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Robbie Dickson’s latest acquisition is a McLaren 720S, a super-fast sports car that will sell for more than $300,000 when it becomes available to buyers in Canada this year.

The White Rock resident is part of a recent surge that auto dealers are noticing in the market for high-end vehicles in Metro Vancouver. Dickson made his latest acquisition earlier this month when the 720S debuted at the Geneva Auto Show, adding it to his collection that already included another McLaren, and a Lamborghini.

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“You’ve heard the saying that Vancouver is the supercar capital of the world right now, and it’s so true … It’s almost to the point where when you see a McLaren or a Lamborghini or a Ferrari, and nobody really even notices,” he said.

Dickson sees international money, particularly from China, as a major driver of this trend: “I think it’s purely because of the amount of wealth — young wealth — in Vancouver.”