So have you heard about the Arab Sheikh who flew his $400,000 Murciélago LP640 Lamborghini to London for an oil change.  This is the same car used in Dark Knight.  I must be missing something.  Here is how The Business Sheet breaks it down in US dollars:

• $400,00 – The cost of the car
• $40,000 – The flight to London to get the oil change
• $7,000 – The mechanic’s price to do the oil change
• $? – It doesn’t mention how much the oil cost
• $447,000 – Oil change

I just got my oil changed today for a total of $26.  I pay that much because the oil place I goto donates to our church’s mission fund for every member of our church that goes there.  I feel it’s worth it.  But $447,000!  Come on, I can’t even pay the $75 to fill my gas tank for my mini-van.  BTW, I get 18-18.5 mpg with my 20 gallon tank.

Don’t get me wrong.  There isn’t a person out there that doesn’t wish they had the money to throw around like that.  But why does it seem that there is such a big gap between them and the every day regular people we know and love?

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