Owning a Ferrari seems to be like being married to a high maintenance super model. Smoking hot, but a pain in the ass. Would you agree?
Like a high maintenance super model running down the street with her hair on fire.
Well, that is not really fair - if you maintain it (and that is VERY expensive), at least my old flat 12 (without a lot of fancy electronics) has really been pretty reliable. As reliable as the Rolls Royce, as a matter of fact. All parts are expensive - I just put on front tires and they were $500 EACH plus installation and alignment. They are metric Michelin TRX and nothing else will fit these rims. I plan about $3 to $4 K per year for ordinary maintenance.
It is just a car from a previous era - no power steering, and the classic (slow) gated manual shift. It has decent air-conditioning (much better than a Porsche of that era) and absolutely will not overheat in Dallas traffic on a hot day - I have never seen it go over 195-200F and the oil temperature barely comes up unless you are cruising over 100. It can supposedly run up to 183 mph, but not by me on the public road.