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Originally Posted by prostock69
I know! The cost of a tune up and oil change alone would be more than an average person's house payment. It's ridiculous. They are great to look at and fun to drive but in the end, they are a money pit. Not for me. If I were rich, I would have a huge collection of antique muscle cars. Now there are some cars you can work on and that won't cost you an arm and a leg to upkeep (other than storing them).
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See heres the thing, its (dare I say it) NOT a money pit. Everything is just relative. You have to realize that the car is $200,000 + so a $1000 oil change in the grand scheme is only 0.5% of the purchase price, higher, relatively yes than a $60 oil change on a $40k Camaro (about 0.2%) but not completely insane. Those cars aren't pure profit (heck Chrysler LOST money on every single Viper, and the only reason Ferrari is still alive is because it is owned by FIAT), it costs a lot to build a car that costs that much. And hence the prices for parts are relative to the cost.
If you can't afford the maintenance/fuel/insurance than you truly can't afford the car. For the same reason many people here go for the V6 Camaro or no Camaro at all, in the same respect a well-to-do person should not stretch themself to buy this car. A rule of thumb is you shouldn't be buying a car thats more than 1 year of salary for you, so for a $200k+ car you have to be rolling in some serious cash to buy it.