We used to paste over our rooms with Ferrari posters and dream about owning one when we were young boys. So, naturally, none of us actually expects a luxury car to be a pitfall. In reality, driving a sexy head-turner has lots of drawbacks the manufacturer hushes up. You learn the humbling truth only after you pay a gold-plated arm and a leg for it and place your bottom on the driver’s seat. Answering the question ‘Is owning an exotic car actually worth it?’, Doug DeMuro who drives a red hot Ferrari says ‘yes’ (adding ‘as long as you stay away from roads, other drivers, puddles, parking lots, street racers, camera phones, speed bumps etc.’). Specialists from the UK’s leading dealer of tyres Tirendo will explain what you actually pay for – a perk or a pitfall.
Display of wealth
Whenever you drive your car, people are watching you. On the one hand, it can be exciting to see how the display of wealth makes people on regular cars thrill in your presence. Actually, except for the speed, this is the only obvious perk of owning a sports car. We can now move on to the drawbacks as some ways how people can react to your ‘display of wealth’ may disappoint you.
Other drivers
When you are on your hot wheels, you have to deal with other drivers oftener than when you drive an unobtrusive car. There are 3 categories of them: those who want to take your picture (so you have to worry how you look all the time without any chance to relax), those who make you race offers, and those who just don’t care. The last 2 are the most challenging. Crazy youngsters will try to race you all the time, and you’ll soon find this feeling of being forced to prove something tiresome. But those who don’t care how expensive and cool your car is are the most dangerous. In a blissful ignorance, they can hit you (very expensively) just to discover that their insurance expired many months ago.
Parking is an issue
It’s not an issue in terms of fitting into the parking space. Again, it’s about other drivers. As your car is smaller and much lower than regular cars, you’ll have to master the skill of parking it in a ‘visible’ manner. Once you’ve already parked, you keep thinking about your car. What if somebody touches it (or keys or smashes) at the moment? These ‘what-if’ questions won’t ever let you have a peace of mind.
Bad roads
Once you buy a sports car, you soon discover how awful the roads were in your city (even if they were great when you drove your SUV). Your car feels unevenness of the pavement, and your bottom cringes in anticipation of a next pothole or even a tiny stone.
Treacherous mileage
You’ll be disappointed to find out that you can’t drive your exotic car as much as you’d like. Every new mile lowers its resale value. And with every new mile per year, your insurance expenses grow. So a luxury car is an enviable hot little thing you can drive only twice a month just around the block.