Nick,
Please don't get me wrong. My comments are not directed at you. I am stressing, I was just making a point. To me, a Ferrari is a Ferrari and it will always be a class above. You've known me for a while now so I'm quite disappointed with your assumption of my comments. I find your remark on the showroom filled with cars some people can never afford in their lifetime as well as you not being able to afford a GTR or F355 offensively directed towards me and it's a low blow. I do not shout nor do I brag about these things and in my opinion,
I would say you are much more louder and flashier than me when it comes to these things.
I know there's a lot more to just speed and performance when it comes to automobiles and having driven many, I know how much difference these overlooked subtleties can make. Having said that, I was just making a point in my previous comment. Some of the cars put up here are not recognized and shunned just because it doesn't carry the Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Aston Martin or Porsche badge and they are not considered anywhere near these cult status motors therefor not worthy to be on this thread. This comes down to the 'one mans meat is another mans poison' saying or 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'.
I am pointing this out to the people who think they are car aficionados dictating what is and is not an exotic in a public forum. I stress public forum. Everyone has and will have their own views and opinions on what is and is not and exotic but who are you to tell someone otherwise? Are you an automotive journalist? An automotive manufacturer perhaps? No? These people are merely enthusiastic little kids and they want to push people around simply because of the superiority complex they get when praised for getting so many pictures of other peoples cars. Like I said, is there some sort of prize to be won? You want to share, then share but don't be selfish as other people want to share their views too.
Hell, I just put up two pictures of a Renault Clio V6. Why? In my dictionary, exotic means;
1
: introduced from another country
: not native to the place where found
2
: strikingly, excitingly, or mysteriously different or unusual
So, to sum up, all I'm saying is that, if these car aficionados want to regulate what is and is not an exotic, since they have no life, come up with detailed definition of an exotic and explanation.
You people know who you are. Grow the hell up.
Regards.