Aside from sporting the ugliest production grips around I am not a fan of the WWII
I have a real USGI and the two feel like completely different animals. That said, any affordable 1911 that has a reasonable amt of quality has its place in the market IMO. JUST like everybody said... we're talking $250 at most for something that will leave its impression on you for years to come. If you bought an $800 gun in light of the $600 and it shot well, was good to you and gave you minimal hassle, would you really miss that $200 over the years???
What if you bought the $600? It wasn't really what you wanted, you weren't happy with it, all the cool kids had the $800 gun, etc. So you end up either selling the $600 gun and you have to buy a replacement now. The loss you are going to take (replacement value-money got fromn the sold gun) will easily equal or surpass you spending that initial $200 and you miss out on the regret. Sounds like a no-brainer.