Eye-watering real-world costs for most iconic TV cars revealed – including James Bonds Lotus & time-travelling DeLorean [Video]

Knight Rider: KITT (1982 Pontiac Trans-Am)

“Apparently, KITT was quite an efficient machine to run, making the running costs reasonably low.

“However, insurance is very high and is largely David Hasselhoff’s fault, since he seemed to cause most of the carnage

“ KITT had a mobile support team in a custom lorry to look after his every need, so maintenance is taken care of.

“Operating outside the law all the time requires some good lawyers to keep you out of jail.”

Running: Low – £5,000Insurance: Very high – £100,000Maintenance: High – £500,000Admin time: Very high – 60 days a yearTotal annual running cost: £605,000

Back To The Future: Time Machine (1982 DeLorean)

“Plutonium is hard to come by, pushing up the running costs of the DeLorean, and separate policies for every year you travel to in your flying time machine means high insurance costs.

“The admin time would be high too because doing all the work yourself takes a lot of time, however, on …