| What do you think of when you hare the term exotic | | | | The performance and the beauty of design of these |
| sports car? Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, or maybe a | | | | exotics are both seductive and intoxicating and it is |
| McLaren. In the truest sense of the term it refers to | | | | easy to see how one who has the money would own |
| limited production sports cars made outside of the | | | | one. Even for those that might have to stretch a little |
| United States, but built by some of the biggest names | | | | to buy one the lure of having such a beauty is hard to |
| in the industry. | | | | resist. |
| The McLaren F1 is one such car. Once the fastest car | | | | Even if you are fortunate enough to be able to afford |
| made at 0-60 in 3.1 seconds, it is also one of the most | | | | one of these beauties you also need to be prepared |
| expensive selling for well over a million dollars. There | | | | upfront for expensive ongoing maintenance and an |
| were only 107 produced from 1994 -1998 and it is very | | | | outrageously high insurance premium, if you can find an |
| rare that one ever finds its way to market. | | | | insurer. |
| The McLaren gave up its title as world's fastest car in | | | | You also will need to have considerable patience for |
| 2005 losing it to the Koenigsegg CCR, a Swedish | | | | repairs because parts are not easily found and you will |
| made car that has a top speed of 241 mph. The | | | | sometimes even have to have the parts created |
| sweet taste of victory didn't last long for the Swedes | | | | yourself. There are also very few mechanics in the |
| however as the Germans quickly blew their record | | | | world qualified to work on such cars and you definitely |
| away with the introduction of the Bugatti Veyron built | | | | don't want some shade tree mechanic working on |
| by Volkswagen AG, named for the race car driver | | | | your million dollar car. |
| Pierre Veyron who won the 24 hours of Lemans in | | | | Don't let your ego overrule your senses. If you truly |
| 1939 while with the original Bugatti company. This car | | | | can afford a car such as these, congratulations and |
| has a top speed of 250 mph and a blistering 0-60 in | | | | more power to you, but if it is a stretch at all you are |
| less than 2.5 seconds! It is also now the world's most | | | | better off to admire them from afar. |
| expensive car at 1.3 million dollars. | | | | |