile.