Toyota has to "hand pick" LFA owners
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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
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
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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
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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.
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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.
I'm not a fan of it but I understand the mentallity that you don't just want any person (mis)representing your brand.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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because EVERYBODY has a price...
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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...
You won't see any Hollywood celebrities driving this thing around, but not for the reasons you might think initially...
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Its just a marketing thing because maybe they fear that if they dont hand pick the people to buy this expensive *** 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...