Has anyone seen this yet?

http://jalopnik.com/inside-the-secre...the-1662640952

 

Yeah, super jelly.

 

I was speaking with the sales manager at McLaren Newport Beach not very long ago, and he was saying that these (usually Asian) college kids come in the showroom all the time looking for their next toy. Apparently some of these kids that he's dealt with get a $40,000+ allowance EACH MONTH from their parents. More often than not I see college age kids driving the supercars around Orange County as opposed to middle aged people (as many would probably expect). Like your thread title says - it must be nice!

 

Balling on a budget....a very laaaarge budget lmao

 

I went to undergrad in Boston and became friends with a bunch of international students that had similarly deep pockets. It was both awesome and extremely humbling to hang out with them as I got treated as one of their own, but unfortunately, could not keep up. One summer I stayed in Boston for an internship and was asked by a friend to take out his car that had been in storage since he had gone back to China. I felt like Ferris Bueller!

 

Here in Singapore, cars cost 3x what they do in the USA and you have to buy a permit to buy a car that carries with the life of the car (which is 10 year then crushed). The permit can be then either sold or used for the next car. This limits how many cars are on the road. That being said, a permit for a McLaren and like must be well over a 100K alone.

Super cars and exotics are pure bargains for these guys living the USA. McLaren ends being near a million dollars.

 

this completely sucks doesn't it? You cant have a car that is more than 10 years old in Singapore? No classics or hoompties on the road? WOW glad im in the US lol

 

That's correct. I have seen a few S2000's, but that won't be for much longer, lol... Think they do scrap cars for parts and may sell them overseas. Keeps the road safe with newer cars and promotes using public transportation which is quite good. There's a nice new Rolls Royce Phantom down the street; shame to see that one being parted out.

 

I guess Hong Kong is similar to Singapore except you are allowed to own a car that is older than 10 years.

Downside of Hong Kong is that LHD cars are not certified to be on the road so most supercars stay indoor for collection only and also because supercars are double or even triple what they would cost in the US, to the wealthies in Hong Kong, owning a supercar is more affordable in the US. A brand new Lamborghini Avendador would cost you $770,000 USD in Hong Kong...while it would cost a little over $400,000 here. I know a guy from Hong Kong who used to own an F50 in the US...and just recently purchased a Carrera GT.

How do they afford such lifestyles you ask? Well, corruption has been a HUGE problem in China in recent decades, especially among government officials. They are literally stealing money from the citizen of China and shipping freights of currencies overseas to their children...But good thing is their new president has started targeting corruption and hopefully things will change for the better.

 

Or money laundering it Macau... Macau's 3 casinos are bigger than all of Nevada.