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When I was a kid seeing a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lotus, even a Porsche 911 was something rare, exciting and unusual. Often we'd only see a true Italian exotic once or twice a year.

Even ten years ago 'supercars' and 'exotics' were quite rare and something to talk about if I or a mate or my brother saw one.

Now I see current and recent model Astons, Ferrari's, 911s, Lamborghinis on the roads several times a year and it's no longer that much of a deal. I'll see a car capable of 200mph every couple of weeks. I wouldn't turn my head to look at a Ferrari 430 or 360.

The worst was seeing 7 Aston Martins (a mix of Vanquish, V8 Vantage, DB9, DB7) in one day. A V8 Vantage used to be one of my dream cars but I've seen so many of them that I don't what car I'd get if I won the lottery! My wife's also seen a several Audi R8s already.

I am beginning to feel that familiarity with seeing these cars has instilled my apathy to them now.  Older, rarer cars seem to be more exciting - even fairly modest machines.

Any of you feel the same or do I just live too close to one of the most affluent areas near Glasgow?

Its like Nick Cage in gone in 60 seconds said.  He's in a ferrari dealer, and he complains to the guy who offers him a 360 that he saw three outside starbucks that morning.

Give me a 60's american muscle car any day.  Cobra, mustang, charger.

Are we actually bored or just spoilt? Kids in the 1940's probably had 2 toys, a wooden toy soldier and a wooden car to pull with a string down the road. Todays kids have computer games that are just incredible in their imagination and a host of other funky toys. Similarly when I was a kid you could count supercars on 1 hand. Ferrari 512BB, 911 Turbo, Lambo, Aston which you'd only see in a car mag or a car annual. You'd pour over every poster for hours and the annual for months and fall over if you saw one on the street. Today I get 50 supercars beemed off magazines, the tv and internet and they're almost a daily occurance on the street. 

That's progress. The exceptional becomes almost the norm. I don't think we're bored. I think we're just spolit for choice!

JJBoxster:

That's progress. The exceptional becomes almost the norm. I don't think we're bored. I think we're just spolit for choice!

Good point JJB - guess it's a case of familiarity breeding apathy.