It's really meant to be driven.

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Old 01-10-2008 | 07:07 PM
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It's really meant to be driven.

The Carrera GT that is. Everyone here knows I'm quite the Carrera GT disciple, so here is another reason why I'm so impressed by this thing...Try driving this long with an aston or a ferrari

I bet ya he'll be able to get at least 250-300 when he sells it as well.
Old 01-10-2008 | 07:08 PM
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Actually, its probably in better mechanical shape than the ones that get driven 1 mile per month.
Old 01-10-2008 | 07:15 PM
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now that's odd. I don't think I've ever (personally) seen a supercar with no more than 20K miles no matter how old it was.
Old 01-10-2008 | 07:42 PM
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Nice to see someone is actually using it as it was intended...
Old 01-10-2008 | 07:47 PM
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good to see he's not just staring at it in the driveway
Old 01-10-2008 | 07:55 PM
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It screams grocery getter!!

But seriously, yeah, I would have at least that many miles on it.

"Hmm, what to do today? I know, I'll go for a drive!!"
Old 01-10-2008 | 08:06 PM
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If I could afford a Carrera GT then I could afford to wreck one. For that reason I'd drive the fuck out of it.
Old 01-10-2008 | 08:06 PM
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He is 100% doing the right thing. He purchased the car to enjoy it. Especially after spending that much money on a car. Yet we have people on this site that cringe at 50k on their RL, TL, TSX which are throw away cars compared to these.

I love browsing ebay at the NSX's. Some of them have 100k or more. That's what cars are meant to do. Have fun with it. Not to mention they are in much much better mechanical condition then cars that are driven less (given the proper maintence)
Old 01-10-2008 | 10:14 PM
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There's some guy daily driving an original 289 Shelby Cobra with like 300,000 miles on it out there. It was profiled in some car magazine recently, but I get so many mags every month I can't remember which one it was.
Old 01-10-2008 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by charliemike
If I could afford a Carrera GT then I could afford to buy nokiaman one as well.
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Old 01-10-2008 | 11:30 PM
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If I had a car such as the C-GT, I would drive the shit out of it, as long as it didn't mean leaving it in a parking lot. I would bet a lot of money that is where you'd see door dings occur even though the price is that high. I would avoid the mall in that thing like the plague.
Old 01-11-2008 | 12:29 AM
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I'd never stop driving that thing!
Old 01-11-2008 | 09:34 AM
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good for him. he actually might be getting his money's worth out of that thing
Old 01-11-2008 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisQ1980
Yet we have people on this site that cringe at 50k on their RL, TL, TSX which are throw away cars compared to these.
Its all relative

His net worth may be so high that this supercar may be a throw away car. Personally to me I make an average living and my CL-S is not a throw away car. Yes I garage my acura in the winter and I wash and wax it all the time in the summer. Some on this site may laugh at that but this car must last me a long time.
Old 01-11-2008 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ChrisQ1980
He is 100% doing the right thing. He purchased the car to enjoy it. Especially after spending that much money on a car. Yet we have people on this site that cringe at 50k on their RL, TL, TSX which are throw away cars compared to these.

I love browsing ebay at the NSX's. Some of them have 100k or more. That's what cars are meant to do. Have fun with it. Not to mention they are in much much better mechanical condition then cars that are driven less (given the proper maintence)
I think some people over-extend themselves and can't afford the maintenance (or perceived maintenance) or gas or whatever and therefore don't drive them that much.
Old 01-11-2008 | 03:29 PM
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props to him for not collecting every $100k+ car and storing it in a museum
Old 01-11-2008 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by spdy0001
Its all relative

His net worth may be so high that this supercar may be a throw away car. Personally to me I make an average living and my CL-S is not a throw away car. Yes I garage my acura in the winter and I wash and wax it all the time in the summer. Some on this site may laugh at that but this car must last me a long time.


It's all relative...
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