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Those new old-looking Colnagos are nice - I think pj (pj) or someone posted it up during Le Tour.
That cheap one is the same as all the other cheap carbon + Ultegra deals getting bandied about these days. Cost is going to increase anyway - you need pedals, the bars are yuck, the saddle has to be swapped out, and the wheels are fucking budget. Hardly aimed at the discerning rider, is it.
Your Surly is exactly what you wanted, and you were happy to pay a premium of a few hundred quid to get a shop to knock it together in a hurry.
This kind of knee-jerk 'oh shit, I could've got a Colnago' nonsense sounds like the beginnings of a mid-life crisis to me. Hopefully we've managed to nip it in the bud.