One goal that I floated around was having a supercar by midlife crisis time which for me is about a half-decade away. I am comfortable with two vehicles–one for fun/weekends and one for utility/everyday. Of the supercars, I vacillate between two main contenders today: a Lamborghini Huracán or a Porsche 911 GT3. Either would hit that sweet spot. I’ll elaborate on these for the sake of being complete.
Young men following supercars is not a new thing–it is pervasive. With my age range, I grew up following the Countach, Diablo, and Murciélago. The Gallardo existed and all, but I frankly wasn’t into it’s aesthetics. Now, the current lineup with the Aventador and Huracán? They are absolutely stunning works of art. The idea of owning a V12 is insane for me. Additionally, the Aventador is a rather large form-factor vehicle.
The Huracán is a svelte NA V10 2-door coupe with impeccable design. It is an impractical in that its suspension sits very low and the seat is likely unforgiving. Being a mid engine vehicle, there is reasonable space for storage up front. The primary purpose of the vehicle is to rip on pavement and look good while doing it. Last I had checked, it is easy to find low mileage used vehicles that are likely kept very clean for anywhere in the neighborhood of $150-250k. As far as supercars go, this would be considered “affordable” unless you go with “high mileage” vehicles (anywhere from 50k or more miles). Buying “high mileage” supercars is like rolling dice in terms of maintenance.
Switch gears to the Porsche 911 GT3. Note–there is also the Porsche 911 GT3 RS for a more track-focused experience, but I always looked into the standard GT3 instead. What was special about this model was that it did NOT have any forced induction–it was an NA flat six-cylinder. This engine was unique and appeared to have quite the personality. It has recently come to my attention that Porsche has decided to introduce NA flat six cylinders also to their 718 models which is intriguing, and depending on the price difference between the newer 718s and used GT3s, may even make sense as an investment. But for the past couple of years, the GT3 has had my eye. My understanding is newer GT3s range between $150k and $200k new, which is markedly different from the Huracán which runs between $200k-300k new. This means used GT3s may be found around the $100k-150k range for 991 (previous 911) model vehicles.
To conclude, this whole post does not hold a whole lot of meaning–it really is just an exercise in writing. I have three cars hanging on my wall in my office: a GTR, an M4, and a 911 GT3. This gives you an idea of how all over the place my interest in sports cars goes, and tomorrow I may be targeting something else entirely. My goal of attacking and destroying financial debt trumps any car goals at the moment–but once a car gets paid off, who knows? I either keep working to kill off all car payments and my mortgage, or I replace a vehicle.