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Ferrari's greatest rival just solved its biggest problem
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26 May 2017, 01:47 AM | #2 |
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No, McLaren's 'biggest problem' is their massive depreciation. That has not been solved yet
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ferrari's only rival is itself.
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Imagine all the angry people who passed on that car. I recall Leno saying he was going back and forth about buying his because the price was so high. In the end he caved of course. Now it's worth what...10x plus that
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If you can truly afford the car the depreciation doesn't matter.
If you put such a high % of your worth into a car that every day you are checking its worth like some kind of stock holding you are obviously not buying within your means. It's a fun item not an investment. |
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Most friends I know that have the means and then some to buy exotics (myself included) don't like losing $100k. No one likes to lose $100k. It's simple. No one said anything about 'investments'.
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Does anyone keep these cars? Or, are they mostly short term owners?
If you're not going to keep it forever the depreciation really matters. I don't care how rich you are, losing six figures on resale is painful. |
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A dive buddy in Abu Dhabi got murdered selling his Bentley. He was depressed for weeks over it. He could afford 20 Bentley's, but taking that beating was a life lesson.
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Saw a couple 650's while staying st the Montage in Laguna. Also several Ferrari and a couple Lamborghini.
I loved the sound of the McLaren. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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It's a Turbo engine vs Naturally Aspirated on Ferrari (assuming not 488) and Lambo. I do like the doors though :-) |
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Too quiet and muffled, the turbos definetly take out the raw emotion of that car....the NA motors are where it's at, simply cannot be replicated by a turbo powered car.
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Do you own an SL? I have always wanted one of those but it's not going to happen in my life time, When I was a teenager I worked at a private trap/skeet range in Southern Calif. Lots of movie stars from that era belonged and their cars were always a focal point. Clark Gable, Jackie Cooper and Roy Rogers all owned the mighty 300SL, I was hooked from then on. |
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This is why I won't sell my NA V8 Cayenne S model. The only choices are V6 turbos now. Recently drove the Macan S for a few days and a Cayenne V6 for about a week. Underwhelmed by both. NA V8 or bust! As long as my Cayenne S looks new, and stays rust free, I'll pay extra for engine maintenance to keep it running like new. Hauls a** and makes engine noises more than muffler noises. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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It remains one of my lifelong fantasies that everyone who violates a traffic law be issued a citation, every time, with exponentially increasing penalties.
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675 seems to be holding up pretty well in the UK and some other markets ...perhaps less so in the US?
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Nothing to be ashamed of there as that's an awesome car.
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I prefer my Aston sound over anything
From Ferrari or McLaren. The Audi / Lambo v10 also awesome. Appreciate my Aston is nowhere near as quick.
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Astons probably the nicest sound of all imho. Where I'm based in Pomgolia, am just around the corner from a A-M dealer so see a lot of 'em around
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