New Member- about to pull the trigger- is this a fair deal?

[Lawineer]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

Seems a little pricey for a used BDR, sorry, but as long as you are happy with the transaction, that is all that matters, after all, it's your money, not ours. Without the financial aspect in play, a word of advice, it is not as civilized as your previous automotive experiences, take the learning curve S-L-O-W-L-Y and remember, as soon as you turn the key, it will try to kill you. Keep repeating that in the back of your head for the first thousand miles of learning curve and you'll be fine. Most of all, don't let anyone wipe the smile off your face, and enjoy the ride.

Bill S.

Thanks- how pricey do you think it is, keeping in mind the Coyote engine? I still have time to backout if it's awful. If it's a few grand- it's hard to find exactly what I want (color scheme I like, engine I want, etc). I dont want to be $10k-15k overpaying though.

I've never driven a car this light and powerful, "naked" but I have a ton of seat time in my Corvette in "race" mode (basically zero TC, ABS), my BRZ and Miata at the race track, both of which are full blown track cars (BRZ is actually a full blow race car- not even track). They have zero nannies. It's not even the power that concerns me; it's the street. On the track I'm always driving with undivided attention, 100% focus and expecting a slip. On the street, sh!t just happens. I've been driving at 40% throttle, "aggressively" getting ready to merge on to a highway from the service road when the back end kicked out in the vette for absolutely zero reason. Without SC, I'd have crashed, violently. Another time someone cut in front of me while I was doing about 45-50 in a 30 zone. Hit the brakes it was bumpy as hell. Car pulled left/right all over. Unless you had lightning quick reflexes and 4 brake pedals and 4 feet, nothing but 4 wheel independent ABS and SC was going to save you.

It's why I laugh at people who pound their chest and turn off their nannies on the street.

Believe me, it took me a year to buy this car solely because of the fear of death. That and I was worried my fear of the car would keep me from enjoying it.


edit: Are there any ABS or TC/SC upgrades? I'd consider them. Also, what is the widest wheel/tire I can get in there? Safety/grip aside, I love the look of wider tires.