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