What to buy - Z06, F430, GT3, Gallardo, Exige????
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Originally Posted by amerlemans
I expect to hear what others think is the right choice for what the OP is trying to obtain. Not haters of a certain brand.
I am a little confused to begin with re: the OP request (F430, Gallardo, GT3 all of which are $110K+) but yet says he is not a rich man. If somebody is looking at spending in excess of $110K on a track car/weekend canyon runner and say they are not "a rich man" I'm thinking their priorities are not in order.
I am a little confused to begin with re: the OP request (F430, Gallardo, GT3 all of which are $110K+) but yet says he is not a rich man. If somebody is looking at spending in excess of $110K on a track car/weekend canyon runner and say they are not "a rich man" I'm thinking their priorities are not in order.
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Originally Posted by Steve K MMC
everybody wants to own a lamborghini one day..
.. if you ahve that opportunity, i wouldn't suggest letting it go
.. if you ahve that opportunity, i wouldn't suggest letting it go
But back on topic, if you want a weekend car that's great for track, RS or Z06, both are great rides, the Z06 will take more control to pilot but you can make up for that with big time straight speeds. It's a bit fragile though, personally, I'd get a 08' Viper.
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Originally Posted by grussell
F430 as a track car? LOL! what track? PCH? 
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Originally Posted by amerlemans
What the hell kind of comment is that?
You can have your disdain for the Z06 (I have seen it all too often from you), and that is your choice but to keep your head in the sand in regards to this car's ability is just plain ludicrous. Perhaps when you are old enough to get behind the wheel of one of these machines you might set your pre-conceived biased opinion aside.
For $70K you can have a track toy that smashes the hell out of nearly everything out there and have $35K (if you get the GT3) to $100K in your bank account.
The guys said plain and simple "Im not a rich man" and you guys are talking to him about getting a $165K+ GT3RS for godsake
You can have your disdain for the Z06 (I have seen it all too often from you), and that is your choice but to keep your head in the sand in regards to this car's ability is just plain ludicrous. Perhaps when you are old enough to get behind the wheel of one of these machines you might set your pre-conceived biased opinion aside.
For $70K you can have a track toy that smashes the hell out of nearly everything out there and have $35K (if you get the GT3) to $100K in your bank account.
The guys said plain and simple "Im not a rich man" and you guys are talking to him about getting a $165K+ GT3RS for godsake
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Originally Posted by grussell
So what is a CLK BS? Rich man's Z06?
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Originally Posted by PorscheC4
oh...its a 4000 lbs mercedes that has an agressive body kit and big brakes and a 6.2 liter AMG engine. looks good, but is basically a mercedes lovers track car...all the same stuff you get in any other benz, but it looks like a track car.
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Originally Posted by amerlemans
What the hell kind of comment is that?
You can have your disdain for the Z06 (I have seen it all too often from you), and that is your choice but to keep your head in the sand in regards to this car's ability is just plain ludicrous. Perhaps when you are old enough to get behind the wheel of one of these machines you might set your pre-conceived biased opinion aside.
For $70K you can have a track toy that smashes the hell out of nearly everything out there and have $35K (if you get the GT3) to $100K in your bank account.
The guys said plain and simple "Im not a rich man" and you guys are talking to him about getting a $165K+ GT3RS for godsake
You can have your disdain for the Z06 (I have seen it all too often from you), and that is your choice but to keep your head in the sand in regards to this car's ability is just plain ludicrous. Perhaps when you are old enough to get behind the wheel of one of these machines you might set your pre-conceived biased opinion aside.
For $70K you can have a track toy that smashes the hell out of nearly everything out there and have $35K (if you get the GT3) to $100K in your bank account.
The guys said plain and simple "Im not a rich man" and you guys are talking to him about getting a $165K+ GT3RS for godsake
Get your panties out of a wad and at least try to understand what the kid was saying before you go shooting off at the mouth. This becoming a Z06 thread doesnt mean a bashing thread (neccessarily) but more so GT3 vs Z06 etc. that we see on any board including Corvetteforum. So chill out.
Fact of the matter is that if he doesnt have the money, then F430, gallardo, GT3RS would not have even been mentioned. He says he leased the 997 so that confuses me as well but still, he listed the options so we are only comparing the options.
You are going to have to face the facts that you are on a porsche forum and the Z06 is a rival and if you dont want to hear the Z06 get bashed then you'll have to go elsewhere because it's going to happen here, no matter if it's justified or not. Let's see you go and raise hell on corvette forum when they bash the porsches.
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Originally Posted by Steve K MMC
everybody wants to own a lamborghini one day..
.. if you ahve that opportunity, i wouldn't suggest letting it go
.. if you ahve that opportunity, i wouldn't suggest letting it go
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