Everything I know about One Direction comes from their Madame Tussauds figures coming here from London for a few months. I say this because I had a weird feeling of deja vu when I saw the picture at the top of the story...which is a press photo of Zayn being measured for his Madame Tussuads figure.

I spent a little over $30k plus around $3k for her ring. That doesn't include the many trips we made to Sedona to taste food and cake, pick the venue, audition varying size groups of strings players (not sure how to word that), talk to florists and pick flowers, find a hair and makeup person and probably twenty other…

It is a '72. Previous owner did the GT5 conversion. I was afraid the color would be too obnoxious on an already ridiculous car, but it turned out great. It is the orange from the Porsche GT3 RS that came out few years ago.

I have recognized this as a possible trend when my wife and I split last year. Heh. Both were mutual, so it isn't like I packed my stuff and left on my twelve year anniversary...although we did literally move to separate places ON our twelve year anniversary last year.

Right? I am a graphic designer and love fashion and interior design. I had as much fun picking out dresses, shoes, decorations, venues, food, hairstyles, cakes, music, flowers as my (recent) ex did. Working on the wedding together was a great experience. Plus, I got to design stuff..or rather, I had some input as she…

Congratulations on finally getting married! How awful to wait 15 years. Wow, 15 years is an accomplishment and testament to love even if you hadn't finally been able to be married. So, congrats in general.

Why can't we have both??

Yeah, I know all about getting to the store really fast. I am looking at my 48 in a 35 speeding ticket that I got on the way to the store a few weeks ago. Heh. My car can hold as many groceries as I can fit in the passenger seat. Luckily I am only buying for one person.

Wow, that trunk looks pretty huge. Many times larger than mine.

Wow, you don't see Qvale Mangustas very often. I have only seen one in person.

Agreed! I have a 351C and it is glorious.

Ah, another "nobody" - I think we are in the same club but hadn't met yet. Your last two sentences wrapped up why I thought we disagreed (when we didn't): one person's American Dream vs. another. Step one - safety and security. Step two - growth beyond the basics. Step three - F430.

I don't know his wife but do know he spent a lot on cars. For example, he sold a few other cars at the same time as the Pantera and bought a Mosler. Not sure if his wife knew about that. Heh.

The GTS was a narrow body car. The GT4 and GT5 are the wide body cars with the flairs. The GT4 was for racing and the GT5 was a later model that didn't sell in the US except for a few gray market cars. Many American owners get the factory flairs and modify the cars. Mine is like that and was done by a previous owner…

A laundromat owner is a perfect example. Many people who seem to be hated for their car purchases are mundane people, not rich playboys concerned with conspicuous consumption.

I use the car as a symbol for anything people strive for. Personally, I think the American Dream is more than you do, but only because the things you mentioned (which I totally agree with) should be a baseline, not a dream.

No doubt it was pretty super back in the day...and mine is far from stock. Still, the supercars of today are just staggeringly awesome and expensive. The buying, owning and driving experience is so different from paying 1/4 for a 40 year old car.

I always see NJ owners on the forum. There does seem to be a lot of them. I don't know how east coast car guys do it...putting their cars in storage for half the year. Horrible thought.

Almost all the Lambo owners I know came from middle class roots. They all had a Countach poster on their wall as a kid and swore they would have an exotic someday. They are mostly small business owners and still work hard. The American dream is not a lie.

Not sure this qualifies as a super car. I wanted to buy a De Tomaso Pantera and discovered there was one for sale in my city...which never happens unless you live in southern California.