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Old 08-14-14, 06:07 PM
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It's the old fight, which one do you pick if you had the money? Everyone has done it. We've all pretended to pick and choose your fleet of cars if say you won the lottery tomorrow. For me it's straight to the Ariel Atom dealer for a 3.5R, and then blasting off to Koenigsegg, but hey that's me. But what if you were presented the option between only two cars? There were only two supercars left. And you could drive them first. Which do you pick?

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I love the roar of the tiny V8 in the Mclaren, but the LFA's V10 is just too good and the car too rare to pass up if given the opportunity.
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Old 08-14-14, 11:51 PM
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Honestly the LFA would be "enough" of a sprts car for me. I'd pocket the 600K savings from not buying the Mclaren. If I were a professional sports car driver then maybe I'd be in that league. I love the stats on the Mclaren but it's too much for an average Joe like me.
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If I had to choose between those two, and ONLY those two...

I'd pick the 458 Italia Spider.
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Originally Posted by rxonmymind
Honestly the LFA would be "enough" of a sprts car for me. I'd pocket the 600K savings from not buying the Mclaren. If I were a professional sports car driver then maybe I'd be in that league. I love the stats on the Mclaren but it's too much for an average Joe like me.
The 12C is less expensive than the LFA. You're thinking of the P1.

I'd rather have the LFA. Nothing beats the wail of that V10.
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Although I've driven and absolutely LOVE that MP4-12C, I'd still pick the Lexus. Because, you know, biased....
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These would be my list of which to choose:

1. LFA
2. McLaren 650S
3. Ferrari F12
4. McLaren MP4-12C
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