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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 05:11 PM
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i dun want this thread to be turned into a debate ok guys?
just think of it as a hobby like u would with 1:24 or 1:18 die cast cars


http://www.exoticreplicacars.com/htm...key_main.shtml
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forgot to attach pix.
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clean interior vs. cheap interior...
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 05:15 PM
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found on ebay :thumbdown:

ebay's such a bad way buying cars... in my opinion...
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see my only beef with those is that they are all show. but if thats your cup-o-tea, then thats cool!
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completely agreed. ppl drive different machines for different reasons. and for most of these exotics on the black tops, i would assume showing off is more than the performance of it. with mcclaran as an exception, evident that many of them go back to the service center with high milage on them.

conclusively, i think porsche owners prolly owns the best of the two worlds. got the show and the go together...
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 12:06 PM
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Excuse my ignorance so what car (engine, frame) is being used under all those body kits? corvettes, fiero....??? That blue one looks nice.
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 12:06 PM
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talgrl.... is that first interior pic a replicar or a real diablo? If thats not the real lambo... that is a VERY impressive duplicate.
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from the site it seems to be a fiero frame used on the blue replica.
and Far, i had the same question just like urs. it'd be very impressive if the interior shots are actual snaps of a replica.

we prolly would never knew the anser until someone wrote the check
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when you add up all the options to make it look as close to the real thing as possible including the V12 option you end up paying over $120,000 + tax (I assume) for the replica.

for that money I would get a used real thing. if not a lambo a very close to new, very low mile f355spyder.
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yup.. fortunately they offer the v6 just to haul all these fiberglass stuff... east coast has to be very very cold now... chills*
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see...this explains it all...

like two years ago i raced a "lambo" up the I-405 past irvine and i beat it by FAR...i thought i was damn sexy for quite a long time...

never even thought of the chance of it being a replica...

damn you replica! damn you!
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