On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:55:19 +0100, Invisible wrote:

>>> Hmm. That still seems awfully low for the most expensive brand of car
>>> in the entire world...
>>
>> Faulty assumption there as well.
>>
>> Off the top of my head: Lamborghini, Bugatti, and McLaren are all
>> likely candidates to be more expensive than a Ferrari.
> 
> Is Lamborghini still going? 

Yes.  Top Gear reviewed their new Aventador this last series.

> And for that matter, I didn't know that
> Bugatti or McLaren actually /make/ road cars.

Bugatti is owned by Volkswagen, and the Veyron is a road car (one of the 
fastest in the world).

And again, Top Gear reviewed a road car from McLaren this last series.  I 
quite liked it, in fact. :)

>> The Mercedes Benz CLR McLaren will set you back about $450K.
> 
> That's still quite a bit less than the £800,000 I was expecting to pay
> for the most basic entry-level Ferrari. I was expecting a top-end one to
> be several million, if not tens of millions.

You *really* need to research more before making bold statements like 
this.  A "basic entry-level Ferrari" will set you back maybe $100K-$150K.

Jim

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