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**Luxury Cars: A Cut Above the Rest**

The word "luxury" is one of the fanciest words in the English language. It instantly calls to mind visions of diamond rings, solid gold toilet sets, and high-end living.

But luxury isn't just about expensive trinkets and opulent lifestyles. In the world of cars, luxury refers to vehicles that offer a unique blend of style, performance, and comfort. And today, we're going to take a look at nine super-expensive cars that were new once upon a time, but can now be found for less money than the cheapest new car available in the U.S.

**Chevy Spark: The Cheapest New Car in the US**

For comparison's sake, let's take a look at the Chevy Spark, which is currently one of the most affordable new cars on the market. With a price tag that's lower than many of these luxury cars were when they were brand new, the Spark is a great example of how far car prices can vary.

**9 Luxury Cars That Are Now Affordable**

So, without further ado, let's take a look at our list of nine super-expensive cars that are now more affordable than you might think. From diamond-encrusted trim to opulent interior designs, these cars are sure to make you feel like royalty – all for a fraction of the cost!

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Luxury, easily one of the fanciest wordsin the English language.It instantly calls to mind,diamond rings, solid gold toilet.(upbeat music)And of course, luxury cars.Today I'm gonna show you,- Nine,- Cars that were superexpensive when they were new,but now you can find them for less moneythan the cheapest newcar available in the U.S.at this time, the Chevy Spark.Slap on a monocle, and chuga whole barrel of caviarbecause it's time to get fancy.This is "D-List".(loud gong)Big ol thanks to Kove speakers,for sponsoring today'sepisode of "The D-list".Okay, so you guys, knowthat I bought a new, old carand it's got a CorollaCopia of leaks and issues,currently running on two cylinders.That means I've been spendinga lot of time in my garage,gas station, side of the road,dealing with some of these issues.(upbeat music)It's been a challenge.Do I love the car?Yes, do I regret the purchase?(disappointing sound)No, no, one thing thathas helped me throughis my Kove speaker Commuter 2.It's awesome because Ican just beep, beep, boop,connect Bluetooth and crank up some tunes.It's great because it's water resistant,so when I'm out cleaning my drivewayto get rid of all the oil stains,I don't have to worry aboutmy speaker getting wet.But the coolest thingabout the new versionof this speaker is this,(soft music)(synth sound)freakin' breaks in half.Now you can separate theleft and the right channels.And when they stay together,they create 360 degreesurround sound effect.(upbeat music)Click the link in the descriptionor head over to koveaudio.com/donut64.And you will get 64% off.Now back to the show.I just want to start offthis episode by saying,while these cars are cheap to buy,none of them are cheap to own.Nothing is more expensive thana cheap luxury car moving on,- Maserati Quattroporte,- Italians know two things,pasta and luxury cars and art.(dramatic music)And I think they invented democracy.Let's just say that Italiansprobably know a lot of thingsand I should learn not togeneralize any nationalitydown to just one or twocharacteristics, so it's my bad.We are growing together, you guys,so let me start over.Do you want to own a Maserati?Of course you do well today you can geta fifth gen QuattroporteAKA for 4-porte for cheap.Not a bad deal for carthat retailed for 95 large,when it was new, or$125,000 with inflation.So why so expensive?Because Maserati's are marketedas both luxury and performance vehicles.The Quattroporte has a 4.2 liter V8coupled with luxury sedanfeel 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 onlyspend $11,000 on this car,the biggest problem with this big old boyis its immensely complex drivetrain,which is very difficult to repair.That said, when it is in working order,the Quattroporte can gozero to 60 in five secondsand tops out at 171 miles per hour.So that's a spicy meet ball,I have learned nothing.(loud thud)- BMW 750 IL.- Question, whose classierthan 007 Mr. Jake bond?Answer, not a single personon this flat green earth.(dramatic music)And the super spy himself,drove a BMW 750 ILin the classic 1997 film"Tomorrow Never Dies" fromthe golden era of Bond,(upbeat music)the Brosnan years.The 750 IL was the top level of the E38produced between 1994 and 2001.Not only was it stockedwith a 5.4 liter V12with 322 hrsprs,it also was the firstBMW to come with a TVand the very first vehicleperiod with curtain airbags.Trust me, there's nothing more luxuriousthan not dying.I not died last year.Back in 2001, thisGerman driving machines,retailed for $92,000.That's over $134,000 in today's money.But now, you can get themfor like 5,000 bucks.And it's not like some 20 yearold aging, old people car.I think the E38 is still oneof the coolest looking carsever, it's aged incredibly well.I love them.Surprisingly enough you caneven find the next generationthe E65 for pretty cheap.Maybe that's because thatparticular car was not knownfor its reliability, or its efficiency,but the styling and comfort still hold upeven 20 years later.And that's the mostimportant thing for you,me and Bond, Jeff Bond.(loud bang)- Mercedes S-Class.- The S-Class, or as Ilike to call it, the sclassis one of the most awarded cars ever.(upbeat music)We're talking multiple,Car of The Year, awards.From places like "J.D.Power" in U.S. News,not to mention honorslike, Best Luxury Car,Safest Passenger Car,European Car of The Year,and more, hell I wouldn't be surprisedif someone gave the S-Class a streamyfor Best Sports Channel,just like we got last year.- "Donut Media."- (cheering loudly) Oh beep.- S600 debuted in 1999 asthe highest performance car,in S-Class history withan MSRP of $134,250,which would be over 200 grand nowadays.It's got a 5.5 literV12, twin-turbio motor,with 493 hrsprs.This car was so loaded,that it even came with its own website.According to "Car and Driver",a 2001 S600 included yourown personal web pageon mbusa.com.(chuckles) And the thingthat did are hilariousand very rich guy,you can track stocks,news, sports, weather,rich guy's stuff,I never really understoodthe weather channel,(chuckles) just go outside.And that site could be downloadedand displayed on your dash screen,making the S600 one of thefirst internet connected cars.Guys this is before we had all the,the watches with thesmart watches and tablets,today's smart shopperscan find a used S 600.Well, I wouldn't say smart.Today brave shoppers can finda used S600 for 13 grand,which ain't cheap but also ain't badfor one of the highest end sedansin the history of cars.And if you're Michael Jordan,then you're gonna get areturn on your investmentbecause his just sold for like 200 grand.You're probably not Michael Jordan.If you are Michael Jordanand you are watching this,slide in the DMs, let's hang out.(loud bang)- Range Rovers Sport, HSE.- This car is easilythe most luxurious wayto drive through a lake.(laughing loudly)This mamma jammers haveserious altering powermaxing out at 503 hrsprsplus they got an air suspension systemthat allows you to change the ride height,for off-road, and Land Rover'spatented Terrain Responsesystem offers custom chassisand transmission settingsfor five different landscapes,road, grass, mud, sand, and heartA Captain Planet haircut now.Problem as with many ofthe cars on today's list,this Range Rover isnotoriously unreliable,actually just about every Range Roveris notoriously unreliable,check out Range Rover enthusiast 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?""loud explosion"But for all the problemsyou might run into,it's still a Range Rover,which is the car, thatactual rich people drive.And the high trim interiordetailing on the HSEabsolutely puts competitors to shame.When the Sport HSE debutedin 2004, it was $72,000.But these days you canget it for less than 10.Not bad grommet.(loud bang)- Audi S8,- Picture yourself inNeckersVlm, Germany, okay?(upbeat music)It's a small hamlet, inNorthern Baden-Württemberg,the area you're in, is Neitzel,you're drinking it a double pack,you're wearing leather shortsand you're driving Audi S8because that's the only placethat they make the Audi S8.If you ask me, German words are funnyand 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 featureslike firmer suspension,bigger wheels, it's got ceramic brakesand debuted in North America in 1999.The same year as Woodstock Two,for $65,000, which would be,pretty much exactly a hundredthousand dollars today.But now you can find an early 2000s S8for eight to 10 grandand Audis are generally thoughtto be some of the morereliable luxury cars,which makes a used S8, a good deal.(loud bang)- Porsche Cayenne.- Uh, that's a little, what is it?(upbeat music)- Cayenne baby.When the cayenne debuted in 2001,some people thought it wasdumb for Porsche to make SUVs.They said an SUV justcouldn't be a true pee car,to that I say nay.It's never dumb for anycompany to make any car,unless it blows up,because cars are awesome,and there are never enoughof them unless they blow up.Luckily the doubterswere soon proven wrongbecause the cayenne turned out to be,pretty super-duper all right?"Business Insider" called it the uns,(scoffs) they're not German,the undisputed king ofhigh performance SUV.(dramatic music)In a sport utility marketdominated by Americanand Japanese brands suddenly,there was a Porsche to compete with.But the current hasdepreciated a lot more,than other Porsches.Despite the original MSRP of 89 grand,you can get a mid 2000s Cayenne Turbofor like 8,000 bucks.Compared to the same year 911s,that sell for close to 30 grand.There are a couple reasons, okay,for one thing, Porscheproduces about twice as manyCayenne's as 911s, sothere's just more of them.For another, a lot of Porsche enthusiastsjust don't want a Cayenne, okay.It doesn't scratch their itch.If they do want one,they're gonna buy a new one,which by the way,if you have a seriouscase of Porsche itch,you should call 911.(laughing softly)(loud bang)- VW Phaeton.- The Volkswagen Phaetonwas only sold in Americafor a glorious three year period.(sirens)The golden age known as 2004 to 2006.When I was supposed tobe in college (scoffs).VW created it after Mercedesintroduced the new low costA-class which was a clear attemptto compete with Volkswagen'sofferings like the Passat.And because VW alreadymakes luxury class vehiclesunder the Audi badge.When Mercedes tried to hornin on VWs family market,it was easy for VW to say, "ah hell nein."The Phaeton had a ton, a luxury bonafides,including the draft listfour-zone climate system,that Volkswagen actually inventedand patented for this vehicle.The real icing on this little cupcakewas the W12.This is the same enginefrom the VW Nardo conceptwe talked about a few episodes ago,and it's also the same enginefrom the Bentley Continental,which is a very, very fancy, rich guy car.But much like Quibi,the Phaeton was a huge expensive failurein part because VW priced itcomparably to moreestablished luxury brands.And no one wanted tospend a gajillion dollarson a Volkswagen.In 2005, it's second model year,they sold only 820 Phaetonsin the U S and only 21 in Canada.So, they stopped sellingthe Phaeton in North Americaall together, and because noone really ever wanted thiscar except for me,now you can find them for afraction of the original price.But I really, really wouldn'trecommend actually buying one,especially when youconsider that Chevy Sparkcomes with builtin wifi,and it only costs $14,000.And, I'd like to reiterate this episodeis not sponsored by Chevy.I'm just saying W12s are cool but,look at out how scarythese timing chains look.(loud bang)- Rolls Royce Silver Spirit.- The silver spirit was thelast car Rolls Royce madebefore the company waspurchased and relaunched by BMW.And it was a doozy,talking ultra luxurious,ultra spacious sedan, fitto carry the Rolls legacy.(dramatic music)It's got all the interiorflare you'd expectfrom Rolls Royce including a walnut dash,seats that are either all leatheror if you're natty, velour.Yes, you can have a car thatis exactly as comfortableas my Fenty tracksuit.Perhaps most uniquely,it was the first Rolls witha retractable hood ornament.They made Rolls Royce's famousSpirit of Ecstasy statue,spring loaded so it'dretract into the hoodin 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 withRolls Royce's famous 6.75 literL410, V8 under the bone knit grommet.This engine has the secondlongest production runin history, and you can still find itin brand new Bentleys today.I know this is a rolls Royce engine,but the two companiesweirdly are intertwined.If you wanna learn more about it,check out the episode of "Upto Speed" on Rolls Royce.I'll put the link inthe description below.And while repairs canget extremely expensive,this car is famous for its durability.Find one, without any major problems,they can last for 500,000 miles.I don't know if you're in the map,that's half a million.Nowadays You can findone, for like 14 grand.You're getting an absolute steal.Just make sure your garage is big enoughbecause this thing, thestandard one is 17 feet long,which is very long,but still, almost entire foot shorterthan the car that Nolanhas parked at my house.(loud bang)- Toyota Century.- Can you believe that a Toyotais at the top of our listof luxury cars?I can, and I'm in the freaking video.(upbeat music)But the century isstraight up, a masterpiece.And that is the reason whythis is the second timeit's crest at the top of our "D-List".A sign of 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 createdfor the 100th birthdayof Sakichi Toyoda, 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 qualifiedto work on The Century's paint,which is required to have a mirror finish.New ones today are $180,000,but what's even crazier,is that Toyota chooses who can buy one.So even if you have $180,000,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 importedcentury for under $10,000.(upbeat music)This is literally oneof the most coveted carson the face of this flat green greener,but it's super cheap in America,because nobody here knows what they are.So my friends is up to youto take advantage of America's ignoranceand go get yourself a banging car,that happens to be a littlebit nicer than the Chevy Spark.(Beep)- For the latest line, "Chinatown Market"has collabed with legendarysixties rock band,The Grateful Dead, and youcan't have a Grateful Dead colabwithout a VW bus.And that's where we came in.If you watched last week'sepisode of money pit,then you saw Zach Jobe and our friend Danbust their booties trying toput this van back together.(metals clanging)In honor of that van,Chinatown put together this sick t-shirt,it's only gonna be availablestarting at 3:00 p.m on Saturdayand ending at 10:00 a.m on Monday.So set your alarms, head overto the chinatownmarket.comand grab this piece of history.Guys I am so freaking excited about this.There are no words.Chinatown is very cool,buy all of these shirts,so we can do more stuff like this.(beep) that subscribe buttonor imma tell your teacherthat you're doing videoconferencing from bed.Follow me on Instagramand Twitter @jamespumpreyfollow "Donut", @donutmedia.To learn more about Rolls Roycecheck out this episode of "Up to Speed"and to learn more about the W12 enginecheck out this episodeof "Bumper to Bumper"hosted by one of my best boys, Jeremiah.He one of the best boys in the world.I love you.- We did that "Up to Speed" on um.