So much power - such little money

[EK993]

So far I have resisted getting a muscle car since moving to the US - this might finally be the tipping point though - 580bhp for $54k. Mighty tempting...

http://www.chevrolet.com/camaro-zl1-sports-car/

[SystemParanoia]

translates to about £115k by the time its landed here through an importer tho

[wackojacko]

Hmmm, more like 70-80 grand sitting here in the UK wouldn't have thought anywhere near 100K.


But for 70-80 grand why would you have this over an F430, Gallardo, 997 Turbo etc.

This is why "cheap" yank muscle cars don't work in this country, import tax's etc take the fun and value out of them and you end up with a powerful, not upto european standards for supercar money.

[Stu R]

SystemParanoia said:

translates to about £115k by the time its landed here through an importer tho

Nowhere near.

[e8_pack]

dude lives in the states...

[John D.]

e8_pack said:

dude lives in the states...

My thought too.

[lankybob]

DO IT!

[EK993]

Yep moved here about 2 years ago - I still convert everything back to £ in my mind so at £33k it seems ludicrous value! Puts things into perspective when you look at pricing of the new Toyobaru etc of what you can get out here in terms of cheap power.

[wackojacko]

Didn't see that the OP lived in the States, As I said the value and characteristics work in the US.

[SSBB]

wackojacko said:

But for 70-80 grand why would you have this over an F430, Gallardo, 997 Turbo etc.

Because you can't buy a new F430 for 70 grand?

[LuS1fer]

The lighter 650hp GT500 will be even more tempting then.

[davepoth]

But by the end of the year there will be a new Viper which will have eleven billion horsepower for $3.50.

[wackojacko]

SSBB said:

wackojacko said:

But for 70-80 grand why would you have this over an F430, Gallardo, 997 Turbo etc.

Because you can't buy a new F430 for 70 grand?

That's correct but that is no matter now as he lives in the US, but in the UK it's a 100+ grand car that's a couple of years old for 70K rather than spending 70-80K for a Yank car valued at 56 thousand dollars new which in Sterling is around 36 grand.

[mybrainhurts]

davepoth said:

But by the end of the year there will be a new Viper which will have eleven billion horsepower for $3.50.

I don't believe that...

[CraigyMc]

mybrainhurts said:

davepoth said:

But by the end of the year there will be a new Viper which will have eleven billion horsepower for $3.50.

I don't believe that...

Neither do I.

It's clearly eleventy billion horsepower.

[66comanche]

$54k which is MRSP too, you might get a deal if lucky.

Do it FFS ! How much is the fastest Charger though, always been partial to those (the V6 was useless though).

[LuS1fer]

66comanche said:

$54k which is MRSP too, you might get a deal if lucky.

Do it FFS ! How much is the fastest Charger though, always been partial to those (the V6 was useless though).

Don't forget the dealer's standard $20000 "premium".