WhiteS2k

There was an article in the Mercury News today about some "Fancy Car Clubs" where you pay about $2000 a year to time-share some exotic cars (10-days of driving). The link to the article is:
Fancy Car Club

The link to the car club is: http://www.clubsportiva.com

Would you pay that much money to share some exotics?

wizdom316

not for one car and only 10 days outta the year....

maybe if it was for 37 cars, and 10 days with each of them



or 36 cars and a bike....


ok ok...i'll take 36 cars

(i didn't read the article, too tired right now <--yawn?)

oh, and i'd make sure to drive the HELL out of them

CLOUD9000

naw...i wouldn't. it's a bunch of old classic cars:

1983 Ferrari 308 GTSi QV
1961 Porsche 356
1990 Bentley Turbo R
1982 Morgan Plus 8
1994 Lotus Esprit S4
1962 Chevrolet Corvette convertible
1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4
1991 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce
1974 Triumph TR6 roadster
1969 Jaguar XKE
1991 Aston Martin Virage
1998 Mercedes-Benz SLK

now if they had ferrari 360 CS, porsche gt3, carrera, lambo, etc, etc, i'd try it out

iceple

ttb

why is mini cooper on that list? or a z4 or corvette?

WhiteS2k

Well, the original newspaper article did say the average age of the members was "54", which would put them in the "vintage/classic" age group. I guess the club is not after the 20-something who wants to race an exotic down the highway. I think they are going after those who have the money to take an old classic car and cruise.

Andy Kirk

Damn I wish I could afford it, yes I'd do it.
Andy

foolio

Imagine the tail you could pick up..

S2020

$2K is not that much. If you pack lunch everyday, you can save $2K a year easy.

S2000SF

Guys, great to see a thread about Club Sportiva on S2KI. I am one of the owners of Club Sportiva and I drive an S2000 as my daily driver.

Club Sportiva is geared to an audience who already has a cool weekend car or had one in the past and is looking for the flexibility and variety to drive a bunch of cars affordably.

We have a mix of cars from a 1961 Porsche and a 1962 Corvette to a 1983 Ferrari and 1994 Lotus to a 2003 Boxster and 2003 Z4. German, Italian, British, American cars, it is all about the cars. We are currently adding an Acura NSX, a Ferrari 348 and a Shelby Cobra replica to the fleet of 15 that we currently have.

We also have a lounge area on the second floor for our Members, so we offer more than simply the ability to drive great cars. Club Sportiva is a timeshare for classic cars. For the price, it is an incredible offering. Along with our San Francisco and San Jose locations, we will be opening in Los Angeles within a year.

We also have some incredible Members, like Mario Andretti and Apollo 12 astronaut Dick Gordon. Definitely take time to check out the website: www.clubsportiva.com.

We also have a very cool division named euroSPORTIVA. For people looking to rent a new exotic in Europe while on vacation or business to drive on the Autobahn, to French wine country or on a German castle tour, you can rent a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley or Maserati from euroSPORTIVA.

There are 30 cars to choose between. A few include Ferrari F430, 360 Modena, F355, 575M, 550 Maranello, F40, F50, Enzo, Lamborghini Gallardo, Murcielago roadster, Diablo and the list goes on and on. Prices are reasonable considering the product, but they are more expensive than Club Sportiva membership. Minimum age for both Sportiva products is 30...

We recently acquired the North American marketing and sales rights for euroSPORTIVA, so the website is currrently being updated: www.EuropeanFerrariRental.com.

Torbin Fuller