Its strange when looking at exotics that you never see any of them with high kilometers, be it Lotus, Ferrari, Lambo, etc. I see plenty of high mileage Porsches, but then I don't consider one an exotic.
Not strange at all. I haven't driven any super-exotics, but a few cars like an Esprit, Ferrari 308 and such, and none were as useful as a 911. Also, none of them are as durable, and require much more frequent and expensive service. So, they end up being owned by rich folks that drive around during the day in a Mercedes, BMW or Porsche and drive the Lambo only occasionally.
They can be horrible cars to actually go anywhere in. Can you park a 911 in a parking lot? Sure. What about a Lambo? Sure, but you're going to attract attention. I could go through the Timmies drive-through in my 911, try that in a Countach or any modern Lambo. Difficult. At the grocery store near me, there's no way any of those super-exotics would make it over the speed bumps. Seriously!
I knew a guy in my office building with a Ferrari that tried to drive it to work one day. It couldn't get up and down the parkade ramp. So, did he park it out on the street? No, he drove home and came back in his BMW.
To me, those cars look awesome, and I'd love to take them to a track and really see how they perform, but if it was my hard-earned dough, I'd never buy one. Honestly. Even if I won the $50M Super-Jackpot, forget it. I'd give most of it away and throw $5M in the bank and live very well on the income, and that would not include some $400K automobile. What a waste of money, I think. But, people can do what they wish. I just wouldn't buy one.
What would I buy if I were rich? I might splurge for a Corvette ZR-1, but a Cayman S would be a pretty sweet treat. A real car that I could drive and enjoy and have a lot of fun with.
