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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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god help them if the gas pedal sticks
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by medicmatt
i think he was justifying the price by making the corvette statement...but the zr1 is still a corvette, it uses all the same parts, just has more power...corvette's have been around for YEARS and they have all the research and development they need to make them affordable...the LFA is a brand new car that uses all original parts, therefore the price is higher
Pretty much, thanks. You don't just decide you want to buy an LFA one day like you do with a ZR1, you have to go through an extensive application process and interview or be selected from Toyota to even think about owning one. The amount of money spent into designing an entire car like that from scratch is ridiculous and then money invested into actually making the car its self. It's a Toyota racing Formula 1 engine, think about how much that would cost alone.

The ZR1 is a great car for the price but it is still a Corvette that's in the title ZR1..Corvette..The chassis is great but it's still a Corvette chassis with alot of carbon fiber, upgraded suspension, idk maby more bracing?, and a bad ass LS platform engine that's been around for years that you can order a crate over the internet from.

ZR1 great car, worth the money; why isn't the LFA?-cliffnote
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by steveyjr1982
god help them if the gas pedal sticks
Billet aluminum floor mounted pedals, no floor mats sticking here
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by steveyjr1982
god help them if the gas pedal sticks
i lold really fucking hard
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by B18C5-EG
Billet aluminum floor mounted pedals, no floor mats sticking here
wasnt it the electronic throttle that caused it and not the floor mat?
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 01:39 AM
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its a badass car that is totally worth the money
I only wish I could be in a position to own one.


as for the too steep of a price tag for the amount of car.... lets look at some cheaper, slower cars... the rx-7 isn't a crazy amount of car, but it still costs $3-4 grand. (91 rx7) but a 240sx is worth between $1-2 grand (91 240sx)
two very similar cars as far as performance goes.
The rx7 tends to be held as a more "valuable" because of its A) "uncommonness" and B) "differentness"

rotorykidd, you're into rx7s and what not, you should understand this better than anyone in this thread, but it is the "I passed 573 identical looking hondas" honda guy that is trying to tell you about it....
weird how that works...
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Empire
but it is the "I passed 573 identical looking hondas" honda guy that is trying to tell you about it....
weird how that works...
FYI, I don't own a Honda. But I did pass by 399994 240sx's.
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 07:40 AM
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Only on TR would everyone fucking argue over a car that not a single fucking person on this site will ever:

A) Be chosen to own
B) Be able to afford
C) Probably see on the road.

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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 09:06 AM
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if i had the cash laying around burning a hole in my pocket, i would get this car in a sec quoting top gear "this car is an engineers dream car", and me been so technical about everything, would love the experience of owning such a rare bad ass car..
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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 09:24 AM
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I would get it, the motor came out of thier (Toyota) F1 car. BTW the inside of a ZR1 is way to cheap looking for the price.
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