Eight great luxury cars for $100,000

Some cars are so ordinary, you might as well be driving a toaster.

Canadian parking lots are the epitome of boring. We like sensible, cost-effective rides like the Honda Civic, the best-selling car in Canada for 17 years and counting. Regular contenders in the top sales lists are Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Elantra and the Dodge Caravan. Yawn.

Cars can — arguably should — be more than appliances. Why not make sure you enjoy your time behind the wheel, or at least ease the drudgery of your daily commute?

If you want to use some of your disposable income to splash out on a luxury car, here are a few that will elevate your pulse. They’ll cost more to maintain than the average runabout and most take premium gas, but if you’re shopping in the $100,000 range, what’s $100 for an oil change? -- Danielle Boudreau