[Leppah]

That matte black oval split is sick. Don't like the wheels though. I don't like FUCH. I think i just like the plain and simple 5" dome wheels with whitewalls.

Man, there's a vw fanatic at my work. He's got so many of them. He has a flat black oval with a 2000cc engine in it, lowered with domes and white walls. Then he has a slammed double cab that's all ratty as hell. Super dope. Then they have a super nice bus that's got more than your usual amount of windows and it's not the bay window style. Plus, his wife has a red oval that's lowered, and he has a blue oval that he's been building for his boy and they picked up a Kharman ghia for his daughter. Oh yeah, they also have a buggy on the side of the house. I'll have to go get some pictures for proof. The family is obsessed with vw's.

 

[Leppah]

My '78 was like this:
280 block (large displacement)
240 head (better valves and chamber)
300zx turbo injectors (twice the output of stock and cheaper than after market)
Nismo cam
Nismo header
280 ignition with aftermarket coil
Weber throttle body (40mm I think, I forget)
2.5" exhaust with Gibson muffler
5 speed, factory lsd, Nismo clutch, 1" front sway bar, removed rear sway bar.

You want to talk about fast, that little bastard straight moved. 3 tickets in 6 months and I sold it. The sole reason I want another one is to do a 250 GTO body kit.

Sounds like it would've been a damn fun car to have.

 

[IH8Rice]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e9_xDZQ_Lmc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e9_xDZQ_Lmc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

 

[IH8Rice]

autoblog's first drive:
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/26/2011-lexus-lfa-first-drive/

 

[IH8Rice]

 

[IH8Rice]

ridiculous video on how they make their CF parts
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/video-weaving-the-lexus-lfas-carbon-fiber-a-pillar/

 

[EasyE]

My Top Gear prediction is it will review like the Nissan GTR

I cant believ I have never seen this show until this thread. AWESOME.!!! now I can watch a bunch of reruns....!!!

 

[IH8Rice]

I cant believ I have never seen this show until this thread. AWESOME.!!! now I can watch a bunch of reruns....!!!

its the best show on TV....http://videos.streetfire.net/ has full episodes from all past seasons...just type in Top Gear Season XX.... and youll get them all.

 

[CBJ]

I cant believ I have never seen this show until this thread. AWESOME.!!! now I can watch a bunch of reruns....!!!

Get ready for a better life

12 days until next season.

 

[IH8Rice]

of course there always http://www.finalgear.com/shows/topgear/ for all their shows.
i wish the BBC America would play something from this year or last year. watching the new shows online isnt fun.

 

[EasyE]

Get ready for a better life

12 days until next season.

New season ? 12 days? YES! ....is it just me or is the corny British host actually really funny?

 

[IH8Rice]

$12,398.44/month for a 24 month lease? sign me up!

The monthly lease payment on the Lexus LFA is $12.398.44. For 24 months. That's $297,562.56 worth of lease payments over two years, at the end of which you own nothing. However, Lexus is quick to point out that the LFA's MSRP is $375,000, so you're technically not paying full price. And at the end of 24 months, lessees are free to plunk down an additional $93,750 (more than the base price of a very comparable Nissan GT-R, we should mention) and buy their LFA outright.

Of course, you can't just waltz into your local Lexus dealership with $12,398.44 and rocket waltz out in an LFA. Lexus has to actually select you to lease its (admittedly awesome) car. Once you're chosen, you've got 10 days to drop off a $10,000 deposit at your local Lexus dealer and submit to a credit check. We should mention that this will not be the only deposit and credit check Lexus requires.

Once your credit checks out, you then have to deposit an additional $50,000. To mini-recap, that's $60,000 down on a $375,000 car. Sounds reasonable (from a detached, algebraic ratio perspective) until you remember that you're not buying the car, just leasing it. All of this will be/is happening from March&#8211;June 2010. Production of the LFA doesn't start until December. We don't know how long each car will take to build, but customers lessees will be required to go through a second credit check immediately prior to delivery. We're not entirely sure you really want to pass the second credit check. Here's why.

Remember the $12,398.44 per month lease payment we mentioned a couple paragraphs up? That's just the breakdown. All LFAs are being doled out via Lexus' 1Pay Lease Program. Meaning that to lease the LFA, you hand Lexus a check for $237,562.56, which is the full amount of the lease minus your $60,000 pair of deposits. Oh, and there's a $700 "aquisition fee." Plus tax, title, license and registration. The good news? Even though you have to lease the LFA, because of the lengthy approval/deposit process, each car is still made to order. Meaning that even though you don't own the car, you can still order it in Passionate Pink, a $3,000 option. Make the jump to read the pricing guide.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/17/lexus-lfa-lease-for-12-400-per-month-298-000-due-at-signi/

 

[demo 9]

but does the gas pedal get stuck?

 

[jimmydean]

but does the gas pedal get stuck?

Gawd I hope so! That would be awesome.

 

[dante]

$12,398.44/month for a 24 month lease? sign me up!



http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/17/lexus-lfa-lease-for-12-400-per-month-298-000-due-at-signi/

Meh, it's a way for Lexus to ensure that there isn't price gouging or immediate reselling for profit. So instead of walking into the dealership with $400k in cash, you walk in with $300k in cash and you don't get to resell the car for the first 2 years.

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

That's exactly why they are doing the lease program. It's a very limited run, they don't want them on ebay for a million dollars. Still, I think the price is a little out of hand. I'm sure they wont have a problem selling the run size that they are making, but would you really rather have this than a Ferrari 599 or an Aston DBS for your 400,000 dollars? Or how about a GTR street car, a GTR track car, and a couple hundred thousand left over for track fees and tires.

 

[dante]

That's exactly why they are doing the lease program. It's a very limited run, they don't want them on ebay for a million dollars. Still, I think the price is a little out of hand. I'm sure they wont have a problem selling the run size that they are making, but would you really rather have this than a Ferrari 599 or an Aston DBS for your 400,000 dollars? Or how about a GTR street car, a GTR track car, and a couple hundred thousand left over for track fees and tires.

At that price, nobody is deciding on cost. You could also ask whether the $1.5m Veyron is worth it, or whether you'd rather have 7 Gallardos (one for each day of the week) and a huge garage to put them all in. Or whether you'd rather have 15 GT-Rs and enough money left over for your own private racetrack in the country so you and your friends could race each other each weekend?

 

[IH8Rice]

but Lexus is only leasing the car in the U.S. everywhere else, they can buy the car outright.

In Europe the only place to buy it is in England, but they still dont have to lease the car.

 

[CBJ]

Yes, but they drive on the wrong side of the street so their version is no good

 

[IH8Rice]

Yes, but they drive on the wrong side of the street so their version is no good

right hand drive is interesting when you are actually driving it, but they will be selling left hand drive version for countries that arent stupid

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

At that price, nobody is deciding on cost. You could also ask whether the $1.5m Veyron is worth it, or whether you'd rather have 7 Gallardos (one for each day of the week) and a huge garage to put them all in. Or whether you'd rather have 15 GT-Rs and enough money left over for your own private racetrack in the country so you and your friends could race each other each weekend?

That's the best idea I've ever heard, when I win powerball the racetrack is going in. Although maybe it will be a fleet of STIs and a rallycross course, makes for more contact.

I think price is sort of an issue on this particular car though. Most people spending that amount of money are spending it on status, which the Toyota doesn't really have like other exotics. What it does have is exclusivity, but then you are just buying something expensive because it's expensive. I'm not saying people won't do it, I'm just saying it's stupid.

 

[woodsguy]

Top Gear tested the LFA. It got the fastest time on a wet track by 3 seconds.

 

[IH8Rice]

Top Gear tested the LFA. It got the fastest time on a wet track by 3 seconds.

that was a great way to end the series in January. June cant come soon enough

 

[woodsguy]

I'm not sure why they took the time off the board on their website. Maybe they are going to do a dry lap time.

 

[IH8Rice]

I'm not sure why they took the time off the board on their website. Maybe they are going to do a dry lap time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/powerlaps.shtml

 

[IH8Rice]

powweerrrr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A5R-oi91bd4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A5R-oi91bd4&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>

 

[scottishmark]

for 3/4 times the price it should should spank the Nissan!

 

[IH8Rice]

for 3/4 times the price it should should spank the Nissan!

theres not too many cars that would walk the Nissan.
i still love the LF-A. too bad people in the U.S. cant buy them

 

[scottishmark]

i still love the LF-A. too bad people in the U.S. cant buy them

really??

 

[IH8Rice]

really??

its only available for lease in the States. but you have to pay for the whole car up front
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3417606&postcount=92

 

[woodsguy]

SOLD OUT!!!

And you thought no one would pay $375,000 and up for the 2011 Lexus LFA. Ha! It's already sold out. At least that's what Lexus officials have told AutoWeek. All 500 LFAs are spoken for, evidently; although, Toyota will only build them at a rate of 20 per month.

Another interesting tidbit: One-third of European orders for the LFA are from residents of Germany.

 

[IH8Rice]

i was reading that the other day. its no surprise it sold out so fast.
people with money want things others cant get. if i had the coin id buy, er, lease one as well.

 

[CBJ]

If its true I am really impressed and great move my Lexus. Interesting that Audi, Lexus and Mercedes has super cars but not BMW.

 

[IH8Rice]

If its true I am really impressed and great move my Lexus. Interesting that Audi, Lexus and Mercedes has super cars but not BMW.

lexus is also losing money on each one they build purportedly. similar to Bugatti.

BMW had talked about bringing back a new version of their old M1 car, but the rumors come and go.
they also dont have a "super" luxury car like the Merc S55/65 or Audi S8.

 

[4xBoy]

lexus is also losing money on each one they build purportedly. similar to Bugatti.

BMW had talked about bringing back a new version of their old M1 car, but the rumors come and go.
they also dont have a "super" luxury car like the Merc S55/65 or Audi S8.

Supposedly the NSX was built at a loss also, if true it is more impressive since it was built for longer and had many changes through the years.

 

[IH8Rice]

Supposedly the NSX was built at a loss also, if true it is more impressive since it was built for longer and had many changes through the years.

really?
youd figure towards the end of the run, it would have been somewhat profitable.
i can see early on that could be true since the car was pretty state of the art for it's time, but 15 years of production is a LONG time for a single model car with relatively minor enhancements.
they actually just retired the NSX race cars this year in the SuperGT series


if the Bugatti and LFA are sold at a loss, id be interested to see how much companies like Koenniggseeigg, Zonda, Gumpert and the like are making or losing.

 

[IH8Rice]

no CG apparently
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/16hPBsw2Uy4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/16hPBsw2Uy4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>

 

[IH8Rice]

you can now buy the car before your 2-year $300k lease period is up, but theres a hitch...

American customers will now be able to buy the LFA outright, but only on the condition that they sign an agreement giving the dealer first right of refusal to buy back the LFA if the owner wants to sell it within the first two years. The dealer will have the option to buy back the used LFA for either fair market value or the original sticker price, whichever is lower.

What happens if an owner sells the LFA within two years having not given the dealer the chance to buy it back first? The dealer is owed the difference between what the buyer originally paid for the car and what he sold it for, plus any legal fees. So whether you decide to lease or buy the LFA, Toyota is going to considerable lengths to ensure that no speculators will make a profit on reselling the LFA during the first two years.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/05/lexus-allowing-outright-purchase-of-lfa-in-u-s-demands-right-o/

copy of agreement and option list:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lexus-lf-a-purchasing-letter/full/#3237824

 

[Tomasis]

surprised over 8 pages thread for me the design is not my cup of tea, though sound is cool.

porsche 918 is ... nevermind ..

 

[jacksonpt]

I read a comparison between the LFA and an AMG Mercedes (SLR, I think). The article said both cars were VERY comparable until you looked at the transmissions, where the LFA lagged WAY behind the Mercedes.