That's the big thing; you gotta pay to play! A used exotic isn't any less costly to repair just because the selling price is affordable. I was looking at a 2003 Audi RS 6 recently, for just $22,000! The car is a MONSTER. 450bhp from a 40-valve variable-cam bi-turbo V8. 8 piston front brakes, giant meaty Michelins, leather and alcantara covering everything inside the car. Absolutely incredible, until you have to repair
anything. Then you remember that the car originally cost $92,000 (~$110,000 in today's dollars) and why the repairs are so expensive.
I'll take a $30k BRZ that only needs $50 to change the oil and $500 for tires, as opposed to a $22k RS 6 that needs $130 to change the oil, $1,500 for tires and a $3k timing belt service every 40k miles... and gets like 16mpg
Someday when I'm rich:
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Current: 2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S 6MT
Previous: 2 BRZ's, 997 C2S, C5 RS6, C4 S6, B8 S4, GDB STi, S30 240Z, FC3S RX-7 TII, AW11/SW20 MR2, E30 318is/325i, etc.