14 years ago my wife hired me an Aston Martin DB9 for a weekend as it was my favourite car. Absolutely loved it. That said it wasn't a car I'd like for every day use. It was a hard ride and the heat from the engine came into the cockpit. My legs felt like they were on fire.
Supercars are usually great to play in but for day to day absolutely crap. I couldn't take it to the shop as I'd worry about it getting marked. People get jealous and go out of their way to ding nice cars.
That's a Lamborghini Huracán. Have you ever had the chance to drive one? It's absolutely incredible, and if you're really into driving I could totally understand spending your life trying to get it, or a similar car.
Expensive watches would probably make more sense in this meme.
No supercar is good enough to waste your life working 24/7.
It's probably down to what brings you joy in life. If laying on the beach, drinking cocktails is what give you happiness: yeah, don't bother trying to buy a Ferrari 296, because it won't be worth it.
But if you're a really hardcore car person, and absolutely love the thrill of driving a fast car that handles unbelievably well, cars like the Huracán totally live up to the lofty aspirations you give it. Sure, you'll have a lot of fun in a Toyota GR-86 (even more if you've modified it), but there's a reason the Nismo GT-R costs over five times the price. It's phenomenal.
All of this is moot if you don't like cars, though. I think expensive watches are a waste of money, but I'd never say that to someone who (for whatever reason) likes them. To each their own, and all that jazz.
I think you missed the point
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I did a track day with some hypercars once for a bachelor party and yeah they're amazing machines, was a great way to try them out. I don't think it was the Huracan but there was a Lamborghini, Ferrari, and a McLaren that we all got to take turns on.
There's always a commodified and manufactured "rich lifestyle" side with these luxury products, but I find the people genuinely in to the products aren't flaunting them as much because that's not why they enjoy them, and are actually more interested in sharing the product and experience with others. The ones I don't get are things that are almost entirely meant to be "rich person thing," especially where all the branding and marketing materials build that reputation into the product, like the only reason why you'd have it is to look like you're rich. It's more like "rich guy with cars and cool clothes" that is a super lame aspiration and basically makes you a boring person, like imitating what you are told is how a rich person lives and considering your likeness to that an achievement in itself. A lot of those guys are incredibly particular and narcissistic about how they look in front of other people, and get very upset and angry at others in their life when small things happen that they think make them look less perfect. A lot of times our economic system rewards this sort of behavior which is why a lot of rich guys are assholes.
Its like the difference between a Patek Philippe and a Hublot. The Patek is an incredible display of craftsmanship and stupendously expensive because it takes multiple highly skilled watchmakers like a year to make one. The Hublot is expensive because owning it is expensive and that makes it cool. There is no technological advantage it has on a watch that is half the price. No watch enthusiast would ever buy a Hublot.
you can't escape society by participating in it more aggressively
but car go fast
what?
God the pig on the left is straight out of a horror movie!
Glad you specified which pig, wasn’t sure.
The pig on the right dies within 5 min
I think the whole thing is having the level of wealth where those vehicles are of no value or concerning cost.
The merits of the car have absolutely nothing to do with it.
