No, I think you need to re-read my first reply to you on what makes a Honda customer a repeat customer. I recognize there's a convenience value to the higher price of MB and BMW to Acuras, but you were talking about what makes a repeat customer to BMW and I said to reason what makes Honda/Acura customers become repeat buyers:
At the same time, most Honda/Acura customers also puts value of the dollar and efficiency in their needs.
Sure BMW offers a load of premium cars in their product lines, but compare a TL-S to a 330 and C320, or even a ES300/IS300 with the same options. Then compare the reliability history of the german crowd to the japanese crowd. The TL-S cost thousands less and cost less in the long run. Acura provides one of the best bang for your buck in its class. Acura provides some of this "service" fluff or intangiable extras that MB, BMW, and Lexus offers, like a typical premium brand line, but probably not as high or ass-kissing as those MB, BMW, and Lexus that cost thousands more. Not all customers care to pay the extra thousands for these "service" fluff. That's what the Acura line (and to the same line Honda) is focused on.
Value of the dollar. That was my whole point, but you went off tangent and talked on value of convenience of other "service" intangible fluff and some BS "study".
It can be split to this.
If you want to pay a premium for the value of convenience, go for an MB or BMW.
If you want to get the most value out of your dollar and don't care for the extra "service" fluff, go for an Acura or Infiniti.
Now can we lay this issue to rest?