The Contemporary VW Beetle at 30K – Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey may be considered as one of the richest celebrities, but she has been really proud about getting smart with money. The television mogul apparently owns a modest red Volkswagen Beetle which is worth $30K.Volkswagen’s Beetle is one of the oldest nameplates in automobile history and is still in use today. In the United States, the Bug was sold between 1950 and 1979, and a new model was launched in 1998 and sales resumed.

But Volkswagen’s long history can be traced back to 1934, when serious development work began in Germany. The top speed of the original 25 hp Beetle was about 100 km/h (62 mph), which is a feasible cruising speed on the Reichsautobahn system. Oprah has massive investments on real estates, though. She actually owns a jaw-dropping property in Montecito worth $90 million. But that’s not too surprising for someone whose net worth is $2.6 billion.