Honda NSX

The NSX may be the ultimate everyday supercar, but there’s nothing commonplace about its asking price, its running costs, or availability. By the time you’ve chosen a few tasty carbon fibre trinkets you can also easily add the price of a well-specced Civic to the price, too. As with any motoring exotica, fuel, tyres, insurance premiums and servicing will all create a whopping black hole in your bank balance. It’s also only sold and serviced through two specially appointed, London-based Honda dealerships, which may not be convenient for everyone. But cars like this are bought as much as style statements as they are driving machines. Just don’t necessarily expect a return on your investment as you might get with a limited-edition Porsche like a 911 GT3, the Honda dealer network offering nearly-new NSXs at two thirds of what they'd have cost new. Depreciation like that is going to hurt, even for those who can afford such a car.