What's the MOST Exotic, or Expensive, Vehicle...

The Lotus Elise gets 23/27 mpg, which isn't bad for a car that's pretty much a rocket on wheels...

But the ride is harsh, which does get old after a while.

 

I've seen just about every car on the road... er.. almost.

I've seen the larger majority of farraris. Including the Enzo. Fararis are common at the larger businesses in the Palo Alto/Standford area.

I've seen the Porsche Carrara GT on the road. (stoplight near my house)

I've seen the Ford GT and the Ford GT 40 on the road. I recommend not driving behind the GT 40. It's very dirty and noisy. Not the pretty Ford GT or Farari engine noise at all.

I've seen a fair collection of Masaratis on the road.

Lotus Elise is somewhat common to see. Just yesterday there was a red one at my local gas station. Sexy little car.

I've seen the BMW 760i. Only once too. It's a rare find.

I've seen all the Mercedes. The SL55, SL600 coupe and roadster, and the CL 55. All at my nephews private school actually. I talked to one chick. Her husband just baught it for her. (SL600 Coupe)

I think that's about it. Oh... Lambos. I've seen every Lambo on the road. If not somewhere around Palo alto, then the few i've seen in San Francisco.

Oh yeah.. for the lotus list. I've seen a few lotus besides the Elise. I don't know what models they were though. *shrug*

 

I parked next to a Maybach at an Asian Expo at the L.A. County Fairgrounds in Pomona. I drove behind a Porsche Carrera GT on the west side of L.A., going north on Bundy. I saw a McClaren Mercedes SLR in Laguna a while back.

 

So far I've seen two Porsche Carrera GT, a Lamborghini Murcielago, several Lamoborghini Gallardos, a Bently Azure, several Bentley Continental GTs, two Mercedes McLaren SLRs, several Ferrari F360/F430s, and a Ferrari Enzo.

Lots of fine cars around here!

... the first wrecked Enzo was here in Tampa. Check out www.wreckedexotics.com for info and pics.

 

A DeLorean years ago

 

Sorry for the long post, I will never complain about option prices again!

I saw 3 of these in NYC, one was a super stretch limo.

2006 Maybach sedan 57, 5.5L 12cyl (for the stupidly Rich).
Stripped Base Model Price
$382,500 + Additional Options Pricing, ie add the option prices to the base price for total price..

Select Options
-- Printer w/Bluetooth Technology info
303 Partition Wall Between Front and Rear Cabin info $29,500
-- Customer Specified Color Match info $20,450
-- Emerald Green Interior info $19,990
-- Custom Colors info $16,490
-- Three Place Rear Seating info $15,000
413 Electrotransparent Glass Roof w/Integral Solar Powered Ventilation System info $14,800
-- Light Maple High Gloss Trim info $12,000
-- Curled Elm High Gloss Trim info $12,000
-- Honey Walnut High Gloss Trim info $12,000
-- Curled Elm Matte Finish Trim info $12,000
-- Black Walnut High Gloss Trim info $12,000
-- Black Poplar High Gloss Trim info $12,000
-- Dual Port Internet Router w/Bluetooth Technology info $9,900
-- Code Free DVD Player info $7,950
-- Video Cassette Player info $7,350
-- Special Colors info $6,030
738 Amboyna Matte Finish Trim info $6,000
-- Walnut Matte Finish Trim info $6,000
737 Cherry and Black Lacquer High Gloss Trim info $6,000
-- Dashboard and Door Covers in Grand Nappa Leather info $4,800
-- Sony Playstation 2 info $4,500
-- Built-in Humidor info $4,000
-- Multi-purpose Storage Compartment on Rear of Front Seats info $2,900
-- Door Center Sections in Grand Nappa Leather info $2,880
-- Audio Cassette Player info $2,500
-- Color Keyed Finish for Four Wheels info $2,500
-- Headliner in Different Alcantara Color info $2,500
-- Mercedes-Benz Standard Model Series Colors info $2,350
419 Solar Module For Solar Powered Cabin Ventilation System info $2,150
656 10-Hole Forged Light-Alloy Wheels info $2,150
-- Chrome Plated 7-Spoke Wheels info $2,000
-- Chrome Plated Finish for Four 10-Hole Forged Wheels info $2,000
216 Intercom System info $1,250
-- Cover on Lower Front Seats in Nubuck Leather info $900
-- Additional 12V Socket in Rear info $900
-- Carpeting in Different Maybach Color info $700
-- CD/DVD Storage Compartment info $635
-- Curtains in Rear Window in Different Color info $420
-- Additional Remote Control info $250
-- Floor Mats w/Piping in Contrasting Leather info $100
-- Cancellation of Rear Curtain info $0
304 Non-smokers Package w/Storage Compartments info $0


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Several of them.

1. GM EV1. ~1800 of them made for a cost of $1 million per copy if you believe GM. Drove it for two years. No more on the road today.
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2. Rav4EV. ~400 of them on the road, made for a cost of $80k if Toyota is to be believed. Purchased for about $30k, worth about $55k three years and 35k miles later
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3. Toyota Highlander FCH. Only a few made for about $1.5 million a copy. Shown here next to my Rav4EV.
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4. Ford Ranger EV. Fewer than 150 on the road today.
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These are what I've driven on public roads. But the REAL slick part is that our daily driver is the Rav4EV. An irreplaceable vehicle, and one of only about 400 on the road. Anybody else commute regularly in a car like that?