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
Bravo! Absolutely agree with you…the last sentence is tragicly true. Also I would apply this to large pointless SUVs.
You mean the Big SUVs straight from the factory and can’t actually drive off-road like a good old defender or wrangler? Like Audi, bmw, rangerover, etc?
I absolutely agree…
“…to impress people that they’ve never met” —> this is a big problem of our generation. not only in the car world, but everywhere. I don’t get it either…
Dont know, but, ill buy a Subaru 22b in inmaculate condititons!
I would still build/swap engines into little Honda’s even if I had the money to buy overrated lambo’s and ferrari’s… Most people wont understand
Can we consider a c7 corvette as a super car?
Because of its price and practicality, probably not.
I think the article should say exotic rather than super. Because the C7 Corvette, GTR, and a few other cars are absolutely capable of running with the prancing horses and raging bulls, but still have a price tag and running costs within reason of working class people.
If I had the money to buy a super car, I would spend it on a lot of 90s Japanese cars and be much happier.
I’m sure a lot of you who do drive, don’t even have anywhere near 200bhp, and you know what? That’s awesome.
Lol Alex is this some kind of joke? My daily has more than twice that power output.
My daily has less than a 1/4 of that….
Get a supercar. Drive it everyday. Not give a civic’s ass on any dents and scratches you get. DIY as much of the repairs as possible.
My dad owns a Porsche and to be honest your wrong, he doesn’t use it as a daily but when we go out we always have fun. You may not be able to floor it everywhere but we have a couple of spots where the pedal touches the floor (when it’s safe). With number 3, yes my dad could have bought a cheaper car and tuned or engine swapped it but he doesn’t have the time to do that, plus by not having a tuned car there can be a lot less risks about reliability, my dad has a 996 with the Metzer (I think it’s called that) engine, which is a reliable engine used from the gt1.
If any of my facts are wrong please feel free to correct me.
14yo keyboard warriors….I hear them coming from facebook