My choice of car says I'm frugal and practical. (With the Civic being an Si model I guess maybe a bit impractical too. I didn't seek out the Si, though. I got it cheap and we both love driving manual transmission cars.)
There's nothing wrong with being frugal and practical.
I would not call a car that gets 30+mpg impractical. I'm sure your insurance might be a bit higher depending on where you are because a lot of people rice them out and race/wreck them. I don't really think honda has sold an impractical car in the USA since the s2000.
What's odd about the 2007 model? I'm not steeped in Honda lore, so for me it's mainly "just a car". I do really enjoy the 6-speed transmission.
I wish they still made the S2000 (or that used S2000's were attainable). My wife had family with an S2000 and she got to drive it some. She assures me I'd enjoy it very much. Honda makes a nice car.