Or:
If you had asked me a year ago, I’d have said the Ferrari. Sure, as a status symbol of one, a fast car is king. But it serves no greater purpose and is of course a money sink at the same time. So while I won’t have the funds to buy a Ferrari or have access to a local High Speed Rail service anytime in the next 10 years (CAHSR supposedly will open for service in 2018ish) I much prefer to drool over the beauty and potential that is modern heavy rail: the status symbol of region.
*Note: This choice is more difficult when you substitute a Tesla for the Ferrari.