Thinking about getting an LFA
Lexus Test Driver
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From: NV
Considering that a door shell is about 28K http://lexus.sewellparts.com/oem-cat...-LFA-2012.html, and a fender about 18k, 40k to fix two accidents might seem cheap.
Any concern about availability of parts in a few years?
Any concern about availability of parts in a few years?
Lead Lap
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: ontario
Not sure if there were ever any cars that you could drive to the fullest enjoyment and resell without losing their values. Maybe rare Ferrari, or could be just urban myth? However, holding over long period might turn thing into classic collectible, and this might compensate for your enjoyment...
By the way, I am glad to hear that you like the LFA's interior more than the Aventador's.
By the way, I am glad to hear that you like the LFA's interior more than the Aventador's.
Id have taken pics the first time if they allowed it. Their logic is that since the car is super rare, the person who buys it might not want pics of it floating around. I had to go through a question and answer session where they asked me about my previous cars and even my business.
And when i asked to drive it, they declined because 'the car is not for demo purposes' and isnt allowed outside the storage area of the dealer. They have it covered and under constant cctv surveillance.
Cant say i enjoyed being declined to drive it, but i did get a very detailed tour this time.
I love the car no doubt, the look and feel is amazing and the interior is centuries ahead of the aventador. The engine sounds like nothing else. Seats are probably the best ive ever sat in and the digital dash made me feel like i was sitting in the pilots seat of an airplane, not a car. oh and the sound system made me go WOW, i didnt expect itll be as good as it was.
Overall it feels more engineered than the lamborghini. Plus it has actual usable rear visibility unlike the aventador where you just look straight ahead.
ANd I love the proportions, in the aventador you cant see the hood most of the time and while it enhances the sensation of speed, i like the more classic, long hood, short deck proportions that the LFA has.
As for the depreciation thing. I dont want to buy and hold the car, i will drive it..I just dont want to lose 200k in two years when i let it go. I got a gtr in 09, wrecked and rebuilt it in 2011 to about 1300hp and lost about 120k in the process (80k modifications, 40k to fix two accidents)..
I dont want to go through that again.
And when i asked to drive it, they declined because 'the car is not for demo purposes' and isnt allowed outside the storage area of the dealer. They have it covered and under constant cctv surveillance.
Cant say i enjoyed being declined to drive it, but i did get a very detailed tour this time.
I love the car no doubt, the look and feel is amazing and the interior is centuries ahead of the aventador. The engine sounds like nothing else. Seats are probably the best ive ever sat in and the digital dash made me feel like i was sitting in the pilots seat of an airplane, not a car. oh and the sound system made me go WOW, i didnt expect itll be as good as it was.
Overall it feels more engineered than the lamborghini. Plus it has actual usable rear visibility unlike the aventador where you just look straight ahead.
ANd I love the proportions, in the aventador you cant see the hood most of the time and while it enhances the sensation of speed, i like the more classic, long hood, short deck proportions that the LFA has.
As for the depreciation thing. I dont want to buy and hold the car, i will drive it..I just dont want to lose 200k in two years when i let it go. I got a gtr in 09, wrecked and rebuilt it in 2011 to about 1300hp and lost about 120k in the process (80k modifications, 40k to fix two accidents)..
I dont want to go through that again.
Lead Lap
Joined: Mar 2012
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From: PA
Any car that has been involved in accidents will lose value. Holding and storing a car and not driving it just makes it an investment rather than an enjoyment. You alone must decide what it should be for you.
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