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Mclaren MP4 Vs. Carerra GT.

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Mclaren MP4 Vs. Carerra GT.

I have been going back and forth between these two cars. I have a deposit on a MP4 at the Dallas dealership but I keep debating if I am making the right decision. Which would you pick?

Background: Own a GT3, NSX and a Spec Miata. Live in a small town(so valet parking etc aren't important). I tend to keep my cars for a long time.

They have similar specs are equally fast(the MP4 is probably quicker). Then again the MP4 is a F458 competitor while a Carrera GT is basically a supercar that you need to fear(which is both a positive and a negative). I don't want just garage art but I don't want to take a bit hit on resale either. Maintenance and depreciation is a wash. I.E. MP4 is cheaper to buy and maintain but it will depreciate more than the CGT.

BTW - How do you avoid having the CF resin discolor on the CGT?

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CGT over and over again.
 
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CGT over and over again.
Yep, no question here.
 
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CGT over and over again.
And over and over.
 
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And over and over.
And over and over pause and over.
 
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Come down to Houston and I will give you a ride in the GT.
 
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Come down to Houston and I will give you a ride in the GT.
Does that apply to all TSers?
 
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MP4 is flavor of the day. CGT is a legend.
 
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Cgt by a mile over the....
 
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MP4

The mp4 does not deserve to be in the same sentence or post for that matter
 


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