5 Reasons Why Supercar Ownership Has Zero Appeal
1. Supercars are no fun
Think about how much fun you have when driving your car. I’m guessing you have fun most of the time because, like me, you probably don’t own a supercar or hypercar. I’m sure a lot of you who do drive, don’t even have anywhere near 200bhp, and you know what? That’s awesome.
The reason why this is awesome is because you get to spank your car’s engine, suspension and chassis pretty hard a lot of the time, and I’m sure that you know what your car’s limits are by now (some of you will have crossed this line too). Now imagine reaching that same threshold of a supercar’s limits. Do it on the road (where the majority of us do 99.9 per cent of our driving), and one of three things will happen - you’ll either crash, you might kill someone and you’ll likely get your license taken by the cops for a very long time. Give me a wheezy MX-5 over a LaFerrari for a fun street hoon any time. The Ferrari I’ll take for that remaining 0.01 per cent of my driving.
2. You'll always be scared to drive it
Supercars and hypercars are fragile, highly strung machines. Their turning circles suck, their doors scrape on kerb stones and their wide bodies make it near-impossible to just flow through traffic. Narrow streets lead to more squeaky-bum moments, visibility is appalling and parking is a mission.
For these reasons, you can’t just jump in and drive to your destination. You need to plan your route, be super alert at all times and keep a very close eye on the speedo. Does that really sound like fun to you?
3. I don't think it's cool to own a supercar
People who own supercars and hypercars are minted, I get that. But why is it that the majority of these owners have zero imagination? Lambos, Ferraris, McLarens, Porsches…these are all factory cars that anyone with money can buy. So why not use the money you were going to pay out on a Ferrari 458 and create something unique and truly incredible? If I had the money for a 458, I’d rather put an LFA engine in an E30 Touring than be another rich guy in a Ferrari.
4. Jealousy from others will cost you big bucks
I can’t even begin to imagine how much trouble it is to find a safe place to park a supercar. Leave it in a bad area for even a few minutes and a massive key scratch could land you with a bill for thousands. For that reason, I’d much rather own a car that looks pretty normal, but that has the potential to embarrass a Ferrari underneath a shabby, less ostentatious skin.
Parking in parking lots and supermarket car parks brings its own issues too, I’m sure. You only need to look at some dented car doors to understand how little people care about their vehicles. And if they don’t care about their own cars, do you think they’ll give a moment’s thought to how much a panel repair on your Lambo would cost? Hell no.
5. I don't believe in status symbols
If you knew me, you’d know that I wear clothes from Primark, cut my own hair and shop at Lidl. It’s not that I’m cheap, it’s just that I see no damn point in paying extra for something that I can get for half the price. And the same goes for cars. Sure, I could have fun in a Ferrari, but that fun wouldn’t ever come close to the fun I do already have in an MX-5 or 20-year-old E36 M3 (a car I don’t consider a status symbol, I just love the look and the engine).
People buy supercars and hypercars not to explore these cars’ limits, but to impress people that they’ve never met. And to me, that’s just sad…
Comments
I agree with you Alex. I neither like supercars, btw no hate on those, who like them.The reason why (and here comes my unpopular opinion) is that most of them looks like they are already riced on stock with these lots of air intakes on them. Plus most of them (especially which have rear engines) has much longer frontends than backends, which makes cars like this really ugly IMO. A lot of hatchbacks has the same problem (for example EK9 Civic Hatch, the Civic Coupe looks MUCH better, if you ask me). I think all cars should have longer backends/equal or at least not much longer frontends. In my eye, cars with much shorter backend look like they’re incomplete. To let you see, what I exactly mean, here’s a picture:
“With great power comes great responsibility”
well i disagree… i think you should feel what its like to own a supercar instead of saying it has no appeal without having experienced it first.
Oh how I’d rather own a classic muscle car completely restomodded with modern performance parts and interior. Tons of power, great brakes and suspension, reliable turn key set up. Something that would be fun to look at, drive, and just own. Why am I so poor? :(
Supercars are made with passion and determination to break record. If they all had 200 bhp like every other appaling commuter car they wouldn’t be that “super” right. Yes the flashiness and the symbol of these machines seems to offend quite a few punks to the point of keying your whole car. Sorry if this seems rude but I kinda like supercars. Since I was a little boy, they were the machine I loved and admired. It’s like your being told your car is sh*tte…
I like this article. I no longer feel like I need a super car! haha just kidding. I still feel like I need a supercar! :P
I totally agree! In my opinion, if you either own a Lambo for example or they’re your favourite of car car, you don’t know much about cars.
I actually have a 200 bhp car! 😂
You all guys talking about sleepers and that. Im 100% sure that if you had a supercar or a hypercar, you would never come back to think of that, those cars were meant to be notified, to not hide, to be the best of the best, thats why they are expensive. At least I would, I would love to own a supercar/hypercar
I greatly love this article, I have had this view for a long time, how I, in my cheep beater am having a lot more fun then the poor fool in his gtr, and I am very happy someone finally pointed it out. its nice, but is it really worth 300k?