Exotic car buyers

lpullman

I seriously doubt you've even come close to driving half the available brands of car, mate, let alone amost every one. Driven a Duesenberg? How about a Hispan Suiza? Simca? Elf? I can't stand stupid statements like that, it pegs you as an ignornamous. Frankly you sound like, to misquote the Blues Brothers, you've driven both types of car: Ford and Holden.

I'd never describe a Ferrari as in any way like a sewing machine, but overpriced, yes. I don't think they've done anything really interesting since they became a wholely owned subsidiary of FIAT. Excepting the F40 and the 612 Scagletti...

Maseratti unreliable? Whoed have guessed? Certainly not anyone with any knowledge of their history.

If you have a Jag that you are having trouble giving away, I'll take it off your hands for nowt. Just let me know where I can collect it.

Astons I'm kind of torn on - on the one hand the David Brown era cars were amazing (for their time) and the early V8s (the Osca India cars) increadible to drive. The modern "Jag-in-Drag" Astons are associated with rich bogans and yobs. The "little" V8 is nice - I know a bloke who owns one, but he won't let me drive it - but there's still that image problem.

I think you really have to discount the price element of these cars. If you can afford one then price is not the point. The OPs question was nothing to do with what other people think - was about why people like one particular exotic rather than another.