The Bugatti in Jalopniks post was possibly a lease? $350k down minimum for purchase, $24k a month payment for lease - the longest lease Bugatti will do is 5 years with a 2500 mile cap per year - and it included items like a $10k detailing and $50k per set of tires. They might have included fuel costs? I did not.

My M3W was $53k shipped, with now $15k in repairs and $2k in frivolous upgrades.

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As far as road going cars its the Veyron. Its projected regular expenses are staggering for a car that is made for public (albeit very wealthy) use.

$350,000 is the initial down payment according to Bugatti that you have to have in order to even consider buying one.
$24,000 is what it costs to lease a Bugatti Veyron on a monthly basis. But there are a few caveats. You can only drive 2500 miles a year (technically 7 miles a day) and you can lease only for 5 years.
$40,000 is what it's going to cost you just to deliver your Veyron to American shores. Yes, for the price of a 2013 Infiniti G37 Coupe, yours is just delivered.
$2500 is the average monthly insurance that one owner reported on their Bugatti Veyron.
$140 is the average price for a fillup of gas in the United States. City gas mileage is 8 and highway isn't much better at 13. The 1001 horsepower 16.4 liter engine is a thirsty beast and with gas hovering around $5 a gallon and your 26.4 gallon fuel tank, fill-ups alone are around $140.
And upon delivery, there are certain maintenance items you are required under contract to do which includes a routine annual maintenance of $20,000, detailing services around $10,000, a wheel and tire replacement every 10,000 miles with a price tag of $50,000 for a set of tires.

Bugatti Veyron Cost/mile: $18

http://jalopnik.com/whats-the-most-expensive-vehicle-to-operate-1442957067

http://jalopnik.com/the-ten-most-expensive-vehicles-to-operate-1443416014

Charlie, Former Editor
Morgan Owners Group - Great Lakes