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2012 911 turbo s cabrio (got at 24) with a 335xi beater car (got at 21) -- both new.

FYI: If you are going with a luxury car, always go new. I tried test-driving a used gallardo and concluded that many first-drivers abuse their cars.

Edit: What do you drive?

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At first I thought "wow, that's pretty cool". Then I read your username and was disappointed that you didn't have a Bugatti.

On the waiting list. They make each car by hand, and dont rush the process, so the the demand far outstrips the supply (thus the multi-year waiting list)

Also for US citizens, there are tax advantages to taking delivery in Europe (the car will come into the country used).

That's what I'm talking about. :p

I have an '01 Mustang and a '67 Mustang. But I want to get into the european cars. I've had a fond liking to Porsches recently.

It's definitely a quarterlife crisis car.

I want to like american cars (USA! USA! especially given that today is memorial day in NYC time), but everyone I talk to has some sort of horror story with a GM or chrysler.

Haha, yeah. Everyone has a crisis with every car at some point I imagine. Well put another way, every car make/model has a crisis with someone at some point I imagine. It probably would come down to personal taste. I of course love mustangs. So I'd go test drive a new Shelby GT500 if you really want power, or just a Mustang GT and see if you like it. There are always other options, though. The new Chevy Camaro, Dodge Challenger, and Chevy Corvette to name a few.

If you don't mind me asking... How do you afford these cars at such a young age?

It's a long story but at the end it's a combination of strong salary, extreme tax advantages, and sales from a startup medical services firm.

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