C7 Vette vs F-Type vs M4

[chrsschb]

Not bashing anything. I own fords, Im just saying even though the GT350 and the R share the same engine you are comparing a track car that comes with no amenities vs 3 cars and even the regular GT350 that you can live with everyday.

Trust me try daily driving a car with no AC, radio, mufflers, ect for a year and you will be the most agitated person to walk the earth.

Also if you can get a R for 70k from the dealership with everything you just listed Ill be damn surprised. The R is such a limited run that everyone will mark that car up the ass just like the ZR1 when it was out.

This is once again where I'm the anomaly as stallion puts it. You can equip the R with AC/Radio, but the resonators don't make it that much louder, plus it has the exhaust switch for quiet vs loud mode. I usually drive loud and obnoxious cars, it doesn't bother me, I truly love to drive and all aspects of it. The first thing I plan to do is open up the exhaust and I'll be patiently waiting for someone to develop some equal length triple-y headers.

But yeah the R is marked up everywhere. The regular GT350s are around 5K and the Rs are looking at 15-20K on average. I completely agree that with the ADMs it puts the car into another bracket and brings more cars into the comparison, but that's where you just have to play the waiting game. I got a good deal but a lot won't. The performance difference between the regular 350 and the R is very minuscule. If you really think about it for the price difference of the two (especially considering ADM) you can throw some weight savings into the regular car and be on par with less invested. But that would be on you, and not from the factory. The R will definitely hold value much better.

Not trying to sound like a ford fanboy around here. Like I said I would love to own an F-Type, Cayman GTS/GT4, 911, etc but I just have to weigh the practically and price vs performance. I'm doing well but I'm not quite ceo 10k day yet lol.

[E90_N54]

This is once again where I'm the anomaly as stallion puts it. You can equip the R with AC/Radio, but the resonators don't make it that much louder, plus it has the exhaust switch for quiet vs loud mode. I usually drive loud and obnoxious cars, it doesn't bother me, I truly love to drive and all aspects of it. The first thing I plan to do is open up the exhaust and I'll be patiently waiting for someone to develop some equal length triple-y headers.

But yeah the R is marked up everywhere. The regular GT350s are around 5K and the Rs are looking at 15-20K on average. I completely agree that with the ADMs it puts the car into another bracket and brings more cars into the comparison, but that's where you just have to play the waiting game. I got a good deal but a lot won't. The performance difference between the regular 350 and the R is very minuscule. If you really think about it for the price difference of the two (especially considering ADM) you can throw some weight savings into the regular car and be on par with less invested. But that would be on you, and not from the factory. The R will definitely hold value much better.

Not trying to sound like a ford fanboy around here. Like I said I would love to own an F-Type, Cayman GTS/GT4, 911, etc but I just have to weigh the practically and price vs performance. I'm doing well but I'm not quite ceo 10k day yet lol.

Not arguing with you on any of the points you listed, I agree with you actually. Im just saying its hard to put the R in the same class vs the 3 cars the OP listed. I do agree with you that the performance figures are miniscule compared to the regular GT350. Its just a more stripped down version like the BMW m3 CSL. I was just pointing the fact that the other cars originally listed had creature comforts where as the R is more of a recreational car. But more power to you if you are getting the R as a daily driver, plus like you said the value it will hold is a lot better compared to the base 350.

No fan boy taken, I own a roush raptor so I can appreciate cars from all manufactures.

[Marronis]

I'd take another c7 over those

[Dr. Horse]

Thanks for playing, but the correct answer was Cayman S. If you want exotic, think about a 4c.

[DrFeeIGood]

Thanks for playing, but the correct answer was Cayman S. If you want exotic, think about a 4c.

No doubt that car belongs in the group. Dem alcantara options hnnngggggg

[skillz17]

Hit the nail on the head there. If you are over 6'2 getting in most sports cars is a real pain in the ass.

Fitting in an Exige or an Elise is an embodiment of a joke.

[TurkBrah]

Here, All the categories combined in one:

[skillz17]

GT4 costs an arm and a leg.
Love it tho, a manual as well, hnnng.

[chrsschb]

GT4 costs an arm and a leg.
Love it tho, a manual as well, hnnng.

Just because it's rare. They only brought something like 700 units to the US. So safe to say you needed to know someone.

[Dr. Horse]

Fitting in an Exige or an Elise is an embodiment of a joke.

I'm 6'1" and easily fit in my Exige. Sure, you have to bend in half to get in but as long as you're under 60 and aren't an invalid, it's not a problem. BTW exige is more fun than any of the cars we're talking about (plus more exotic and more attention getting), but of course faaaarrr less comfortable. Also not available new in US.

[E90_N54]

Here, All the categories combined in one:

Sadly all the units were sold out before it even came into production. Ill be waiting for the 911 R.

[chrsschb]

Sadly all the units were sold out before it even came into production. Ill be waiting for the 911 R.

I actually have a lead on one, but I'm not sure if I'll bounce on it.

[E90_N54]

Fitting in an Exige or an Elise is an embodiment of a joke.

I'm 6'1" and easily fit in my Exige. Sure, you have to bend in half to get in but as long as you're under 60 and aren't an invalid, it's not a problem. BTW exige is more fun than any of the cars we're talking about (plus more exotic and more attention getting), but of course faaaarrr less comfortable. Also not available new in US.

This is why I was so adamant about the GT350R as a daily driver. Not hating the car, just hating the livability of it. I drove a bare bone Exige S when I was younger for a year as a daily and it was unbearable.

[E90_N54]

I actually have a lead on one, but I'm not sure if I'll bounce on it.

I would probably wait till mid 2016 for the new porsches to come out. New FI'ed engines coming out on the base 911 probably means power bumps in all the other models. Unless you are a super purist and need a high reving NA motor.

[chrsschb]

I would probably wait till mid 2016 for the new porsches to come out. New FI'ed engines coming out on the base 911 probably means power bumps in all the other models. Unless you are a super purist and need a high reving NA motor.

I'd prefer a 911 for the rear seats alone but a decent 911 (new) is well out of my price range.

[E90_N54]

I'd prefer a 911 for the rear seats alone but a decent 911 (new) is well out of my price range.

Ya the prices on the new 911's are getting very hefty. Base 911's right now are 80k, plus its porsche so EVERYTHING is optional. I remember back when the 996's were out 80k could get you a pretty well equipped 911 S.

I hear you on the rear seats, I have a son so having rear seats is a must even if they are non existent. Its funny when you have a child a lot of your buying decisions start to change drastically.

Heres a picture of my son. Its kind of irrelevant since i blocked his face out but I guess its still considered car reference haha.

[chrsschb]

Ya the prices on the new 911's are getting very hefty. Base 911's right now are 80k, plus its porsche so EVERYTHING is optional. I remember back when the 996's were out 80k could get you a pretty well equipped 911 S.

I hear you on the rear seats, I have a son so having rear seats is a must even if they are non existent. Its funny when you have a child a lot of your buying decisions start to change drastically.

Heres a picture of my son. Its kind of irrelevant since i blocked his face out but I guess its still considered car reference haha.

Yeah they are young but love it when I drive spirited. I keep it respectable on the street and just hit the corners hard haha. We're moving back to our home state in the next few months so that'll open up more options for me to get out and have some fun.

[skillz17]

I'm 6'1" and easily fit in my Exige. Sure, you have to bend in half to get in but as long as you're under 60 and aren't an invalid, it's not a problem. BTW exige is more fun than any of the cars we're talking about (plus more exotic and more attention getting), but of course faaaarrr less comfortable. Also not available new in US.

I'm quite a bit longer than 6'1 brah but i hope to drive an Exige one day.
Especially the new V6 S hnng.

[LazyStarfish]

a lot of jimmies being rustled itt.

[CurlBrah1234]

late to party, but vette all the way in terms of aesthetics. beats jag and bmw by miles

edit:
after reading through entire thread, lot of hate on the vette.

[AndYUKnowThis]

How can you even do a straight comparison on those cars?

It all depends on what you are looking for. Jag, looks nice. Vette, although they improved the interior it's a great car to beat up and mod. BMW, luxury but not near the capability for the mods.

I like raw power and shock value so I have a Viper. It's decent to drive but my favorite car was my C6, that thing drove it's self and I never worried about it breaking.

Das it men. Viper is my dream car and I hope to get a new SRT some years down the line. Vipers are classy as fuk and brutal. I don't care what anybody says, it is an American Exotic. Not a sports car, not a super car, but an Exotic

[Ascendent]

From the three choices, I'd pick the F-type. To me, they are visually gorgeous. I've driven the M3/M4, an they are fantastic but for overall appeal and relative exclusivity; F-type. The Corvette is great, but I wouldn't do a base model. It would have to be the C7Z, or at the very least the Z51 package. Or the GT350/R, for everything. I'm not even a Mustang fan, but the performance specs and what Ford is trying to do with that car is phenomenal.

[BuildUpNow]

I actually have a lead on one, but I'm not sure if I'll bounce on it.

Depending on what it costs you I would do it. They'll likely retain their value or if nothing else you could flip it for a quick buck. If Caymans do go the FI 4 banger then could bump the value quite a bit. At least int the 911 they're keeping the flat 6. And given the FI is supposedly for fuel economy it should be detuned which means it should be easy to extract some additional power. Could help to drive down prices for the NA water cooled models.

From the three choices, I'd pick the F-type. To me, they are visually gorgeous. I've driven the M3/M4, an they are fantastic but for overall appeal and relative exclusivity; F-type. The Corvette is great, but I wouldn't do a base model. It would have to be the C7Z, or at the very least the Z51 package. Or the GT350/R, for everything. I'm not even a Mustang fan, but the performance specs and what Ford is trying to do with that car is phenomenal.

Pretty much my thinking as well though if reliability is a concern then I'd have to pick the vette.

[chrsschb]

Depending on what it costs you I would do it. They'll likely retain their value or if nothing else you could flip it for a quick buck. If Caymans do go the FI 4 banger then could bump the value quite a bit. At least int the 911 they're keeping the flat 6. And given the FI is supposedly for fuel economy it should be detuned which means it should be easy to extract some additional power. Could help to drive down prices for the NA water cooled models.

Pretty much my thinking as well though if reliability is a concern then I'd have to pick the vette.

Would have been for MSRP. I actually was in a much better position for the car a few months ago, but now we're trying to move and that's taking a sum out of what I had set aside for a toy.

[gixxer0.6g]

Or option 4 that comes with 700 hp and some testicles

[Kev1972]

Or option 4 that comes with 700 hp and some testicles

Wood only buy if it came with confederate flag paint job.

[Ascendent]

Or option 4 that comes with 700 hp and some testicles

Very American of you. Brute force isn't always the answer for a "fun" car.