What Do Billionaires Drive? Top 10 By Forbes
September 20th, 2006
If you had a net worth in the billions of dollars, what would you drive? A bright red Ferrari? The million-dollar Bugatti Veyron? The super-luxurious Maybach 62? How about one of each? You may be surprised to find out what Forbes’ Top Ten richest people in the world are driving. Not an exotic Italian supercar among them.
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Bill Gates drives a ‘99 Porsche 911 cabrio. He’s also got a rare Porsche 959, for which he got President Clinton to sign a law legalizing it for road use. Now that’s some serious clout, but with $50 billion at his disposal and a taste for Stuttgart’s finest, wouldn’t a Carrera GT or a new 911 Turbo have found a way into his garage?
Must… Sell… Cars… Top 10 Cash Back Offers
September 17th, 2006
Automakers with remaining 2006 inventory are getting desperate in some cases to get rid of their lot. Cars.com has assembled the 10 best incentive offers based on the percentage off of a car’s base MSRP, and Kia tops the list by offering 26.32% off the Sorento and 23.87% of off the Sedona minivan.
Why so much? Because they’re 2005 models! The third vehicle on the list, however, is the most appealing to us. Saab wants to get rid of the last remaining 9-2X models and is offering $5,000 off of the car’s base MSRP, which amounts to a substantial 21.75% discount on what is essentially a more luxurious Subaru WRX. The rest of the list is as follows.