- Luxury, easily one of the fanciest words in the English language. It instantly calls to mind
diamond rings, solid gold toilet, and of course, luxury cars. Today I'm going to show you nine cars that were super expensive
when they were new, but now you can find them for
less money than the cheapest new car available in the US at this time, the Chevy Spark. Slap on a monocle and chug
a whole barrel of caviar, because it's time to get fancy. This is D-list. Big old thanks to Kove speakers for sponsoring today's
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this episode by saying while these cars are cheap to buy, none of them are cheap to own. Nothing is more expensive
than a cheap luxury car. Moving on. Maserati Quattroporte. Italians know two things. Pasta and luxury cars and art and I think
they invented democracy. Let's just say that Italians probably know a lot of things and I should learn not to
generalize any nationality down to just one or two characteristics. So, it's my bad. We're growing together, you guys. So, let me start over. Do you want to own a Maserati? Of course you do. Well, today, you can get
a fifth gen Quattroporte, aka 4-Porte, for cheap. Not a bad deal for a car that retailed for 95 large when it was new or 125 thousand dollars with inflation. So, why so expensive? Because Maseratis are marketed as both luxury and performance vehicles. The Quattroporte has a 4.2 liter V8, coupled with luxury sedan
feel on the sides and back. It's like the opposite of a mullet. Party in the front, business in the back. But don't expect to only
spend $11000 on this car. The biggest problem with this big old boy is it's immensely complex drive train which is very difficult to repair. That said, when it is in working order, the Quattroporte can go
zero to 60 in five seconds and tops out at 171 miles per hour. So, that's a spicy meatball. I have learned nothing. BMW 750IL. Question, who's classier
than 007, Mr. Jake Bond? Answer, not a single person
on this flat green earth. The super spy himself drove a BMW 750IL in the classic 1997 film,
Tomorrow Never Dies, from the golden era of
Bond, the Brosnan years. The 750IL was the top level of the E38, produced between 1994 and 2001. Not only was it stocked
with a 5.4 liter V12, with 322 horsepowers, it also was the first
BMW to come with a TV. In the very first vehicle period with curtain air bags. Trust me, there's nothing
more luxurious than not dying. I not died last year. Back in 2001, these
German driving machines retailed for $92000. That's over $134000 in today's money. But, now, you can get
them for like 5000 bucks. It's not like some 20 year old, aging old people car. I think the E38 is still one of the coolest looking cars ever. It's aged incredibly well. I love them. Surprisingly enough, you can even find the next generation, the E65 for pretty cheap. Maybe that's because that particular car was not known for it's reliability
or it's efficiency but the styling and comfort still hold up even 20 years later. That's the most important thing for you, me and Bond, Jeff Bond. Mercedes S-Class. The S-Class or as I like
to call it, the Sclass, is one of the most awarded cars ever. We're talking multiple
car of the year awards, from places like JD Power and US News. Not to mention honors
like Best Luxury Car, Safest Passenger Car, European Car Of The Year, and more. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised If someone gave the S-Class a Streamy for best sports channel
just like we got last year. (crowd cheering) The S-600 budded in 1999 as the highest performance
car in S-Class history with an MSRP of $134250, which would be over 200 grand nowadays. It's got a 5.5 liter V12 twin turbio motor with 493 horsepower. This car was so loaded that it even came with it's own website. According to Car and Driver, a 2001 S600 included your own personal web page on MBUSA.com. The things it did are
hilarious and very rich guy. You could check stocks,
news, sports, weather. Rich guy stuff. I never really understood
the weather channel. (mumbles). That site could be downloaded and displayed on your dash screen, making the S600 one of the
first internet connected cars. Guys, this is before
we had all the watches with the smart watches and tablets. Today, smart shoppers
can find a used S600, well, I wouldn't say smart, today, brave shoppers can
find a used S600 for 13 grand which aint cheap, but also aint bad for one of the highest end sedans in the history of cars. If you're Michael Jordan, then you're going to get a
return on your investment because his just sold for like 200 grand. You're probably not Michael Jordan. If you are Michael Jordan, and you are watching this, slide in the DMs, let's hang out. Range Rover Sport HSE. This car's easily the most luxurious way to drive through a lake. (laughing). These mamma jammas have
serious all terrain power, maxing out at 503 horse powers, plus they've got an air suspension system that allows you to change
the ride height for off road. Land Rover's patented
terrain response system offers custom chassis
and transmission settings for five different landscapes. Road, Grass, Mud, Sand and Heart. I've got a Captain Planet haircut now. Problem, as with many of
the cars on today's list, this Range Rover is
notoriously unreliable. Actually, just about every Range Rover is notoriously unreliable. Check out Range Rover enthusiast's forums and you'll find a million questions like what's this noise mean? What's this warning light mean? What's this explosion mean? (explosion sound) But for all the problems
you might run into, it's still a Range Rover which is the car that actual rich people drive. The high trim interior detailing on the HSC absolutely puts competitors to shame. When the Sport HSC debuted in 2004, it was $72000, but these days, you can
get them for less than 10. Not bad grommet. Audi S8. Picture yourself in Neckersulm, Germany. Okay? It's a small hamlet in
northern Baden-Württemberg. Here you are, you're
just eating a schnitzel, you're drinking a Doppelbock, you're wearing leather shorts and you drive an Audi S8, because that's the only place that they make the Audi S8. If you ask me, German words
are funny and easy to say. Also, if you ask me, Audi is a fancy rich guy German car. The S8 is a jazzed up version of the A8, Audi's flagship sedan. It's got some sportier features, like firmer suspension, bigger wheels, it's got ceramic brakes, and debuted in North America in 1999, the same year as Woodstock Two, for $65000, which would be pretty much exactly $100000 today. But now, you can find an early 2000s S8 for eight to ten grand. Audi's are generally though to be some of the more reliable luxury cars, which makes a used S8 a good deal. Porsche Cayenne. Oh, that's a little spicy. What is it? Cayenne baby. When the Cayenne debuted in 2001, some people thought it was dumb for Porsche to make SUVs. They said an SUV just couldn't be a true P car. To that I say nay. It's never dumb for any company to make any car unless it blows up because cars are awesome and there are never enough of them unless they blow up. Luckily, the doubters
were soon proven wrong because the Cayenne turned
out to be pretty super duper. All right? Business Insider called it the... They're not German. The undisputed king of
high performance SUVs. In a sport utility market dominated by American and Japanese brands, suddenly there was a
Porsche to compete with. But, the Cayenne has
depreciated a lot more than other Porsches, despite the original MSRP of 89 grand, you can get a mid-2000s Cayenne Turbo for like 8000 bucks. Compared to the same year 911s that sell for close to 30 grand. There are a couple of reasons. Okay? For one thing, Porsche produces about twice as many Cayennes as 911s, so there's just more of them. For another, a lot of Porsche enthusiasts just don't want a Cayenne. Okay? It doesn't scratch their itch. If they do want one, they're
going to buy a new one, which by the way, if you have a serious
case of Porsche itch, you should call 911. VW Phaeton. The Volkswagen Phaeton was only sold in America for a glorious three year period, the golden age known as 2004 to 2006. When I was supposed to be in college. VW created it after Mercedes introduced the new low cost A-Class, which was a clear attempt to compete with Volkswagen's offerings like the Passat and because VW already
makes luxury class vehicles, under the Audi badge, Mercedes tried to horn
in on VW's family market, it was easy for VW to say, ah hell nein. The Phaeton had a ton of luxury bonafides including a draftless
four zone climate system that Volkswagen actually invented and patented for this vehicle. The real icing on this
little cup cake was the W12. This is the same engine from the VW Nardo concept we talked about
a few episodes ago. It's also the same engine
from the Bentley Continental which is a very, very fancy rich guy car. But, much like Quibi, the Phaeton was a huge expensive failure, in part because VW priced it comparably to more
established luxury brands and no one wanted to spend a gugillion dollars on a Volkswagen. 2005, it's second model year, they sold only 820 Phaetons in the US and only 21 in Canada. So, they stopped selling the Phaeton in North America altogether and because no one really
ever wanted this car except for me, now you can find them for a
fraction of the original price. But, I really, really wouldn't recommend actually buying one, especially when you consider that Chevy Spark comes with built in WiFi and it only costs $14000, and I'd like to reiterate, this episode is not sponsored by Chevy, I'm just saying W12s are cool, but look at how scary
these timing chains look. Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit. The Silver Spirit was the last car Rolls-Royce made before the company was purchased and relaunched by BMW and it was a doozy. Talking ultra luxurious, ultra spacious sedan, fit to carry the Rolls legacy. It's got all the interior flare you'd expect from Rolls-Royce including a walnut dash, seats that are either all leather or if you're naughty, velour. Yes, you can have a car that is exactly as comfortable as my Fenty track suit. Perhaps most uniquely, it was the first Rolls with a retractable hood ornament. They made Rolls-Royce's famous
spirit of ecstasy statue spring loaded, so it would retract into the hood in case of a
fender bender to protect it, or in case hooligans like Nolan try to steal it and glue it onto his car. The Silver Spirit comes with Rolls-Royce's famous 6.75 liter L410 V8
under the bonnet grommet. This engine has the second
longest production run in history and you can still find it
in brand new Bentlys today. I know, this is a Rolls-Royce engine, but the two companies
weirdly are intertwined. If you want to learn more about it, check out the episode of
Up To Speed on Rolls-Royce. I'll put the link in
the description below. While repairs can get extremely expensive, this car is famous for it's durability. Find one without any major problems, they can last for 500000 miles. I don't know if you're into math, but that's half of a million. Nowadays, you can find
one for like 14 grand. You're getting an absolute steal. Just make sure your garage is big enough because the standard one is 17 feet long which is very long, but still almost an entire foot shorter than the car that Nolan
has parked at my house. Toyota Century. Can you believe that a Toyota is at the top of our list of luxury cars? I can't and I'm in the freaking video. But the Century is
straight up a masterpiece. That is the reason why this is the second time it's
crest at the top of our D-list. A sign at the Toyota factory calls it The Best Car In The World, and that might actually be correct. This land yacht is called the Century because it was created
for the 100th birthday of Sakichi Toyota who was the father of Toyota founder, Kiichiro. It's even the official car of the emperor of Japan. Each car takes six weeks to build and only four workers are qualified to work on the Century's paint which was required to
have a mirror finish. New ones today are $180000, but what's even crazier is that Toyota chooses who can buy one. So, even if you have $180000, you still might not be able to get it. But here's the thing. Thanks to the 25 year import rule, you can buy an imported Century for under $10000. This is literally one
of the most coveted cars on the face of this flat green earth, but is super cheap in America, because nobody even knows what they are. So, my friends, it is up to you to take advantage of America's ignorance and go get yourself a banging car that happens to be a little
bit nicer than a Chevy Spark. For their latest line, Chinatown Market has collabed with legendary 60s rock band, The Grateful Dead and you can't have a Grateful Dead collab without a VW bus. That's where we came in. If you watched last week's
episode of Money Pit, then you saw Zack,
Gerald and our friend Dan bust their booties, trying to put this van back together. In honor of that van, China Town put together this sick t-shirt. It's only going to be available starting at 3:00 PM on Saturday and ending at 10:00 AM on Monday. So, set your alarms, head over to TheChinaTownMarket.com to grab this piece of history. Guys, I am so fricking exited about this. There are no words. China Town is very cool. Buy all of these shirts so we can do more stuff like this. Hit that subscribe button or
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of Bumper to Bumper, hosted by one of my best boys, Jeremiah. He's one of the best boys in the world. I love you.
