View Poll Results: Which Car is THE BEST(money no object)
Ferrari Enzo $670k(yeah right, more like 1.4Mil)
35
27.34%
McLaren SLR apprx $450-$500k(?)
3
2.34%
Porsche Carrera GT $420k
24
18.75%
Bugatti Veyron $1Mil or more
19
14.84%
Zonda C12s $400k
3
2.34%
Saleen S7 $420k
4
3.13%
McLaren F1 $1Mil(I believe it\'s still that much)
40
31.25%
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The Best Super Exotic Car???
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The guy that drove that car said it was unreal. I still like the F1 better though. You know to get service done on a F1 you have to ship it to NJ, also they mold a new seat for you if you want to make sure it fits right. Super nice.
Originally posted by MP5
F'ng ferrari cheaped out with a single oil cooler
F'ng ferrari cheaped out with a single oil cooler
Im not into Super Cars very much, but I was wondering something. Why spend $400,000 plus when you can get a Viper that usually puts out better numbers than those? I understand if people just have millions and want something crazy. But if you are going for performance it doesnt make sense.
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There are two main reasons why people buy European exotics over a Viper:
Reason #1 - A Viper doesn't have the best of road manners. That's why a lot of people prefer the Corvette's feel over the Viper even though the new Viper outperforms the C5/Z06 in just about every category, though not by too much in the case of the Z06.
Reason #2 - People also want to use the car as a status symbol, as something to get them noticed. Most of the European supercars have a more exotic, richer, and more mysterious feel to them than the raw, sporting, "I'm gonna eat your soul" aura that the Viper exudes. Saying "I just bought a new Ferrari Enzo/Porsche Carrera GT/Pagani Zonda" makes a bit more of a statement at the country club than saying "I just bought a new Dodge" (not to characterize all super car owners as overly status conscious but the majority of them probably are). Very few people who actually buy these cars really cares about performance; for them, it's all about the hype and mystique.
Reason #1 - A Viper doesn't have the best of road manners. That's why a lot of people prefer the Corvette's feel over the Viper even though the new Viper outperforms the C5/Z06 in just about every category, though not by too much in the case of the Z06.
Reason #2 - People also want to use the car as a status symbol, as something to get them noticed. Most of the European supercars have a more exotic, richer, and more mysterious feel to them than the raw, sporting, "I'm gonna eat your soul" aura that the Viper exudes. Saying "I just bought a new Ferrari Enzo/Porsche Carrera GT/Pagani Zonda" makes a bit more of a statement at the country club than saying "I just bought a new Dodge" (not to characterize all super car owners as overly status conscious but the majority of them probably are). Very few people who actually buy these cars really cares about performance; for them, it's all about the hype and mystique.
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