[jhv48]

I still think this car is a show stopper. Freakin gorgeous.

No one buys these cars for an investment. They are purely an emotional/visceral experience. I bought mine brand new for about 70 large because I had had one previously and wanted this one to be exactly the way I wanted it. I could care less about resale.

My car took about a year and about 3000 miles to work out all teething problems. A fully sorted out used one would have been more fun from the get go, but I couldn't find one that was exactly what I wanted.

You will probably only do this once, so get exactly what you want the first time. If it costs 80 grand, so what? That car would cost $100k easily to duplicate. Most of the money is in the engine compartment but what a pop when you open the hood.

Hey, if the engine has no quirks, you make the call. Go drive it and put it through a few cycles of stop and go and freeway drives and see if the engine suits you. Good luck. You'll love it either way. They're just like kids. They'll drive you nuts at first, but once you break them in, they are worth the effort