| One of the most important aspects considered by | | | | garage but none of them are what you would expect |
| common car buyers is, of course, the price of the | | | | from a person with a net worth of $20.3 billion and has |
| vehicle. But for the elite, the billionaires and millionaires, | | | | the distinction of being the 13th wealthiest person in the |
| they can easily afford a fleet of Ferraris, Bugattis, and | | | | world. The Prince's fleet is composed of two Infiniti |
| Maseratis. | | | | FX45s, two Hummer H1s, two Volvo XC90s, two |
| But if one should look at the garage of the world's | | | | Rolls-Royce Phantoms, and two Daewoo Matizes. |
| wealthiest, one cannot even find a BMW or a Ferrari in | | | | The reason for the two car set of each vehicle model |
| it. The world's wealthiest, of course, did not become | | | | is that the Prince uses one car and the other is |
| billionaires by spending lavishly on their personal | | | | reserved for his bodyguards. An oddity in the lineup is |
| carriers. | | | | the Daewoo Matiz. |
| Mr. Microsoft, William Gates III, is an example of the | | | | The reason for the Matiz's presence in the Prince's |
| thriftiness of the elite. For his net worth of $56 billion, | | | | fleet is that he holds a stake in the Korean car |
| Mr. Gates only has two cars in his garage - a 1999 | | | | company. All of the cars in the Prince's fleet are |
| Porsche 911 Convertible and a 1988 Porsche 959 | | | | known for their sleek styling which can be enhanced |
| Coupe. While Porsche has already redesigned the 911 | | | | further with the use of Westin aftermarket products. |
| entirely, Gates is yet to replace the 1999 Porsche 911. | | | | With a net worth of $33 billion, what would you buy as |
| The other classic car in Gates garage is the rare 1988 | | | | your personal vehicle? Answers may vary from a |
| 959 Coupe which was produced in a limited quantity of | | | | BMW or an Aston Martin, but for Ingvar Kamprad, the |
| only 230 units. The said car was only made legal for | | | | founder of IKEA, a boxy 1993 Volvo 240 GL is |
| Bill Gates to drive after a federal law was passed | | | | enough. While Kamprad has a Volvo, he still takes the |
| during President Clinton's term. | | | | bus to work and uses his discount card. Further proof |
| For a billionaire such as Mr. Gates purchasing newer | | | | of Kamprad's thriftiness is the fact that he flies |
| Porsches is easy but he might have had more | | | | economy and rarely stays in luxury hotels. With this |
| pressing businesses than buying a new car. | | | | philosophy, it is not a surprise why he is the 4th richest |
| The billionaire Warren Buffet is another wealthy | | | | person in the world and the wealthiest in Europe. |
| individual who prefer the relatively lower-priced vehicle | | | | Another billionaire who shows that cars are not the |
| compared to Ferraris and Bugattis. Buffet has only one | | | | only symbol status of being wealthy is Paul Allen - the |
| car in his garage which is a 2001 Lincoln Town Car | | | | partner of Bill Gates in founding Microsoft. He is |
| Signature Series. The license plate of the car which | | | | currently ranked as the fifth richest American with a |
| reads THRIFTY says it all. It seems that for the net | | | | net worth estimated at $18 billion. He owned a 1988 |
| worth of $44 billion, Mr. Buffet is content with his daily | | | | Porsche 959 Coupe that is similar to that of Bill Gates'. |
| driving machine. Considering the sleek styling of the | | | | But before the federal law that allowed Gates to drive |
| Lincoln Town Car, it shows that Mr. Buffet may not | | | | his 959 Coupe was passed, Allen shipped his to |
| splurge on expensive cars but knows how to choose | | | | Europe where it is allowed to be driven. When in the |
| a good-looking car. | | | | United States, Allen uses his 1988 Mazda B-Series |
| Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, the nephew of the | | | | pickup. |
| Saudi King Abdullah, may have a lot of cars in his | | | | |