Do you share my thoughts on sport cars?

[megabamse]

My personal thoughts on sport cars. As a kid they where amazing, give me a Diablo right now. But as an adult that idea of them changed. Other then they look interesting and are super fun to drive then there is to many downsides. Unless you live close to a race track and you drive there often, then what is the point with them? From an average stand point they are super expensive, but your not paying for quality, you are paying for something that can go fast and the price of design. Because i have been in quite a few of them over the years and there is basically almost nothing at all that is practical with them. After they make the engine and the technology that goes with it, and the look of it, after that it feels like they just don't give a shit about the rest. The interior is almost always crap, the practical stuff don't exist. You almost always can only fit 2 people in them, even if it on papir has 4 seats... Well good luck fitting a normal person on them 2 extra seats. But fine, let's imagine you still get one. They are over priced, they cost to much just to own one, cost of road taxes, insurance, the fuel and maintaining them is costly. If you break something they can't go to any random workshop, they need to go to a certified one that cost more then normal and can be fare and wide between , often there is a wait list. Not only does the repairs cost more for literally some sort of work as a normal cars, but the parts cost way more and often needs to be ordered, so fixing these takes lots of money and lots of time. Ok so that's out of the way, what about driving them out in the real world? Well good luck getting over speed bumps or a steep hill whit a sharp incline without damaging the car. Forget about driving when there is snow or rain. The only sport car that i know of that is practical is a Porsche, and the price is ok, but still.

[exitseven]

Yes, I would drive it around for a couple of hours and then I would be all done with it. It is usually painted red and it just screams to the cops "hey u, look at how fast I;m going." I prefer big SUVs or pickups.

[megabamse]

I agree, it's a hobby. Not a everyday sort of thing

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[Guy13]

Waste of money and a poor exampling of what’s important for a child. Cars are an immediate deprecating item once purchased. Never by a new car.

Any hard asset, this has a monthly return, is a good usage of money.

[Dnice1]

I do like older sports cars that have been restored but mostly I like trucks way more.

[megabamse]

You mean muscle cars? Like a mustang? I'm not talking about them, I'm talking about cars like Lamborghini and suchlike that

[Dnice1]

Not really a big fan of them either. Trucks are more my style. I do like mustangs though.

[megabamse]

Cool, I like SUVs, like Toyota land cruiser

[Dnice1]

Nice Toyota is a good choice for SUVs

[FreyaRed]

Expensive toys for old or short boys.

[jamesgoldman]

No but then I have a great friend who owns and rents out a fleet of such cars

The money is wild (£1million take home this past year) and it's a great business

[megabamse]

Great business yes, only of you live close to a track

[jamesgoldman]

He does, to be fair

[lightbulb27]

yes, only for racing or driving fast on tracks. otherwise, a waste.

I guess there's a style element to it for some people...

[notwoke]

i don't agree in general, I'm old and I still love sports cars and drive one every day. I do agree that Porsche is the best option

[megabamse]

Have you been in a few of the super cars? Like Bugatti, Lamborghini and so on? They don't do well on normal roads

[notwoke]

they aren't practical for driving back and forth to work and target I agree. Those cars are for driving on Sunday and letting off some stream. Porsches you can do everyday. The new Ferrari's are closer to every day driveable but the cost of that is a little over the top even for the well off

[megabamse]

Like a Porsche Cayenne? It's basically a SUV almost. Same about Lamborghini Urus. Both cars function well as a everyday typ of car. But the Porsche is cheaper both to buy and to own.