Ford GT

Skeeter said:
$450k? Ouch.

How much was the previous one?
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$149,995 Apparently.

Wiki:

When the Ford GT was first released, the demand outpaced supply, and the cars initially sold for premium prices. The first private sale of Ford's new mid-engine sports car was completed on August 4, 2004, when former Microsoft executive Jon Shirley took delivery of his Midnight Blue 2005 Ford GT.[4] Shirley earned the right to purchase the first production Ford GT (chassis #10) at a charity auction at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Auction after bidding over $557,000.[5]

A few other early cars sold for as much as a US$100,000 premium over the suggested retail price of $139,995 (Ford increased the MSRP to $149,995 on July 1, 2005).[6] Optional equipment available included a McIntosh sound system, racing stripes, painted brake calipers, and forged alloy wheels adding $13,500 to the MSRP.
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Jesus!!

Is this new one leagues above the old one, or are they just pricing it based on the image and demand?

$450k buys your much nicer bonnet badges than one that says Ford...
 
Janesy B said:
It's Ford tho init lol.

There was even an RS version of that very car posted, such a bizarre post.

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Ah the mk2 dressed up as a mk3. Care to find me any glowing press reviews? Most range from uninspired, bad dynamics, bad steering...

anecdotes about chavvy mates driving one badly into someone's garden don't count.

basically my point was that this new range of fords, from fiesta to gt have massively stepped up their gane compared to 10_20 years ago.
 
People said the Lexus LFA was hugely expensive for what it is. If, and only if, it's in that league of car then it can justify the price it is. Just being another super car wouldn't do that for me.
 
Rossi~ said:
If you all about the drive, the badge shouldn't matter. If you're a rich poser, then yes, i'm sure it does matter.
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$450k is Ferrari, Porsche, McLaren, Lamborghini money.

Are you saying those guys are unable to produce a good car to drive? :p
 
Ryan-3 said:
People said the Lexus LFA was hugely expensive for what it is. If, and only if, it's in that league of car then it can justify the price it is. Just being another super car wouldn't do that for me.
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Having driven the LFA I can say it is absolutely completely bonkers, insane yet totally fine as a daily driver, it is just an incredible car it really is. When we got pulled over by the police for doing nearly 3x the speed limit in CA was a scary moment but they let us off, guess they knew the owner. :D
 
It's not so much the badge here, it's the more the category it sits in...

Black with silver stripes please :D
 
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