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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:21 AM
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In every case, the one on BOTTOM is the fake. To be quite honest with you.... for $35,000 I'm even considering it . Slam a boosted engine in there and do scheduled maintenance in my back yard rather than shipping it to Atlanta every time I want an oil change.

Top one buy it now: US $169,999.00

Bottom one Buy it now (with free CON-US shipping): US $35,000.00

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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:36 AM
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35k? give me an used NSX!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:38 AM
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I'd rather have a rep lambo than a real honda. JMO of course. Though that's not what the thread is about so it's not going off topic from the very first post.

I thought this was one hell of a good fake.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:49 AM
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whoops, my bad. To be honest, I wouldn't be able to tell if it wasn't for the gas lid.
however, i bet the sound is nothing like the real one.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 02:15 AM
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interior in these replica lambos are usually utterly terrible

also u can tell since in the 2nd pic, the door panel has a much bigger gap than that in the first pic
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 02:22 AM
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you could tell the bottom one was the fake one due to not having the dot required side marker on the bumpers.

i'd rather have the nsx for sale in the non-lexus classifieds.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by UberNoob
interior in these replica lambos are usually utterly terrible
The one on this rep is as good as the exterior is.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by cliffud
you could tell the bottom one was the fake one due to not having the dot required side marker on the bumpers.
The car is in PR if that matters.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 04:35 AM
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It's a pretty good fake but what would engine would you fit into it?
I'd still rather rock something real than a replica. Or if I was buying a kit car to buy one that isn't a replica of something else.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 05:03 AM
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If you've ever seen these in person, they are almost as close as the photos.
until you get to the interior. A freind pulled up in a Ferrari clone one day and if you didn't here the engine you would have thought it to be a real one until you got very close and looked inside. I would still rather a nice 30k car as opposed to a clone like this...I would feel like a tool driving a fake Lambo...
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The fake ones look better
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Big *****
until you get to the interior.
...and for the second time... forget it... here's the pics. Same order as above.






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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.
The car is in PR if that matters.
Nope... PR is governed by the USDOT. So, it would have still needed to meet with USDOT requirements.

As for the actual replica... I'm not a fan of them because it's like lying to yourself... but, I will agree that it's a damn good one!

If a Puerto Rican built this, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a 2JZ or some Toyota Powerplant under the bonnet... We Puerto Ricans LOVE our Toyotas...
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 07:20 AM
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thats a good looking replica
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 07:32 AM
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Amazing knock-off.. oh man talk about a lot of work.

What was the knock-off *originally*?
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