Should I buy this car?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (218921)
Walnut Creek, California
June 27, 2016 11:49am CST
I generally drive a Nissan Xterra. It's built on a truck frame, gets decent gas mileage, has good storage capacity (for hauling guitars, basses, bicycles, etc.), and is attractive in an understated kind of way.
But I thought a second car might be nice. I like the lines of the one pictured. Do you think I should buy it? I forget the price, but I think it's under $200,000.
I'm kidding, of course. It turns out that one of my kid clients is excellent at drawing. He showed me a picture he'd drawn of a police car, and it was so good I thought he'd traced it. I took him to the Maserati dealership on our last outing, and we photographed this car and a Corvette Stingray from two different angles each. I look forward to his artistic renditions.
By the way, what's the purpose of having a Maserati in the real world? The speed limit is 65 on most of our freeways, and I think I'd be paranoid in I had a $150,000 car parked out there on the streets. I worry enough about my $3000 Collings guitar when I use it for gigs. Does it show the world you're successful? Does it "bag chicks," if you're single?
Would you own one of these if you were super rich? I do like the lines. I even like the color! Hmm.
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@vandana7 (100297)
• India
27 Jun 16
Thank god I am not that rich...pony...seriously. I hate limos...though your car would be big too..lol. If they can afford that much why not spend some more to get a decent RV ...Expensive cars are a waste of money. We are planning to buy a car ..yes. Ours is still ok...but imagine 16 years old. I am opting for Wagon R which (will cost about 7500 USD). Dad is looking at something that will be 1/3rd less, without auto gear and with bucket seats. I am strictly against bucket seats. Pony dad is old, if ever god forbid I have to take him to hospitals, seating him or making him lie or get up from bucket seats would be tough. That is the reason I am willing to pay slightly more.
Whatever...dad too gets to live only once, right?
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@vandana7 (100297)
• India
27 Jun 16
@TheHorse ..Oh very high. But that is another reason I want automatic...dad is 82...if he is going out...and panics and does not have enough presence of mind...you know...and in any event, it is for keeps, not for changing every other year. Our present vehicle is second hand car. It is in fairly good condition, but mileage and air conditioning are a concern.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Jun 16
Pretty cool looking car, but that guitar sounds great too. Does it "bag the chicks" too?
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Jun 16
@TheHorse Tittilating! (Will this word fly?)
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
27 Jun 16
My son's father in law owns a Maserati sedan, a Mercedes convertible, and a big Mercedes SUV. My brother owned a red Porsche. We own a couple of luxury cars, too. Insurance is a good thing to have with any of those babies. I say, go for it! Lol!
It's funny that the ones who would love to drive this beauty are too young to afford it, and the older people, who can afford it, buy them. It is awesome looking!
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@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
27 Jun 16
Yeah, cars fascinating to young males. I grew up in Chicago, and most of us didn't have cars (not practical). That's why my fascination is with stereo gear, not cars. But I still know a late '60s Camaro from a '70s one, etc. It must be something about having XY chromosomes.
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Jun 16
The richy rich don't worry about the laws. They go as fast as they like. They feel that they are above the law. They can afford the best lawyers to get them off should they be stopped or charged with anything. And, yes to all of the above.
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@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Jun 16
@TheHorse ....Sure! But they have the crooked lawyers who get them off.
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@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Jun 16
@celticeagle Better call Saul!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
29 Jun 16
I would not, but there are other ones I might, lol!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
30 Jun 16
@TheHorse 1960 GTO among other ones
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@TheHorse (218921)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Jun 16
@Jessicalynnt Ah, you like classic American cars. If you get two 1965 Mustangs, can you send me one?
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
27 Jun 16
I would get it if I had the money lol, the most I ever spent on a vehicle was 68,000 USD and it was well earned and deserved lol
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@sallypup (61155)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Jun 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I spent 70 thou American dollars and got a mobile home, 3 hilly acres, well and septic. Driving from here in the winter is my problem, right?
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
27 Jun 16
@TheHorse True but who wants to live in IOWA?? lol and it was a buissness deal to cover a debt, I received the car and two flatbed trucks for the equivalent of 100,000 USD
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
27 Jun 16
Nice looking car. I'd probably die if I had one, because I'd have to see just how fast it could go.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Jun 16
It is a sexy little devil! Not my cup of tea. I prefer an old classic to the newer models.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Jun 16
@TheHorse yes, and have the butler buff it when you get it home from the drive.
@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
27 Jun 16
It screams midlife crisis. I would consider having a cool car like that though if I had a lot of cash to throw around.
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
27 Jun 16
@TheHorse How about that Porshe behind it. Looks like a nice family car to me.
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
27 Jun 16
It is silly to have a high performance car in real life. I believe in being practical, but if I had a second car, it would be a classic one, and not something like this. A 1965, powder blue, porthole Thunderbird would be nice.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
27 Jun 16
@TheHorse My sister had one of those. It was red and a convertible. Our colors might clash, but we would both be in F O R Ds. (Remember the commercial when the little cartoon man's mouth spelled it out?)
@Colleen46 (106)
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28 Jun 16
It is a really nice car however I don't see the point in buying such expensive cars. A nice car is a nice thing to have but the price tags on these cars are just too much. I think its pointless. Making the rich richer and the poor poorer with these cars.
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