... And It's Tax Deductible!

This is the Audi R8 V10, a car so cool it doesn't actually exist. It's a "spec-car." And if you like it, too bad. It already sold for a half-mill at an auction in Boca Raton. A portion of the proceeds go to the Boys and Girls Club of Broward...

By Thomas Francis

February 27, 2009

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This is the Audi R8 V10, a car so cool it doesn't actually exist. It's a "spec-car." And if you like it, too bad. It already sold for a half-mill at an auction in Boca Raton. A portion of the proceeds go to the Boys and Girls Club of Broward County. And actually, no, I don't think you can write that off. The second car of its kind sold for $350,000.

It's a feel-good story so long as the new owner remembers to drive it nice and slow down A1A.

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