Just get an ISF and be happy. Cheaper to buy, cheaper to maintain(brakes especially), just a tune or catback and you're just as fast. Plenty of clean examples sub 100k miles as low as $19k out there. More practical too and likely won't fall as quick in price either, though RCF seem to be bottoming out. My first car was $3k. Can't imagine how dumb I'd have been with over 250hp. Honestly, in your shoes I'd get an IS350 or G37S and save for college.
I think I will just keep looking for the ISF because that was my original plan. Because they were so hard to find, I was debating if I should just put down $26k and do the rest monthly payments for a cheap RCF. I will keep everyone updated on the car I choose to purchase and hopefully start building my baby. (I used to own an 06 IS350 until a dumb driver caused an accident which totaled her 😢
Assuming your parents will be covering the cost of insurance and general upkeep of the car, why not get something like a 2012 E63 AMG? Thanks to Benz's depreciation those are dirt cheap, like $30k for a $100k+ car with a 5.5L V8 bi-turbo making 518hp
Why pay $30k for a $65k car that doesn't even unlock from the back door handles, no seat coolers and no power lift trunk when you can pay $30k for a $100k+ car!!
Anything with an "AMG" badge will cost you dearly after the warranty runs out!!! Even if you got the "AMG" FREE, IT WILL STILL COST YOU DEARLY TO HAVE IT RUN LIKE IT WAS DESIGNED FOR!!!
I would stay away from any AMG anything UNLESS the warranty is intact AND it's a LEASE. Don't get me wrong,. AMG cars are sweet and nice. I know personally bc I had one a few years ago. I traded it in BEFORE any major problems surfaced.
Stay with Lexus.........
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Assuming your parents will be covering the cost of insurance and general upkeep of the car, why not get something like a 2012 E63 AMG? Thanks to Benz's depreciation those are dirt cheap, like $30k for a $100k+ car with a 5.5L V8 bi-turbo making 518hp
Why pay $30k for a $65k car that doesn't even unlock from the back door handles, no seat coolers and no power lift trunk when you can pay $30k for a $100k+ car!!
Assuming your parents will be covering the cost of insurance and general upkeep of the car, why not get something like a 2012 E63 AMG? Thanks to Benz's depreciation those are dirt cheap, like $30k for a $100k+ car with a 5.5L V8 bi-turbo making 518hp
Why pay $30k for a $65k car that doesn't even unlock from the back door handles, no seat coolers and no power lift trunk when you can pay $30k for a $100k+ car!!
Assuming your parents will be covering the cost of insurance and general upkeep of the car, why not get something like a 2012 E63 AMG? Thanks to Benz's depreciation those are dirt cheap, like $30k for a $100k+ car with a 5.5L V8 bi-turbo making 518hp
Why pay $30k for a $65k car that doesn't even unlock from the back door handles, no seat coolers and no power lift trunk when you can pay $30k for a $100k+ car!!
Im not really into those cars. I love lexus because of how comfortable and realizable it is. My is350 was amazing and now i’m ready for something with a little extra HP. My parents won’t be helping me with insurance because they have stuff they need to deal with but, overall Mercedes will mess up my bank account even worse then me making the decision to buy an ISF .
Assuming your parents will be covering the cost of insurance and general upkeep of the car, why not get something like a 2012 E63 AMG? Thanks to Benz's depreciation those are dirt cheap, like $30k for a $100k+ car with a 5.5L V8 bi-turbo making 518hp
Why pay $30k for a $65k car that doesn't even unlock from the back door handles, no seat coolers and no power lift trunk when you can pay $30k for a $100k+ car!!
$100k Benz will have $100k maintenance costs..and lol, that $30k Lexus will still be worth $20k in 3 years and only cost $500 in brakes plus a few oil changes and some tires. (I bought my 08 with 29k in 2016 and sold it in 2019 with 100k for $23k and raced it a ton). Even the worst case valley plate which Lexus helps cover costs $2k max and is likely already fixed. God knows what will happen in 3 years with the Benz without warranty. Lexus may be outdated with tech, but the reliable powertrains are what you're paying for. Not to mention, ISF is relatively great on gas compared to other V8 sedans.
Hate to be that guy, but RCF is probably overextending yourself.
My first car in my signature was a 1996 ES. Different background I suppose.
But I feel I would be doing you a disservice by saying get this car in high school vs a more reasonably priced tuner. That’s a lot of money to dump out at a young age, not to mention the overhead of this car. There will be time to get better cars in the future.
Hate to be that guy, but RCF is probably overextending yourself.
My first car in my signature was a 1996 ES. Different background I suppose.
But I feel I would be doing you a disservice by saying get this car in high school vs a more reasonably priced tuner. That’s a lot of money to dump out at a young age, not to mention the overhead of this car. There will be time to get better cars in the future.
To each their own, but this is just my 0.02.
Yes I totally get it, I don’t think the RCF is a car I would get rn. ISF or RC350 will be the car i’m looking for.
