I asked this question over two years ago, but it didn’t get the volume I has hoping for because the title was too specific.
So, I ask again: I know there aren’t many fantastically wealthy dopers, but surely some of you have snuck in a test drive or something. Was it worth it?
As for me: I’ve been in a Lincoln Towncar limo a couple of times (prom & whatnot), but that’s about it.
Had a ride in a Mega-truck once. An ore hauler. Does that count?
Sure, if you count the two after the decimal point…
Greyhound busses probably aren’t cheap…
At my old job the owner gave some emplyees rides in his > $500,000 yacht/houseboat…
Brian
I’ve owned several 6 figure, or close to 6 figure, cars;
A Ferrari 355 Spyder - Sparse inside, exceptional handling and lets face it; it’s a Ferrari so it’s way cool 
A Dodge Viper - Awesome, awesome, awesome. As unrefined as a car can get but what an engine
Lotus Esprit S4 - Great to look at and apparently very quick. I, and most other owner from what I understand, never found out as it was always in the shop being fixed. I consider this car the biggest heap of junk ever made yet I so want to love it.
6 Figure cars I’ve driven
Aston Martin Vanquish - Possibly the most beautifully refined sports car ever made
Now I’m older and slightly less of a moron I consider these cars a very quick way to spend thousands of dollars to lose your license.
Just this one. Handling was rough, creature comforts sparse, sound system scratchy, but it could clear a hole through traffic.
Does a light armored vehical count?
I’ve driven a fully-armored Cadillac (the kind used by ambassadors overseas) which goes for about $200K a copy.
This is not only the most expensive vehicle I’ve ever driven, it’s also something my family actually owns. Only ours has 12 wheels, not 8.
Although I’m kinda hazy on the Versatile -v- Freightliner value specifics.
Passenger in a Rolls. Very nice.
As a parking valet. So I don’t know if it counts, but FWIW they never seemed worth the money. I’d much rather have a Unimog, a classic Mini, a Ducati or Aprilia, an R32, a PBY…that is to say, many super-fun vehicles for the price of one teenage-boy-hard-on-machine.
Having lived in Germany where Mercedes are as normal as a Chevy in the US, I can say I have been spoiled.
But as far as cars costing $100,000 or more, seldom.
I once knew a guy in LA who had six Rolls and a few other pricey cars. The only thing he told me was that having a car that cost that much was a pain in the ass for repairs…and he told me they were often in the shop for repairs.
I also met a guy who had a new Jag with problems and the repairs were going to take six weeks. He asked about a loaner during that time and the owner of the dealership sniffed and said, “Most of our clients can afford a second car.”
I have driven my father’s 1936 Packard. It is a dual cowled, Deitrich bodied, V-12 powered and a super smooth driver. There were only 6 Deitrich bodied Packards built in 1936, only 4 are known to exist. One sold at auction a few years ago for over $250,000.
I drove some sort of Ferrari convertable from the airport ramp where I work to the parking lot and it was pretty cool…hard to get out of, but cool. I do remember the knobs and switches and stuff seemed awfully cheap looking. But what do I know…
I rode in the bucket of a bridge crane for a week, while doing bridge inspection. I can’t remember who makes it, but it’s this huge truck with a crane with 4 booms on it. You park the truck on a bridge, get in the bucket, and maneuver the booms so you’re underneath the bridge. I’m told the vehicle costs about $500,000.
I was in a Jaguar once, too, and in a Model A, though I have no idea how much either are worth.
I got to ride in a 1962 Berlinetta Ferrari. It was in 1962, so it wasn’t a six figure car then. But it is now, wherever it is. I suppose the Jaguar XKE I got to ride in is now a six figure care too, but it wasn’t then, either (65). A Shelby Cobra, was very close to six figures even then, but I only got to sit in that one.
High School buddy’s dad had a dealership.
Tris
One day I will see a man riding in a six-digit car. I will go to him. And I will; say, My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
Yuk 
Don’t drink the Iocaine powder milkshake in the fur-lined drink holder.
You’ve driven the Vanquish, sirtonyh? Can I touch you?
I want that car the way lab monkeys want more heroin.
Touching is certainly permissable, as is buying me alcohol and presents 
It is a really gorgeous car, but then again for about $250,000 it damn well ought to be. Seven or eight years ago I might have been tempted to put my name on the list for one, but now I can think of better things to do with that kind of money. After, it is still only a big chunk of metal which gets you from A to B.
Sacrilege :eek:
Jaguar E Types are six-figure cars now, right? I touched one once.
Oh, and the SL55 AMG I sat in at the 2001 Frankfurt Motor Show.
