alfaromeo3

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I got the TVD so I won't regret anything in the future plus all the loaded options. My wife was very supportive, loves the CF and for the future the resale value would be more compared to the base model.

DougHII

Everything is better in Molten Pearl. For sure if you get it, you won't regret not getting it! Go big or go home!

RRRacing

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Yes, I have extensively driven both non-TVD and TVD, as we had both a TVD car and non-TVD car when we developed our RRRacing/Penske suspension.

My impression is that for those of you who dont track, TVD is not essential, its not going to make you faster on the road -- if you are nuts, you can do ridiculous things on the road with a non-TVD RCF!

On the track, my feeling is that the stock RCF suspension leaves so much to be desired, that money is FAR better spent on a proper suspension rather than TVD option. On a relative scale, a proper suspension is going to do more for your confidence and lap times than a TVD.

I wrote a suspension article on our website where we go into suspension tuning for the RCF, and the improvements we made (shock & spring tuning, and converting the rear suspension to "true" coilover design).

RCF Suspension white paper link here:

http://www.rr-racing.com/category-s/215.htm

-Rafi

equalme

My plan is to finish paying off the RCF in 3-4 years, then most likely a Porsche 911 or GTR (if they have a new revision as the current model is so dated).

orys

You bring up an interesting point... I actually don't think for those who purchase the car at a steep discount depreciation would be an issue. On the contrary, I think the big depreciation hit is being partially absorbed by the discount. In 2010 I got a 2009 is-f for 49k brand new (sticker was 62k? Can't recall...) I sold it 2 years later for 44k...

ROK

The more I drive it, the more I appreciate the harmony of Lexus/Toyota engineering which I rate as the best on Earth atm. There's a lasting solidity to the chassis, powertrain and all touch points. It's rock solid along many fronts.

Any gripes? The only thing I wish they offered is full leather interior (stitched leather dash and door uppers) + automatic folding mirrors for those of us in the USA. I wouldn't mind if they went after a louder exhaust bark so I don't have to deal w/ the chintzy designs of the F car aftermarket.

kdu

Deposit had been put down on a non-performance packaged black/black. Finishing the deal this weekend. Cautiously optimistic!

ssmoked

What are the numbers?

kdu

I'll post all details when finished. Don't want to jinks myself, plus I've learned the hard way that it's not done until it's done.

kdu

I'm officially part of the club! Here is a pic after paying for my first tank of gas. ~$60.5k out the door, no trade. Thank you all for your feedback.

LXSDO

Congratulations! What a steal. Looks good. Black on black on black

ssmoked

Nice! What's sticker and selling price before ttl?

DougHII

Looking good. Congrats. Enjoy your new car!

rmsimmonsj

iTrader: (1)

ENJOY IT. No regrets here. I talk to alot of guys on here that get into the RCF because of their regret from there previous car though. . The majority of people on here drive the RCF because they love the car (for whatever subjective reason) over comparative cross shopped cars, not because we couldn't afford one of the many other cross shopped cars because if we liked the (V, M4, RS5, corvette, whatever) more, we/i'd be in one of those.

RRRacing

iTrader: (1)

At that price, you cannot go wrong, that is a lot of car for the money!

Rafi