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Actually I did pretty well myself on a 2nd hand Takamine 12-string, just under half RRP for nearly-new, but like the look of the Martin if I ever have a few grand to spare!
I'm never likely to spend a huge amount on a guitar, and next on the wish-list is some sort of inexpensive hollow body or semi-hollow. This stems from a long term desire for the ES-335 but at the moment I'm thinking along the lines of an Epiphone Casino. I've already got an Epi Les Paul and feel like the Casino will be more of a departure from that than an ES-335 copy. (And the Beatles connection seems pretty cool...)
Long haired trustifarian I think is the correct profession for a Martin (well a full fat one at least).
You can get some bargins on used 12 strings my brother recently bought this for less than £500.