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Old 12-13-11, 07:34 AM
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Too bad other parts of the world have gotten very little allocation while they are selling them on Ebay over here. Sigh.
Old 12-13-11, 07:51 AM
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Last week while getting my car serviced, I walked over to the showroom....took a chair and just sat there gazing at every line, angle, shape and inch of the LFA in the showroom.

I came to realize just how great the car looks. I already had a healthy respect for it's performance and interior but I never looked at the exterior with this much detail. It looks amazing. Although I wish that Lexus would have made more and offered them at half the price, I started to understand more why the car is special enough to warrant its lofty price tag.

With the total package of the LFA considered, I can't understand the thinking the value will tank. WHy would that happen? It's one of a kind.
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Originally Posted by Ice350
Last week while getting my car serviced, I walked over to the showroom....took a chair and just sat there gazing at every line, angle, shape and inch of the LFA in the showroom.

I came to realize just how great the car looks. I already had a healthy respect for it's performance and interior but I never looked at the exterior with this much detail. It looks amazing. Although I wish that Lexus would have made more and offered them at half the price, I started to understand more why the car is special enough to warrant its lofty price tag.

With the total package of the LFA considered, I can't understand the thinking the value will tank. WHy would that happen? It's one of a kind.
because everything is about supply and demand. when supply > demand, it's hard for price to hold
Old 12-13-11, 08:44 AM
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Nothing new here.... This VIN was already offered on Cars.Com.. Looks like it didn't sell their either

Some of these LFA's are being bought by the dealership owners (NOT REGISTERED) and then they are selling them 3-6-9 months later as "NEW"

LFA #069 was delivered earlier this year around April... and it now has approx. 345 Miles..

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From EBAY: 04/13/2011 ~ MASSAPEQUA PARK, NY ~ 41 miles ~ Dealer Service PDI


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Old 12-13-11, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Ice350
With the total package of the LFA considered, I can't understand the thinking the value will tank. WHy would that happen? It's one of a kind.
Notice I said in the short term. This car will be a postmortem hit in my opinion. A fringe group of enthusiasts already realize this. Limited production doesn't always mean it's going to hold its value. Many factors go into it including brand recognition, heritage, pedigree, etc. No matter how great a package the car is, the general automotive public will never consider one at the price its selling for.
Old 12-13-11, 10:27 AM
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I rather go for lambo with that price
Old 12-13-11, 11:09 AM
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That is because it probably had no real owner. Someone was joyriding in the car for a little while. It only has 385 miles on it, which means it just was broken in on the day it was put on sale.

Originally Posted by Ice350
http://www.luxury4play.com/supercars...sale-ebay.html

Seems weird to me that someone would want to sell it so soon.
Old 12-13-11, 12:35 PM
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Just called a friend of mine and it's sitting on the showroom floor. Will try to go out there and see it in person.
Old 12-13-11, 01:06 PM
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I love the LFA. I have grown to love its styling, power, all of the insane development work, and now understand why they charge so much for it. This thing was developed over about three times what they would spend on any other sports car
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Originally Posted by Joe Z
Nothing new here.... This VIN was already offered on Cars.Com.. Looks like it didn't sell their either

Some of these LFA's are being bought by the dealership owners (NOT REGISTERED) and then they are selling them 3-6-9 months later as "NEW"

LFA #069 was delivered earlier this year around April... and it now has approx. 345 Miles..

Edit:
From EBAY: 04/13/2011 ~ MASSAPEQUA PARK, NY ~ 41 miles ~ Dealer Service PDI


https://www.clublexus.com/forums/6735087-post50.html

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must be interesting to be able to drive anything you like and still sell it as new
Old 12-13-11, 02:28 PM
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Nice car indeed, wish I had the $$$
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Since you guys seem to know a lot about the LFA, how many have been sold from the original allotment of 500?
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Originally Posted by Ice350
Since you guys seem to know a lot about the LFA, how many have been sold from the original allotment of 500?
there is no official information on that so far
Old 12-13-11, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
there is no official information on that so far
Any guesses? You thinks it's 1/3, 1/2 or more than half?
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Originally Posted by Ice350
Any guesses? You thinks it's 1/3, 1/2 or more than half?
anyone guesses is probably just as wild as anyone else, and i think it can easily get into another unnecessary debate of how the car is selling. the fact that lexus is holding the information so tight and with the supposedly fixed regional allocation makes it even harder and more confusing to figure out details from reading between the lines


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