It's a shame most companies don't do weird and interesting variants anymore. I suppose it's hard to do when you need mass market appeal.

Especially in regards to cars, often getting a bargain is about finding the cars with faults you personally don't care about but most people do, or versions not many are interested in.

Unfortunately the way speculators have inflated the used market means the rare (because no-one wanted it) versions are priced on their rarity not their utility.