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Old 08-23-16, 11:22 AM
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Old 08-23-16, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel350
If four doors is not necessary than the Camaro is the much better deal.
I was thinking the same . The power is redonkulous in the ZL1
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Keep the F then supercharge it
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Assuming you purchased your IS-F nearly new and with few payments left at $749/mo. $749/mo is a hefty payment for the IS-F. I would take my current investment "vs" my new investment $26,964+Down Payment/Trade Allowance/-Trade Negativity and decide at the end which one is better. Having a new car is fantastic, especially the uncommon. But $20,000 savings in 1-2 years is very good. Cadillac's are the worst in depreciation. Your lease buy-out is guaranteed to be higher than retail prices on the lot at the time your lease has ended. Many current lease returns are $3,000-$4,000 over market prices. To re-lease will be predicting the future. If the future played off perfectly already. I like knowing the future when it comes to my transportation. I know the Lexus is a damn good car. Buy a used ATS-V in a few years. They will still be uncommon.

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Old 08-23-16, 08:47 PM
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Don't do it.
Old 08-23-16, 09:33 PM
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It's nice to have the latest of the greatest of a new vehicle but I do what mackay suggested and wait for the depreciation of ATS-V to fall off then sell your car.
Old 08-24-16, 01:31 AM
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I have been tempted too. I was thinking of jumping to a GT350 but then realized Ford will not give loaners LOL. The ATSV is hardcore. If Cadillac ever gets my cash it would be a CTSV but I'm such a Lexus fan boy if probably still buy the much slower GSF
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Ive raced one, stop light draggin in Mexico. Either he didnt know how to drive or he didn't take the Lexus serious.

I blew his doors off, to about 140. I could see the light coming up was congested, so I was hard on brakes....He was trying to catch up so bad he almost took traffic out, he blew past everyone in the breakdown lane and acted like he was turning. Lol. Ive seen him twice, now.

They are f'in sexy tho
Old 08-24-16, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
I have been tempted too. I was thinking of jumping to a GT350 but then realized Ford will not give loaners LOL. The ATSV is hardcore. If Cadillac ever gets my cash it would be a CTSV but I'm such a Lexus fan boy if probably still buy the much slower GSF
Just wait until Lexus puts a TT in the new RC-F
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$80K?! Don't those start at $62K? Jesus. Couldn't live with that interior for $60K, let alone $80K.
Old 08-25-16, 07:14 AM
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If it's a lease I honestly wouldn't do it.. I feel like with a lease you don't really own the car since you aren't allowed to really do anything to the car. Seeing as how you have to take it back once the lease is up and all.. On top of that you don't even get to drive as much as you want. Which to me, is a bummer. If I were you I'd stick the ISF because at least in this situation it's yours (okay not really since you still owe money to the bank). But with the ISF you can drive as much as you want and mod as you like and never have to think about getting rid of it. The ATS-V is a nice car though, but to me it's an overpriced one. I'd wait till there used and either finance one or buy cash if you got the big bucks. Honestly if your gonna lease , get a CTS-V instead
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Nuff said...
Old 08-25-16, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by S00Pah5L


Nuff said...
That doesn't look like it belongs in an $80,000 car sooo.. Agreed
Old 08-25-16, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by S00Pah5L


Nuff said...
I had to check the Caddy website to make sure this was still in the cars being sold. I saw the panel in the CTS-V as was like "Good, they fixed it." Then I went to the ATS-V interior page and saw this turd again. Who at GM thought this was appropriate?
Old 08-25-16, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by S00Pah5L


Nuff said...
Lol.....Everytime I see that pic it reminds me of a mid nineties Malibu and the interior designers were like crap how did we miss that!!! That gauge cluster is horrible!!
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