A Summer Driver, part 2

February 11, 2007 by ignatiof.

And now it’s time for the list of expensive cars - the ones that are well outside my reach, and in fact, I would probably be afraid to own because the first tiny scratch would have me sent to the mental ward.

Again in no particular order…

This large-assed beast is the brand new (2007) Mercedes CL-class. It’s upwards of 100K with any sensible options installed. It’s quite the looker though. I mean, damn! Just look at the arches over the wheel wells. Purty.

This one has been around for a few years now, and is the most only desirable car that GM sells. The Cadillac XLR is at least 75K, and perhaps a bit overpriced, but still a nice machine. I love the straight lines and boxiness.

Now we’re getting up there. At around 150K for this Bentley Continental GT, and a bit more for the convertible, I am going to need to sell quite a few glasses of lemonade to afford this. But it’s a Bentley. I’d have to start eating expensive mustards and buy a monocle just to step inside it.

The only car on my list from one of the big supercar makers, this Ferrari, the 599 GTB Fiorano, is probably priced pretty high. I don’t even have a clue how much it costs, and I’m not interested in finding out. The front grill and raked hood with the headlights embedded in those arch thingies does it for me. And look at those wheels!

And finally, the BMW 6-series, conveniently twice the price of the 3-series, it’s a damn cool car, but with the 3 now being so much better, this one has lost a bit of its luster for me. Still the thought of driving the convertible to my wine estate on a sunny weekend afternoon with my sweetie at my side keeps this one on the list.

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