I collect classic air-cooled VW's ,as well as owning a turbo New Beetle, and this argument over "clasic" vs. modern Amigas is very similiar to the one in the Volkswagen community. Some people think any water-cooled Volkswagen is not a "real" VW, while many people use a modern VW for everyday commuting, and their classic Beetle for "motoring' for pleasure. The argument whether it is "practical" to run a '66 VW or an A1000 is ridiculous; practicality is not the point-newer is not always >"better". Bulding a "new"' classic Amiga is like hot-rodding a classic car- you might not want to drive it to work every day , but that does not mean it is not worthy in its own right.
I know "jurasic Camper" likes classic VW's , ( I have a bus too!) . If there are any other VW/Amiga ownerws out there I'd like to hear from you.