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       exotic cars are appealing to most people because they are, lets face it, really cool. but what makes these "supercars" so cool? well through my initial research i found that a majority of these companies started building these high performance cars from left over war surplus. they focused on creating reliable high power cars that where more for going fast, then anything else. these bold entrepreneurs where targeting the very wealthy aristocrats in society across the globe, through this exclusive target group the lower class folks became, in a way, envious and found them selves, if you will, daydreaming about one day possibly owning one of these godly "super cars". it is this sense of superiority that gives these cars their coolness, and there insatiable ability to turn heads.
          with your purchase of any exotic car you get a hypothetical shiny card, that allows you to see your self as better then every one around you!  And in a round about way that invisible card is exactly what every one is after, that capability to totally engross spectators, and leave them in the shadow of your overwhelming fascination with such questions and jokes as, "what do you think they do for a living?" or "you can have my car for the weekend, but i need it back by Monday!"
        now how about the ludicrous fact that these cars are so ridiculously expensive? and, more importantly, the fact that those proud owners of such cars are very willing to pay full price one such meaningless pieces of fiberglass, carbon sheeting, and metal! well okay besides the fact that most of these people who are driving these things around are more the living comfortably, and the price of a brand spanking new Maserati is still pretty easy on their wallets, -besides that fact- why are they buying these things? well it doesn't make much sense to me because their money could obviously be used in better ways (morally speaking). lets go back to the fact that these cars are so cool, okay so what their really paying for is all that jazz i talked about earlier. and to me that fact reveals a very startling observation; today's most wealthy men and women, are more concerned with feeling and looking cool, then maybe helping people in a worse off situation.
        maybe i shouldn't sell these rich banker types short though, i mean it is in fact very likely that most of these people do reserve ample portions of their wealth for charity and donations. and so what if they spend a little money on a chance to live exclusively? but come on do you really need that new lambo that sells for hundred fifty grand? especially when i think about what that much money would do for my family, not to mention all those poor folks eating dirt and hoping that they get to see tomorrow. it seems like this topic highlights the discrepancy between the rich and poor, and it seems like that difference is too much to sustain for much longer.

Works Cited

"The History Behind Maserati | Italy." Italy | Italy Daily News, Weather, All You Need to Know about Italy. Web. 03 Oct. 2010. <http://www.lifeinitaly.com/italian-cars/maserati-history.asp>.

"History of the Supercar on SupercarWorld.com." Supercar Stats from SupercarWorld.com. Web. 03 Oct. 2010. <http://www.supercarworld.com/cgi-bin/history.cgi>.

"The Tractors at Lamborghini Cars." LamboCars.com, the Lamborghini Enthusiast Site. Web. 03 Oct. 2010. <http://www.lambocars.com/tra/index.php