There are many things i'd like to say about GT5, and it's a great game! But maybe a bit too "great"? 
To quote Jeremy Clarkson on some car he talked about. "It's like Scarlet Johanson, it's so pretty that you wouldn't know what to do with it, you'd rather just sit back and admire it". 
 
And i think thats the problem, its so pretty and well made, its Jay Leno's wet dream, but in terms of pure fun, it never quite reaches where Forza 3 took its franchise with Community services such as marketplace where you can sell cars, setups etc.  
This also made Forza more approchable for the masses i think since you could just buy a good setup, a cool paint job of a lolcat and be the most casual racer ever, in a quite passionate racing game. 
 
I think the decals in Forza added loads of personality aswell. 
 
So as of now i am really enjoying GT5, but its got a job to do. It should get some tattoo's and piercings before having a knife fight with Forza, and the GT5 that emerges will be fantastic =P 

Wel lets just hope GT6 doesnt take as long as it took them to make GT5
and hopefully they will implement some of those features... 

I made a sweet replica Ice Cube logo for my audi, and then sold it and made money. Does GT5 feature this kind of community store?

"I made a sweet replica Ice Cube logo for my audi, and then sold it and made money. Does GT5 feature this kind of community store? "

I'd love to see the best of both worlds and have Turn 10 merge with PD to make the ultimate simulation racing game, but that's never gonna happen! Anyway, as Kaz told eurogamer..
 
"  "Today is not the finale. Today is only the beginning of a new era for Gran Turismo," the series creator insisted that his team's work on the project was far from complete.   "
 
Hopefully patches and updates/dlc will improve on the games online features.

i would know exactly what i would do to and with Scarlet Johanson and sitting back admiring her isn't one of them. 

" i would know exactly what i would do to and with Scarlet Johanson and sitting back admiring her isn't one of them.  "

I read somewhere on these boards I think it was eroticfishcake, and I totally agree with him,  
 
GT 5 is James May 
Forza is Jezza 
 
Absolutely outstanding, 
 
I would also add, GRID is The hamster....you can crash into a wall at high speed and then rewind it back together, and his teeth will be whiter!

Some parts of this game ain't so pretty. I'm looking at a Honda civic in my garage at the moment and goddamn UGH!