My first Taylor was a 516 Fall Limited it was an upgrade from a 20YO $150 Yamaha, I didn’t know anything about guitars and was in the market for a mahogany. I played a few and the guy brought out the 516 which that year was a Koa B&S...well, hello there beautiful.
I played it and my husband said buy it and here were are 7 years later and I love it. Then I bought a new Mini, traded it in on a 566 Koa, and later added the Holden Village Mini.
I do think the limiteds are worth it, priced separately they are more expensive and they are...well, limited so not that many are out there.
So yeah the looks draw me in but the build and the value kept me...YMMV.
Have fun!