My guess is that margin is LOT LOT less than you think it is. His COGS are probably right around 50% ($50k). Then he has to take out his salary, taxes, shop space, electricity, marketing, toilet paper, etc. I would be very surprised if he nets more than 10%. And then you want to tack on a half million dollar outlay?…

I predict a vast supply of engines as owners wrap these around trees 15 minutes after getting them. 707 HP is too much for serious drivers, anything north of that is just bonkers.

These days, I am starting to think the whole “dealership experience” is an old wives tale. I was talking with a GM of 6 dealerships. He said that 85% of the people that show up on the lot already know what car they wants and have already checked it out online. They want in-and-out. I doubt the dealerships internal…

Macular degeneration sucks, huh? But seriously I think you are the first person to say the ND doesn’t look miles better than the NC.

What the hell was he doing? 40K miles a year is like 6 hours a day.

Put an LS in it.

Ya, but there is a floor to this. As 355 and 348 prices continue to fall, the maintenance issue affects value less and less.

Your theory is that because a company can afford it we should have them pay for things that are not their fault? Tell me more about your brilliant economic concepts!

Did you see the “filed in California” bit? California Judges are extremely friendly to these types of lawsuits. While the suit holds no merritt, a Judge will entertain it an even kick it upstairs. This will cost Apple millions to win, so they are just hoping for a settlement.

Actually, high end cars go through Ebay and Craigslist all the time. Barrett-Jackson charges around 10% to the seller and 10% to buyer, so if it sold for $3.5m, you would be looking a $700k in fees.

I’m guessing you have never managed so much as a paper route have you? You are clearly to stupid to be having this discussion and you are embarrassing yourself.  Also, you keep saying these “billionaire” execs. Who the hell are you talking about? The paper billionaires? The only two employees that might be…

First, they are not a public company and salaries have never been disclosed so I am not sure where you are getting your information. Secondly, are you really so simple that you think running an global company with tens of thousand of dis-integrated offices and employes is easy?

C4s are so cheap they have fallen into “pure fun” category like an NA Miata. You can literally beat on them mercilessly, park them anywhere and just not care. There is a lot be said for not worrying at all about protecting a car. 

I love that. Perfect description.

Porsches are incredibly reliable. Aside from my 996 getting a new engine under warranty for IMS issues, the only thing I have done in 3 years of ownership is a new clutch, serpentine, one brake light bulb and fluids. Its got 100k miles. I did the brakes in ‘69 911 and the fluids and cleaned the carbs. I replaced the…

Aside from straight-line speed, I am hard pressed to think of another car that competes in the same price range. Basically an S2000 or........

My Dad is out in Germany right now doing European delivery with his new M4. Apparently you have to keep it below 107 for the first 1,000 miles or you risk your warranty. He is relegated to the far right lane at that speed.

Okay, thats fair-ish.

Don’t get me wrong, I like Teslas too, but the point of buying a car is more about emotion than some theoretical track record or 0-60 time. By your standard, no classic Ferrari is any good because an Accord would beat it in a drag race. My 240z is slower than my 911, doesn’t mean I don’t like it. My LS460 is slower…

Thats simply not true. An average loan is ~4.2% now (lower on certain cars/manufacturers). You can easily find a number of stocks paying higher dividends than that (SEP is pay 6% now). Assuming a diversified portfolio of growth an dividend stocks you would be a fool to shell out the cash on a car.