I've bought quite a few 1mill+ standards, and I have about 150 premiums and around 300 standards.
However, I find myself hardly using the standards. At first I couldn't really race in cockpit view... then I got used to it, now I'm hooked. It's more realistic, more fun and it gives me more of a sense of the car I'm driving.
That said, some of my favorite cars are standards... but I don't really drive them much atm.
I've been wondering though... They've upgraded the graphics of the standards, and I assume they've upgraded the physics... couldn't they just have added an interior view as well then?
Also, I'd have preferred 400 premiums over 200 premiums and 800 standards...