How long will you keep your F, forever?
#61
For a guy that has commitment issues with humans, I get very attached to the machines that "show up" for me and deliver. I consider myself blessed/lucky financially because at this stage I could afford to either truly start my collection or buy a new winter car. These two statements being said...
My '97 Infiniti i30t is getting some homebrew body work today because I love the car so much. I'd like to get at least another winter out of it without driving around in ANY rust. Where I live and where I park it, I have the oldest car on the road / lot, but I could care less. It still looks good and drives like the day I drove it off the lot. It was always there for me too, and never stranded me with the exception of one time (and the starter warned me for a month before it happened).
I say this about this car to kinda explain myself vs. those on here that skip through cars every 3-4 years. I have friends like this and I understand. I just get really attached to these things. Remember in Conan the Barbarian when the father tells a young Conan "for you cannot trust neither man nor beat - but THIS you can trust" referencing a sword he had just built? That's me. LOL =)
I'm keeping the F forever unless there's a catastrophe and I need to get rid of it. I am obsessed with this car. The criteria for the cars I've kept were always the ones I'd admire when walking to it every time I'd walk to it. I didn't set out for a MM 08 but this is what I got and I admire it every time I walk to it. It still occasionally frightens me too which of course is criteria for a car like this.
I'm banking on it becoming a collector. Not just the rarity of the cars, but also as Lexus' first entry into a genre where others had already spent decades. In the end, the car is just kick fkin' ***.
I know this post got real emotional real quick but I'm hitting submit anyway.
My '97 Infiniti i30t is getting some homebrew body work today because I love the car so much. I'd like to get at least another winter out of it without driving around in ANY rust. Where I live and where I park it, I have the oldest car on the road / lot, but I could care less. It still looks good and drives like the day I drove it off the lot. It was always there for me too, and never stranded me with the exception of one time (and the starter warned me for a month before it happened).
I say this about this car to kinda explain myself vs. those on here that skip through cars every 3-4 years. I have friends like this and I understand. I just get really attached to these things. Remember in Conan the Barbarian when the father tells a young Conan "for you cannot trust neither man nor beat - but THIS you can trust" referencing a sword he had just built? That's me. LOL =)
I'm keeping the F forever unless there's a catastrophe and I need to get rid of it. I am obsessed with this car. The criteria for the cars I've kept were always the ones I'd admire when walking to it every time I'd walk to it. I didn't set out for a MM 08 but this is what I got and I admire it every time I walk to it. It still occasionally frightens me too which of course is criteria for a car like this.
I'm banking on it becoming a collector. Not just the rarity of the cars, but also as Lexus' first entry into a genre where others had already spent decades. In the end, the car is just kick fkin' ***.
I know this post got real emotional real quick but I'm hitting submit anyway.
#62
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Uh, never is a strong word. May wanna use the exception clause for the market crash back in 2008. Just sayin'.
The F was never discounted, had a much shorter production run than the NSX and a significantly smaller total production number as a result. Its values may not rise over time, but it has as good a chance, if not better, than any car from its era and class.
Discounts in and of themselves are not, necessarily, predictive. The Supra was discounted $10k in its last year of production and look at it now.
Ken.
Discounts in and of themselves are not, necessarily, predictive. The Supra was discounted $10k in its last year of production and look at it now.
Ken.
#63
Intermediate
#64
I'm keeping mine DD it right now but later I'll get something new and leave her in the garage.
Love the car and how rare it is. With v8 going away I think I'll keep this little beast.
Love the car and how rare it is. With v8 going away I think I'll keep this little beast.
#66
Lexus Fanatic
the car represents a turning point for lexus and Toyota too. Its the first fun Lexus. The first Lexus that could get some respect at a track day.
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