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Grahame
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29th Jun 2009 11:47pm
Last Post 20th Jul 2010
Replies 16Discussion: Exotic car buyers
What defines a person who buys a Ferrari as opposed to a Maserati? What about a person who buys an Aston Martin? What about a Bentley? Or a Jaguar? Or a Lamborghini?
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Grahame
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30th Jun 2009 04:54pmGrahame says: And what about Porshe too?
- solstice
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2nd Jul 2009 10:32amGrahame says: And what about Porshe too?
solstice says: What defines these vehicles as Exotic? I have a Porche and have owned a Ferrari and never thought of my cars as exotic they were exspensive toys yes but never exotic/ If my ex wife thought they were exotic she would have taken them as part of the settlement instead of the house and most everything else. The mai issue with owning a prestige car is the vandal factor sadly there is always someone ready to vandalise the car as they could never afford one. After owning one for many years the novelty has worn a lot due to the vandal factor and i am considering a bomb so they will leave the cars alone
- jatz50
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8th Jul 2009 02:22pmsolstice says: What defines these vehicles as Exotic? I have a Porche and have owned a Ferrari and never thought of my cars as exotic they were exspensive toys yes but never exotic/ If my ex wife thought they were exotic she would have taken them as part of the settlement instead of the house and most everything else. The mai issue with owning a prestige car is the vandal factor sadly there is always someone ready to vandalise the car as they could never afford one. After owning one for many years the novelty has worn a lot due to the vandal factor and i am considering a bomb so they will leave the cars alone
jatz50 says: I think my car is Exotic and its only a Holden Astra. My ex had an old Holden FC. He thought that was an exotic car. Extinct to me though. I remember a time, when my Brother in law bought an audi (think thats how its spelt). He would park it outside our place and never lock it up. Times have sure changed.
- Eddy
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7th Jun 2010 04:55pmsolstice says: What defines these vehicles as Exotic? I have a Porche and have owned a Ferrari and never thought of my cars as exotic they were exspensive toys yes but never exotic/ If my ex wife thought they were exotic she would have taken them as part of the settlement instead of the house and most everything else. The mai issue with owning a prestige car is the vandal factor sadly there is always someone ready to vandalise the car as they could never afford one. After owning one for many years the novelty has worn a lot due to the vandal factor and i am considering a bomb so they will leave the cars alone
Eddy says: I agree they are not exotic to my mind as I've still got two Porsches, a V12 Mec an Audi and a few other all are toys, buy the right car second hand at the right price and they are better value than Holden HSV etc. I have had Ferrarri, De Tomaso, Corvette, too many Porches, GT Falcons and lots of others but never any vandalism except for stolen bonnet badge once and some one tryng to force a lock at the drags. I don't bother locking some of the cars as who is going to steal them and get away with it in Adelaide.
- Eddy
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7th Jun 2010 04:59pmsolstice says: What defines these vehicles as Exotic? I have a Porche and have owned a Ferrari and never thought of my cars as exotic they were exspensive toys yes but never exotic/ If my ex wife thought they were exotic she would have taken them as part of the settlement instead of the house and most everything else. The mai issue with owning a prestige car is the vandal factor sadly there is always someone ready to vandalise the car as they could never afford one. After owning one for many years the novelty has worn a lot due to the vandal factor and i am considering a bomb so they will leave the cars alone
Eddy says: I agree they are not exotic to my mind as I've still got two Porsches, a V12 Mec an Audi and a few other all are toys, buy the right car second hand at the right price and they are better value than Holden HSV etc. I have had Ferrarri, De Tomaso, Corvette, too many Porches, GT Falcons and lots of others but never any vandalism except for stolen bonnet badge once and some one tryng to force a lock at the drags. I don't bother locking some of the cars as who is going to steal them and get away with it in Adelaide.
- shachah7
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26th Feb 2010 05:20pmshachah7 says: The person may be defined as being financially successful with a keen interest in cars. Which brand is personal taste.
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donitik
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7th Jun 2010 09:31pmshachah7 says: The person may be defined as being financially successful with a keen interest in cars. Which brand is personal taste.
donitik says: oh really??? there are some people who drive expensive cars because they want to be seen as UP THERE...
especially those who wants to drive those yuppie branded cars!!!!! - aero93
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3rd Mar 2010 12:16pmaero93 says: one word just defines it: IMAGE.
but since i like to rave on i will... As a car lover and very observant person, i find that certain cars are for the masses and certain cars have something particular about them that just makes you want to be different from everyone else.
Take for example - the masses dream of owning a BMW or Mercedes and recently Audi... these are brands which are sold in masses in Australia as they are more affordable in AUS than europe (believe it or not, its true) and i find that they loose their prestige as everywhere you go there's at least one in basically every metropolitan st in aus and anybody's are driving them.
If you look at say Saab, Alfa and Volvo (still made in thier country of origins), i have found that these cars offer the same level of excellence and in alot of cases even better value as the German trio (which 2 of them are made in south africa, and the other an over price VW which shares with Skoda).
These 3 (saab, volvo, Alfa) also have a certain style, a zing we could say that says "i have taken time in choosing what i want and realised there is more than just the 3 german brands", these people, i have found have their own sense of style, elegance, and open minded and away from the pack but still fit in. No doubt the germans are the bar raisers in the industry, but some cars just come out of that bubble and respond to peoples feelings, instead of just sterile metal which works till only 100,000km and turns on you like a vulture looking for its daily feed.
but if i was told asked, do i want a ferrari or a maserati... for me it would be an obvious choice to have a maserati as they have ferrari engines anyway, with the added practical space and because its not the mainstream choice for people with endless cash to splurge on thier next toy. if i had that kinda money id buy a Koenigsegg CCX or a Bugatti Veyron - lpullman
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30th Mar 2010 02:32pmaero93 says: one word just defines it: IMAGE.
but since i like to rave on i will... As a car lover and very observant person, i find that certain cars are for the masses and certain cars have something particular about them that just makes you want to be different from everyone else.
Take for example - the masses dream of owning a BMW or Mercedes and recently Audi... these are brands which are sold in masses in Australia as they are more affordable in AUS than europe (believe it or not, its true) and i find that they loose their prestige as everywhere you go there's at least one in basically every metropolitan st in aus and anybody's are driving them.
If you look at say Saab, Alfa and Volvo (still made in thier country of origins), i have found that these cars offer the same level of excellence and in alot of cases even better value as the German trio (which 2 of them are made in south africa, and the other an over price VW which shares with Skoda).
These 3 (saab, volvo, Alfa) also have a certain style, a zing we could say that says "i have taken time in choosing what i want and realised there is more than just the 3 german brands", these people, i have found have their own sense of style, elegance, and open minded and away from the pack but still fit in. No doubt the germans are the bar raisers in the industry, but some cars just come out of that bubble and respond to peoples feelings, instead of just sterile metal which works till only 100,000km and turns on you like a vulture looking for its daily feed.
but if i was told asked, do i want a ferrari or a maserati... for me it would be an obvious choice to have a maserati as they have ferrari engines anyway, with the added practical space and because its not the mainstream choice for people with endless cash to splurge on thier next toy. if i had that kinda money id buy a Koenigsegg CCX or a Bugatti Veyronlpullman says: Heh, heh, I nearly bought a Ferrari 308GTB steel body once. Seriously, if I'd had the money I'd have bought that little red rocket on the spot. That car just pushed all my buttons and I'd never even liked Ferrari until then!
If I was in the market for a $200,000+ four door the Maserati Quatroporte would be my choice, just edging out a BMW M5. - Phoenixflame
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17th Mar 2010 03:46pmPhoenixflame says: Personal preference and financial situation.
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