Would you pay $58K for an MR2???

[stalker]

Listing has expired now....so for those that have missed it, here it is:

Ferrari 355 Replica 1992
Asking price: $58,000 | Closes: 34 mins
Kilometres: 122,500km
Body: Red, 2 door, Coupe
Fuel type: Petrol
Engine: 2000cc, Manual
Number of owners: 2 owners
Registration expires: May 2008
WOF expires: May 2008
Stereo description: CD Player with remote

Features: ABS brakes
Air conditioning
Alarm
Alloy wheels
Central locking
Power steering

This is NOT a genuine Ferrari but a replica of a 355. There is a great amount of detail and genuine Ferrari parts that have gone into this vehicle, --- even real Ferrari owners think it to be genuine on a first glance.

The car has an MRII chassis and engine, but has quite a few genuine Ferrari accessories such as brakes, steeringwheel and gearstick for example. Personally I have found this to be very useful, as parts for an MRII are MUCH cheaper and easier to obtain, than real Ferrari ones! This saves a lot of money and time!

There has been a great attention to detail by the person who built this car, especially in the interior, with even the seat headrest having the Ferrari logo embossed into the leather.

Soundwise, the car has been fitted with an aftermarket exhaust pipe, so that it even sounds similar to a real Ferrari.

This car has been lowered and complies with the NZTS standards and requirements. It's handles really well, and while it doesn't have the top speed of a real Ferrari, let's face it, in NZ there is not much point! The only difference here between going 120km and 180km is the amount of your speeding fine and demerit points!!!

Current Registered Valuation of the vehicle is $65,000 done by a registered valuation company.

As far as I am aware, this car is the only one like it in the country -- but even if there is another, I doubt that it will be as well finished as this one.

For someone that would love to own a Ferrari, but can't afford the cash (or doesn't want to have that much money tied up in a vehicle) this is the next best thing! It looks and sounds enough like real thing, that the average person is unlikely to know it's not!

Any questions, feel free to email me.












My fav quote on the add: Current Registered Valuation of the vehicle is $65,000 done by a registered valuation company
C'mon! Its an MR2 with a bodykit and custom interior

[Skin]

"it looks and sounds like the real thing!"



Nah, 3sge sounds much better

[slighty_sykotic]

Thats actualy not that badly done... stuff paying that much for it, but its still pretty nice. Should be a 3sgte though to make up for a bit of power loss...

[slighty_sykotic]

Better than this copy

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 762500.htm

[stalker]

Yea, def looks like they have spent the time doing the hard work! (good on them too)...but will be interesting to see if anyone would pay that much for it
hahahah

[stalker]

Better than this copy

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 762500.htm

bugga me!
Custom Veilside 11.5 inch deep dish wheels and 8 inch fronts
Now thats some dish!

[RunningRich]

$58k? You can buy a real Ferrari for that...

[Leon]

wasn't I laughing at this exact MR2 six months ago?

[Bling]

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I saw one today with the plate MRENZO I think, had the enzo kit off trademe but looks so fake it wasn't funny (hope its not someone on here) but seriously

[rollaholic]

just 70 mm shorter than ferrari

but boy do those 70mm show

[pjay]

Would you pay $58K for an MR2???:

[Brick]

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I saw one today with the plate MRENZO I think, had the enzo kit off trademe but looks so fake it wasn't funny (hope its not someone on here) but seriously

saw that one yesterday.

funny enough though it took some convincing to the boys at work it was a mr2 and not a ferrari

[cogent]

the best part is how they always put the horse shield on the front quarter panels - but I believe only the very high end track ferraris get that?
probably the easiest way to spot a replica.

[Snoozin]

How cool is that shifter gate though

[postfach]

Do mr2s have a weird shift pattern?

[thegreatestben]

nope

[stalker]

guessing its a "fake" slot

[Adamal]

I wouldn't pay $58k for an MR2 that looked like a Ferrari and went like an MR2.
I'd pay $58k for an MR2 that looked like an MR2 and went better than a Ferrari.

[summin]

I could be wrong but we had this car (or very similar) at work a couple of years ago for a valuation. The guy didnt like what he was told and left in a big hurry - Well as fast and the 3S could move a fairly slow car with masses of fibreglass bolted to it.

He spent some insane amount of money on it, and got told he'd be lucky to get about a third of that back if he sold it. A lot of the panel work was pretty average too when you got up close. He paid thousands for kit, but it still looked really wavey and horrible - and red paint is not very pretty when the prep is bad, read orange peel etc...

Sod

[stalker]

LOL!!!
Sounds about right...I also checked with one of the valuers at work, and he said he would be lucky to give it a third of the value hahhahaha.

I noticed that the guy has relisted it on tard me for $10k less, so its now listed at $49k