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Old 04-08-2012, 09:53 AM
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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...car-flies-road Price less than I would have thought also.

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Or, for that much, buy an 800hp GT1 SCCA car with team and hauler.
Other reviews panned the suspension and the race cars ditch the hydraulic wizardry.
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Originally Posted by John Shiels
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...car-flies-road Price less than I would have thought also.
oh ya what a deal

i bet your chin will hit the track surface when you hear the quote when it breaks, needs maintenance and has a fender bender/shatterer at the track
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OK I think that for people of that wealth level, the MP4-12C IS a viable alternative to the F458 or Gallardo.
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oh ya what a deal

i bet your chin will hit the track surface when you hear the quote when it breaks, needs maintenance and has a fender bender/shatterer at the track
not bad price for what it is but out of my league for sure
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Or, for that much, buy an 800hp GT1 SCCA car with team and hauler.
Other reviews panned the suspension and the race cars ditch the hydraulic wizardry.
yea but you can't drive it on the street.

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Old 04-08-2012, 03:18 PM
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It sure looked good on the track the other day

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yea but you can't drive it on the street.

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Why not?
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I'm pretty sure I can beat them all on a track 700 hp

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Originally Posted by John Shiels
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...car-flies-road Price less than I would have thought also.

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it was probably the writer's first ride in a fast car...

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Why not?

I like your way of thinking! 800 hp of bug killing fun
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Its a Bloomberg article not a Detroit News test drive. The News lead auto guy is a SCCA W2W driver.
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it was probably the writer's first ride in a fast car...



I like your way of thinking! 800 hp of bug killing fun
hell ya man! if i had a Audi P1 car id drive it on the street. just hope i dont breeak off the 80,000$ splitter
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