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Jan 20, 2008 6:18:53 PM
- Flyer..
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Re: ZR1 fetches a cool $1 million at Barrett-Jackson
One thing on the price...anything over the actual retail price of the car is tax deductible to the buyer due to some charity it was sold for. So in reality that $1 mil selling price is quite a bit less (plus I assume B-J will eat the commission as well). Also the car comes with all sorts of extras that other ZR1 owners will not get. Still pricy but less than 1,000,000.
Other than the chrome-like wheels the car looks hot
Other than the chrome-like wheels the car looks hot
Jan 21, 2008 12:21:46 AM
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Jan 21, 2008 4:30:53 PM
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Jan 21, 2008 7:08:49 PM
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Jan 21, 2008 10:18:56 PM
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Re: ZR1 fetches a cool $1 million at Barrett-Jackson
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Jay is awsome. But who is the [beep] paying $1M for a car that will be available next year for 1/10 of a price.
He raised his own bid from $900K to $1 million. Everything above $99,000 is going directly to the United Way. He paid that much for it because it was for charity. He is also getting serial number 0001 and the color will be a one off. No other ZR1 will be painted that color from the factory.
Jan 22, 2008 7:52:06 AM
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Flyer.. said:
I think Jay Leno is someone very passionate with cars and
really knows a LOT of them, certainly his own garage.
But the way he speaks to the people here, I really find it ridiculous and a bit over the top!
You've mis-judged him. Jay is as nice a guy in person & has always been one of the nicest guys you could ever meet.
Jan 22, 2008 8:36:27 PM
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Re: ZR1 fetches a cool $1 million at Barrett-Jacks
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He raised his own bid from $900K to $1 million. Everything above $99,000 is going directly to the United Way. He paid that much for it because it was for charity.
I don't know how it works in the US, but in Israel, that's a way to avoid taxes.
Your company donates X amount of money and you get a "gift" in return.
The donation is recognized expenditure and the gift is a gift. no tax on that.
Re: ZR1 fetches a cool $1 million at Barrett-Jacks
Us$60K per gallon of paint, same brakes as a Ferrari, will "kick ass" of foreign cars: too too funny.
us$1,000,000? The whole event is "priceless."
Good thing there's a charitable cause involved.
Too bad it still looks like a Corvette. Pedestrian and over-embellished; like the styling of plumbing fixtures found at Home Depot.
us$1,000,000? The whole event is "priceless."
Good thing there's a charitable cause involved.
Too bad it still looks like a Corvette. Pedestrian and over-embellished; like the styling of plumbing fixtures found at Home Depot.
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Us$60K per gallon of paint, same brakes as a Ferrari, will "kick ass" of foreign cars: too too funny.
us$1,000,000? The whole event is "priceless."
Good thing there's a charitable cause involved.
Too bad it still looks like a Corvette. Pedestrian and over-embellished; like the styling of plumbing fixtures found at Home Depot.
This qualifies as the quintessential "snob" poster-child.
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MMD said:
Us$60K per gallon of paint, same brakes as a Ferrari, will "kick ass" of foreign cars: too too funny.
us$1,000,000? The whole event is "priceless."
Good thing there's a charitable cause involved.
Too bad it still looks like a Corvette. Pedestrian and over-embellished; like the styling of plumbing fixtures found at Home Depot.
This qualifies as the quintessential "snob" poster-child.
No, I think the man is right. I wouldn't pay 1 million for a CGT, much less a Corvette. And one could also argue that designating Europeans as "feminine", as you've so aptly put it in another thread, also qualifies as snobbery.
Come on, he's joking!
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ADias said:Quote:
MMD said:
Us$60K per gallon of paint, same brakes as a Ferrari, will "kick ass" of foreign cars: too too funny.
us$1,000,000? The whole event is "priceless."
Good thing there's a charitable cause involved.
Too bad it still looks like a Corvette. Pedestrian and over-embellished; like the styling of plumbing fixtures found at Home Depot.
This qualifies as the quintessential "snob" poster-child.
No, I think the man is right. I wouldn't pay 1 million for a CGT, much less a Corvette. And one could also argue that designating Europeans as "feminine", as you've so aptly put it in another thread, also qualifies as snobbery.
Come on, he's joking!
Feminine? You may be referring to a post where i said others only cared for "girlie doodads." That does not infer feminine... and it is vernacular in reference to non-essential items.
Re: ZR1 fetches a cool $1 million at Barrett-Jacks
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MMD said:
Too bad it still looks like a Corvette. Pedestrian and over-embellished; like the styling of plumbing fixtures found at Home Depot.
This qualifies as the quintessential "snob" poster-child.
Predictable. The snob card. No problem. No-disrespect intended.
Here's visual proof that the Vette is "pedestrian and over embellished" like all-GM and Home Depot products. LOL. Hey I shop at Home Depot, I'm not a snob, I buy Duct Tape there; not cars.
Re: ZR1 fetches a cool $1 million at Barrett-Jacks
More "Poster Child" photo comp for y'all.
Here's two over-done cartoonish cars, one by GM.
Turbo is in there to show it does NOT look like a Batmobile as a stock unit.
I hope I've made my point. It's a slam dunk BTW.
Hey! I'd buy a Vette, it's almost a world-class car underneath; I won't buy because it has a cheap interior, isn't that comfortable and it _looks_ awful!
Here's two over-done cartoonish cars, one by GM.
Turbo is in there to show it does NOT look like a Batmobile as a stock unit.
I hope I've made my point. It's a slam dunk BTW.
Hey! I'd buy a Vette, it's almost a world-class car underneath; I won't buy because it has a cheap interior, isn't that comfortable and it _looks_ awful!
Re: ZR1 fetches a cool $1 million at Barrett-Jackson
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Flyer.. said:
I think Jay Leno is someone very passionate with cars and
really knows a LOT of them, certainly his own garage.
But the way he speaks to the people here, I really find it ridiculous and a bit over the top!
You've mis-judged him. Jay is as nice a guy in person & has always been one of the nicest guys you could ever meet.
I agree on the fact that he's a nice guy and all, but the way he faces the crowd in this show is not 'my cup of tea'.. but that's pretty much subjective!
I don't know him like you guys (usa) know him, just the way of making show in that film doesn't appeal to me ! that's all..
Jan 28, 2008 4:42:41 AM
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Re: ZR1 fetches a cool $1 million at Barrett-Jacks
MMD what in the world does a Trans-Am Firebird have to do with the Corvette or Z06? They don't look the same, drive the same or even share the same parts. Just because they're technically made by the same parent company (oh and the Firebird isn't even in production anymore) means absolutely nothing. The F430 and the Panda are made by the same parent company so obviously the 430 must be a piece of garbage as well
And then comparing the Z06 to a fictional car from the 90s Batman movies?? How old are you?
And then comparing the Z06 to a fictional car from the 90s Batman movies?? How old are you?
Jan 28, 2008 7:08:53 AM
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