Toyota has to "hand pick" LFA owners
 

wtf ?

350 K for that LFA

and ... you have to "Apply" for it?

wow ...

as much as I think the car is "cool", this is a little bit too much

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home...d=family-autos

ionno i see where theyre comin from i still think its a cool car

LOL doesn't ferrari do that with their fxx? and i know that konigsegg won't let you own one their cars if you don't already own a supercar.. I guess it will allow lexus to really keep that 'exclusivity" that they are desperately hoping for

They want the owners to represent their engineering masterpiece the way the feel necessary, therefore they are hand picking the owners. Well played.

I guess too many wealthy Americans want this car.

I don't see Europeans overpaying for a Lexus, I really don't.

Only 150 of the 500 made are destined for the USA.

That's too bad, as American would be the perfect market for this Lexus.

What a cool car though, albeit very overpriced.

and the 150 slighted for Japan are already spoken for,,,

i thought there were 250 for the us? also now that theyre doing this wait and see people buying then selling this for a huge premium just because they got picked and some other guy with money didnt

Maybe it was 250?

Either way I believe the handpicked buyer will have to sign an agreement not to sell for XX period of time.

It may aslo seem overpriced but take a look at how they are building this car. NONE of the parts are outsourced IE tranny, brakes etc etc. It is all being made custom in house for this car.

this isn't anything new; Lambo has been doing it for some time and I think Ferrari does as well.
I'm not a fan of it but I understand the mentallity that you don't just want any person (mis)representing your brand.

^ correct but as said before lambo and ferarri do it to ensure brand loyalty they dont check what else you have in your garage just that your brand loyal to their brand ... what is lexus gonna check ... that you have an isf??

that lf-a is just an engineer's wet dream, but its WAYYY too expensive, why would anyone want an LF-A over a GT-R? It boggles the mind being that the GT-R is 1/4 the price

you cannot buy a new ferrari unless you already own a ferrari. the best way to buy a new ferrari is buy a used ferrari, then have maintenance done on it by a ferrari dealership for at least 2 years so they get to know you. only after that, can you be put on the list to buy a new one.

something like what lexus is doing is not really unusual for the price point and market they are selling the lfa too. its only usual because its a JAPANESE company doing this.

I know Ferrari did it for the F430 Scuderia. My friend's dad brought one used from a friend that owns a Lotus dealership, otherwise he wouldn't be able to purchase it.

Makes total marketing sense. Hand pick drivers that are going to represent your messaging.

However, I don't see Lindsay Lohan driving one soon.

So tell me how up and coming rappers/celebrities get them with us knowing full well they didn't have one before the brand new one they just bought?

because EVERYBODY has a price...

I know this isn't the first time Supercar company handpick the owners.

but I dunno, hmm, at 350K, it better be worth it.

something tells me this is more a gimmick then anything else.

I wonder if Bugatti did this with the Veyron...

Applicant: Dwayne Michael Carter
Occupation: Best Rapper Alive
Interesting Facts: Shot self in chest when 9 years old.
Favorite Activities: Smoking pot, drinking syrup, eating rappers.

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This car has more engineering derived from their F1 team (which has been pulled, I believe) than anything else. I presume they just want to hand pick buyers so that it's people who understand the phenomenal creation they are buying and represent it well, as was said above.

You won't see any Hollywood celebrities driving this thing around, but not for the reasons you might think initially...

lol. you answered your own question.

celebrities have instant baller status. they dont wait in line, the bouncer opens the ropes for them.

that applies for them pretty much EVERYWHERE.

I'm sure it's worth the price they're asking for. It's just that many ordinary people can't see past the Lexus badge.

Its just a marketing thing because maybe they fear that if they dont hand pick the people to buy this expensive ass lexus, then no one is going to buy them. They probably did this to create a massive rich market to fight for it. People always want what they can't have...