Just stumbled on this thread - missed all the excitement (read: torture) in the buildup to the reveal, but definite congratulations are in order Mike!

Question is whether you intend to keep it as you found it? Comments are leaning towards the answer being 'no', but then I am curious (if you'd care to explain) why you'd pay such a premium for it only to de-virginize it shortly afterwards?

Of course it is yours to do with what you will and I'd always encourage people to drive these cars rather than allow them to sit around, but the chances of finding another Carrera GT time-capsule car seem pretty slim. The value of it would be sure to increase if left that way another 5-10 years or more. Just look at the F1 that sold at RM's London auction in Octover 2008 for £2.5M.

>8^)
ER

 

Hi Eric,

I haven't decided what I'm going to do with it yet. There is no rush, as I'm going to leave the car at the dealer for a couple months in anycase. I don't have sufficient space here to house it at home.

It is a once in a life time find none the less. So it is something I will need to think about thoroughly.

 

Thanks for the response Mike. I hope you enjoy having the car no matter what you choose to do with it.

I may be known as the McLaren fanatic, but the Carrera GT ranks pretty high on my list as well, for many obvious reasons.

>8^)
ER

 

Thanks Eric!

Definitely, the Carrera GT and McLaren rank one of the highest in my books.

I was just thinking about it the other day.

The Enzo shares the same engine as the 599. Same story with the MC12. The LP670-SV is basically an upgraded stripped out Murcielago and the Superleggera an upgraded stripped out Gallardo. SLR uses an uprated 5.5 S/C V8 from the Mercedes 55 range etc.

Basically, what I'm trying to say is. Most of the "limited edtion" vehicles are sharing a few major components from the here and there.

The Carrera GT was purpose built (chassis, engine and all the other components except the brakes). It's the only one of its kind from Porsche which does not share major parts from the general Porsche parts bin. It makes it a far more unique vehicle for me IMO.

 

...and unlike almost all the other cars you listed, the Carrera GT has three pedals and a real gear lever.

>8^)
ER

 

Sounds to me like Mike should start a poll.

I'm leaning heavily to "preserve it".

 

So true. I haven't really thought of it that way but in that way there really aren't many cars as unique as the CGT.
The thing with the Enzo and MC12 is that they were just as unique when they came out but then when the 599 came out that suddenly changed. It's rarely possible to say whether a new supercar will still be unique 10 years later but with the CGT that is definitely the case.
Who knows, maybe Aston Martin will use the One-77 engine in the DBS successor...

 

Mike no poll please. Drive the $hit of this car. Not driving this beast would be like dating Vanessa Marcil and not fvcking her so she will be preserved for an fresh for the next guy.

drive it hard and drive it often or Buy a Poster instead

 

+100000!!!

 

Drive it carefully but hard. Also, don't drive it too much as it will take away from the value. Not that you'll ever sell it