The attention can be both annoying and appreciated.

Negatives:

-I never get challenged to a "race" (not that I would on public streets) however, whenever I have it's been from someone in a mini-van, pickup truck, or a base BMW. Neither of those have any chance of winning but for some reasons their owners hold a grudge.

-I have to run into a store and feel compelled to park at the furthest possible parking spot to avoid people parking next to me and unintentionally damaging my car while loading their goods, etc.

-Regular maintenance will be significantly more expensive.

-You will attract the wrong women

-You really don't/shouldn't go to the local carwash as it will likely cause light marks on the clear coat.

-You can't/probably don't want to be caught out in the rain. It MUST go in the garage during the winter when it snows. You could take it out when snow isn't on the ground but it will get covered in road salt and racing tires are very dangerous if you hit a patch of ice.

-You must be a very conscious driver. Hitting a minor pothole isn't great for your >18' rims and tires. A major pothole may cause the rim to crack, good luck getting a single rim if it's a classic car. Additionally, have fun with the potentially blown out tire or one that gets a bubble from this.

Positives:

-People immediately assume you're incredibly successful at whatever you do. There are many famous/semi-famous people who have purchased an expensive sports car before they 'made it big' (Ralph Lauren, Jose Eber.) As such, I'd recommend it to anyone who can afford it simply for the networking opportunities.

-People will want to do business with you, start businesses with you, come to you for business advice, and immediately respect you. This doesn't work on everyone but for most it does.

-You run into enthusiasts who want to talk about the car, features, and have in-depth car conversations (if you're into cars, not just owning a high end one that is always a welcomed conversation.)

-It can give you instant confidence. Similar to wearing tailored clothes, driving to an appointment, meeting, date, etc. in an exotic car can give you immediately confidence and take away the stress of a bad day.

-People want to take photos of it and compliment it frequently.

Letting people borrow it:

-Very few people have asked to even drive it for fear of crashing or something bad happening. Those who have asked to drive it, I typically have no problem so long as I know them/trust them. However, this is done for a very short distance on backroads and ALWAYS when I'm in the car. I would never let them take the car for a weekend, etc.

Although buying a high end car isn't the 'greatest' allocation of capital, I'd be lying if I told you I've ever regretted it.

Source: https://www.quora.com/How-has-owning-a-very-expensive-car-affected-your-everyday-life

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