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exar333

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Feb 7, 2004
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OK, so you double the price, if not more...for maybe a 10-15% jump in performance? yeesh

Are you joking me? 10-10% jump in performance from a G37? My Z is 10-15% faster for most things than the G37 just due to the weight differences. The GT-R is a completely different car and either.
 

ultimatebob

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Jul 1, 2001
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Meh... I'd rather get a Mustang GT and put the extra money towards about 5 YEARS worth of house payments.
 

JulesMaximus

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Mercedes-Benz CLS550. Seats 4 comfortably and wraps the lucky occupants in a gorgeous sexy exterior and luxurious interior.

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KDKPSJ

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based on what? That it is as fast as a 911 for less money?

Mmm.. I am not sure about your definition of 'as fast as,' but by my definition, Cayman S is not as fast as 911 Turbo (GT-R competitor). 0-60 for 4.8s, 1/4 mile for 13.3s @ 106 mph, Nürburgring for 8:20.

Fast, but definitely not in the same league as GT-R (3.8s / 11.6s @ 120 mph / 7:54), 911 Turbo (3.6s / 11.7s @ 121 mph / 7:54) or Z06 (3.9s / 12s @ 119 mph / 7:56).

Probably you were talking about Cayman S being close to 911 standard (4.7s / 12.8s @ 109 mph / 8:15), but it's not in the GT-R's league either. GT-R, 911 Turbo and Z06 are in totally different game from Cayman S and 911.
 
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Arkaign

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RS5 for me. But if you can afford such a vehicle any unforeseen repairs shouldn't matter too much.

Yeah I know what you mean. I know from extensive research and by observing others that certain cars are just a combination of expensive to maintain or somewhat problematic after a certain amount of time/usage. That said, a dominant % of the demographic that buys those types of vehicles (GT-R, Audi RS, BMW M, AMG, etc) just drive them for 1-2 years and then is off to something newer/hotter. One of my friends from Mumbai just leases something different every 6 months (sometimes less if he is disappointed in it), so issues of reliability or expense really aren't an issue for him. He could save probably $40k a year by driving a generic Accord/Fusion type of car and holding on to it for say 5 years, but with his income it's a personal choice and quality of life issue. It will merely be the difference between him retiring with 45m in net worth vs. 48.2m :p

For most regular folk, these types of halo vehicles are something of an albatross when picked up well used and slated to require specialized service and parts. Being able to do your own maintenance and significant repair work helps a lot in this way, as well as being able to find the best deals on parts that can be extremely expensive.

Maintenace costs that would sink me personally are all but irrelevant to the prime market for these kinds of cars.
 

Evadman

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Don't even say Ariel Atom because I can't drive that year round in Chicago!

You can get a license plate for one of those in the states? I live in Chicago and I was going to buy one, but my research said it couldn't be licensed. has that changed? I'll go buy one.