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Cost of owning a supercar

September 5, 2006 by Alborz Fallah  




Most of us only dream about owning a supercar, we see them drive past once in a while, and you can tell by the look on the driver’s face that something is going right in their life. For those of us who appriciate cars, owning the likes of a Ferrari or Lamborghini are a dream come true.

Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster

Nevertheless, the problem with buying a supercar isn’t so much the initial $300,000-$700,000 depriciating-investment but more so having to continue to sink considerable amounts of money to get parts and problems fixed. The Times Online published a report detailing the “supercar nightmare”. I suppose most of us would think that if we had the spare $700,000 to sink into a Ferrari, we would also be willing to foot the 2 thousand dollar bill to replace the side mirror.

So just how much do SuperCar parts cost?

  1. Lamborghini Murcielago front bumper: $20300 AUD ($15,620 USD)
  2. Maserati Quattroporte sideview mirror: $1389 AUD ($1,069 USD)
  3. McLaren SLR sideview mirror: $2210 AUD plus fitting ($1,700+ USD)
  4. McLaren SLR headlamp assembly: $7099 AUD ($5,461 USD)
  5. Rolls-Royce Phantom Tyre : $1810 AUD / each
  6. Maybach Headlamp : $4900 / each

So if your Murcielago’s front bumper costs $20,000, you’d be keen to park your car in a secured car park so no 4WD will reverse into it. Or if you drive a Phantom, you’d be keen not to get a Punctured tyre, because at $1,800, tyres have never been so expensive!

So what about Fuel? At $1.40 a litre for BP Ultimate, the Lamborghini Murcielago uses $40 of fuel to go 100km.. so 29Litres/100km.. and thats when you drive it conservatively!
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Comments

5 Responses to “Cost of owning a supercar”
  1. Bavarian Missile says:

    Hey the bumper is cheap??????

    Who would care about the cost of fuel? I dont!!!!!

  2. ImportJap says:

    Why do you think no one uses these as daily’s? :D

  3. Mofo says:

    i wonder how much a lambo reventon front bumber cost

    “darling, ive stacked the lambo again, pull the kids out of college and get a job please”

  4. People seem to forget the wear and tear that the paint of the car takes. Some attempt to clean the car themselves causing damage to the paint..

    Car valeting is a term we are used to hearing. This is basically someone else cleaning your vehicle to a certain standard, but this is where valeting stops. Detailing involves extreme car cleaning, cleaning parts of the vehicle that wouldn’t normally be cleaned. A detail is far more extensive than just washing and drying and will often involve many steps. Main goals are typically beautification and protection, but also include other areas such as minor paint repair and surface restoration as well as thoroughly cleaning the engine and under chassis, wheels, tyres, trim, door and boot shuts.

    Surface restoration is primarily achieved with the use of high speed machine polishers with varying polishing compounds and pad structures to remove swirls, scratches, holograms and revitalise faded paint.

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