Bugatti

 Who doesn’t turn their head when a nice car goes by?  If you live in Miami or LA than it might be more typical to see a luxury car rolling down the street.   I guarantee no matter where you live or how many exotic and luxury cars you see, you will appreciate the pictures below.  Imagine Lifestyles has complied 20 interesting pictures of luxury cars, some in very odd places. Enjoy the pictures below.

Exotic and luxury cars come with more than just bragging rights and a lofty price tag, they come with the responsibility and expense of regular maintenance, which can be shocking to those unaccustomed to such extravagance.   Meet the $10,000 car wash.

Yes, I said $10,000 car wash, more than some cars cost in the world!  For those who own or invest in luxury vehicles that cost anywhere from $200,000 to $2 million dollars and more, you want the car to stay in mint condition inside and out.  Of course you would never pull your Pagani Zonda, Bugatti Veyron or Lamborghini Gallardo into a regular car wash, where $25 can get you the works, and possibly some scratches.

When people think of the Bugatti, they envision one of the top luxury cars on earth.  A Bugatti, no matter how old, can fetch big bucks, even if it has spent 73 years at the bottom of a lake!

Yes, a Bugatti Type 22, built in 1925 has spent 73 years submerged as a sort of luxury submarine.  That means it only spent a mere 11-12 years or so on land before meeting its watery demise at the bottom of a Swiss lake. 

It is obvious when you watch the cars whizzing past you that women and men prefer different cars, for the most part.  Before you object, I realize there are exceptions to every rule, and those exceptions make it interesting.  Let’s investigate further.

A study of vehicle registrations of 13 million U.S. citizens over a two-year period conducted by Truecar.com peaked my interest.  Truecar is based in California and is an auto pricing information company.

The study suggests over 50 percent of the population is female, but that just 36 percent of them register vehicles.  This is where the study became humorous to me, and won me over.  It then went on to say that of the registered VW Beetles, 56 percent were women.  I am sure you have all seen the little flower holders all the new Beetles come with?  Tell me that is not marketing geared toward women.  The quote from the article stated:


"It fits the description of what women want in a car.  It's cheap to maintain and own. It gets good gas mileage. It's practical to get around in big cities yet it's stylish to drive in hip metropolitan areas. It's kind of a home run from all those different perspectives.”

Ha. Haha!  Well, I personally cannot picture a macho man tooling around in a bright shiny new Beetle.  The study states that the highest percentage of luxury cars are registered to men, including brands such as Bugatti (100%), Ferrari (94.4%), and Lamborghini (93.5%).

Well ladies, I suppose we need to step our game up a notch (and likely our careers to compete with that)!  Unless the fellas want to race Beetle to Bentley? 

Don’t forget to check out our fleet of luxury car rentals on your way out, it may inspire you to toss the keys to that Beetle.  Just kidding, Beetles are cute…just like puppies.
 

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The headline stealing ponzi scheme of disbarred Florida attorney Scott Rothstein has climaxed today, with his coveted luxury cars, yachts and toys auctioned off in efforts to pay back those he ripped off.  The auction held today fetched a lofty $5.8 million dollars, to be funneled back to the investors he wronged.  Imagine Lifestyles was there to witness history.

In just over one hour, the luxury auction unloaded 11 exotic cars, 4 yachts and 2 wave runners scored $5.8 million.  This is not much compared to his estimated $1.4 billion dollar investment fraud, but hey, every little million helps.

For those of you who have been following the case of Florida attorney Scott Rothstein’s ponzi scheme, the latest is the auction that will be held to sell his fleet of luxury cars and yachts.  Might I mention that the inventory is quite shocking, in fact, it is jaw-dropping.

Yes, Bugatti has doubled-up for this year’s Geneva Motor Show, gracing us with not one, but two amazing cars:  The Grey Carbon and the Blue Carbon.  Both models attended the show topless, and both are outstanding.  Too bad these are the only two that will be produced.

The actual names are a bit lengthy:  The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Grey Carbon, and the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Blue Carbon.  That is six words per name, and we find the whole “grand sport” part to be unnecessary, as it is obvious by looking at the sleek bodies of these beauties.  Perhaps the names are the only part we would change.

We are following-up on the highly anticipated Lamborghini Reventon Roadster, which made its debut recently at the Frankfurt Motor Show.  The first delivery in Singapore has been made, at the bargain price of $2.1 million dollars. 

We know you are thinking, “but it was supposed to cost only one million!”  Well folks, you can thank the strategic marketing geniuses at Lambo for that.

We winced when we discovered this exotic car crash catastrophe.  In two shocking moves, a 2008 Porsche Boxster was totaled. 

The first shocking move, a Florida woman decided that rather than service her Porsche Boxster at an appropriate facility, why not just drop it off at a local garage?  Its only routine maintenance, right? Great plan.  That is like stopping by your local marina to service your super yacht. 

Oh Conan.  Childish sniveling seems to be Conan’s solution to salvaging his dignity.  Background for those of you who may be out of the loop:  NBC made a business decision to place Leno back to his original time slot, due to lagging ratings and complaints from NBC affiliates who claim Leno’s show provided a weak lead-in to their late night news broadcasts.  Drama ensued.

Yes, it is time to begin a new year once again, which means taking a retrospective look back on 2009 while we head into 2010.  2009 was an interesting year for luxury cars, and here are our picks for the top 5 luxury cars of 2009:

1.    Lexus LFA
2.    Bugatti Veyron 16.4
3.    Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 Superveloce
4.    Ferrari F430 Spider
5.    Aston Martin One-77

A Texas exotic car collector went for a very expensive spin recently, with his million-dollar Bugatti Veyron ending up saturated with mud and soot in a 3-foot deep salt marsh.  Nice.  Please join us in a collective sigh.

Some tales are too torrid to go untold, and we have a juicy treat for our fabulous fanbase today.  It would seem there is a serial killer of exotic cars right here in Florida.  A 73 year-old Floridian is responsible for the demise of not one, but ten exotic cars within the past three years.  Oh the madness. 

Did we mention this man is partial owner of an insurance company, though it is unclear if the wrecked exotics were insured by his company.  The rumor mill circulations include that the man continued to drive like a fool following each and every accident. 

Let’s forget for a moment that the front-end of this luxury Jaguar looks like it has been blown up like a piece of bubble-gum and appreciate how awesome the effect is.  It is truly unfortunate that this 1952 Jaguar is not made any longer; it is so classically gorgeous and was ahead of its time.

A topless transition from the Veyron, the new Bugatti Grand Sport will set you back a stratospheric $2 million dollars.  The design is elegant, not intimidating, and the interior engulfs driver and passenger in luxury.  The interior leather is pure of grain, originating from Alpine bovines raised at altitudes high enough to lack the insect pests that would mar their skin.  Now that is smooth.

Impressed yet?  This luxury car is capable of a cool blast-off from zero to 62 miles per hour in 2.7 seconds.  If you press the accelerator for seven seconds, you can become a blur reaching speeds of over 125 miles per hour-leaving gawkers to wonder "What is that?"  You could conceivably go 188 miles per hour, but would require a fuel stop every ten minutes.  The EPA economy numbers are not a concern to potential buyers, renters or owners of this exotic beast, but for the record they are 8-mpg city, 14-mpg highway. 

This  ridiculously racy car demands attention, and definitely gets it in spades.  This is one of the most expensive, exclusive, and fastest production cars on earth.  A delicious sight and an almost devious experience to encounter, the Bugatti Grand Sport could qualify as one of the wonders of the world.  Other savvy selections and recommendations for exotic sports convertible rentals include the Aston Martin V8 Vantage rental, the Bentley GTC convertible rental, and the Ferrari F430 Spyder rental. 
 

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