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
Is this a joke? First we should like autonomous and electric cars and now this. Nothing is perfect in life and everything has a flaw of some sort as it is a reality that everyone should learn to accept. For example you may have to choose between looks or personality with most girls. I agree that an old or affordable car can be a lot of fun in its own way but it also comes with its hardships. It could require a lot of maintenance, it could be less safe to drive and there are other problems as well. You can still collect a license suspension and fine in one too. Supercars put you in another world for a number of reasons but since you’re still alive as normal human being on Earth you have to pay for it with loosing the ease that a Suzuki Swift could give you. You have to take the good and the bad, not just one of the two. Plus not every supercar owner drools over broken necks, some just want a race-like luxury car and he might be a purist. Bottom line is supercars don’t suck, anyways to every man his own.
frankly I love super cars. Even though they are over priced, bad investments, scary to drive, definitely not practical and obnoxious.
I love super cars too!
The biggest problem o have with your statement is, have you ever really driven a super car? How do you know you wouldn’t have that much fun in it if you’ve never driven one. They are the marvels of performance.
I have, and I was glad to give them back.
Amen, brother man…
Those are some of the points why my dream car is no hyper or supercar. Sure I would gladly take any of them for a ride and see myself how they handle and everything, but I wouldn’t want to own one, because to me it would be just to inconvenient.
Couldn’t agree more! All five were excellent points, supercar buyers most often aren’t car enthusiasts, they’re show offs
I’d have a supercar purely for the noise and the feelings it gives you. For me, my dream car is an R8. The wail of the V10 and the growl of the V8 is special to me. However I’d love to own an E90 M3 in the future :D
If I had a supercar I would be scared to mod it if I even could. To me that’s 90% of car ownership.
i honestly think this is true, but i would take a Huayra or SLS any day
This guy is just jealous because he can’t afford a supercar, every one with a normal brain would like to have a supercar in it’s garage. Give me an Aventador any day.