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Originally Posted by BlkGS
I didn't see a clear budget, but if you're looking at used r8s or a new c8, I'd skip both of those and go for something more raw. Get a C6Z06 or ZR1, or if budget allows, a Viper GTS. They're never gonna make a car like the Viper again, and you're only going to make money owning one of them. If you can find and afford a manual C7 ZR1, that's another great "never going to be made again" car that will only go up in value.
Or, if you want to make a total left field choice, an E46 M3 with a manual, or an E39 M5 will both be cars that just keep going up in value, especially with low miles (assuming you don't buy one that's already overpriced). E60 M5 manual would be a good choice here too.
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all of those are great cars, but none of them really wow anybody when you see one on the road or have been mentioned as a "supercar" before. Like I said earlier, my Tesla has ruined me when it comes to ICE cars when it comes to pure acceleration and torque, so at this point, I think my mind is set on a car that hits me emotionally when you just come out to the garage and see it.
My budget is about $75K tops which unlocks a lot of great cars these days, but I think it just goes back to my fist love, the mid engine icon that stole my heart as kid, the iconic NSX....The R8 picked up where the original NSX left off and became kinda like what the NSX should have evolved into....and right now, you can get a much better value in a 30K mile V8 manual R8 then you can get with the the original NSX these days....I found this video interesting while researching the gen 1 R8 and you can just tell by both guys reaction and body language immediately what car gives him more satisfaction. Was lucky enough to have three different NSX's over the last 20+ years and miss them dearly...I think the R8 will bring that emotional attachment that I had with the original NSX but a bit of a step up and completley different, yet very similar at the same time. I've recently decided to forget about all the other cars I mentioned and just focus on hunting down a gated manual R8