Should I buy the Indy 500 or not?

[INDYSNAKEMAN]

Ilove my indy car


rob

[FINALLYSATISFIED]

Indy 500 is something you buy and don't drive until 50+ years from now, imagine what one would go for with less than 100 miles on it?...

[MLL67RSSS]

Originally Posted by pastohio

Maybe a lot of posters here have me confused....isn't there "festival cars and clones" the total build of 295 !! THEN isn't there an actual build of 20 or is it 50 REAL pace cars, they were grey/silver, correct with different badging then these festival cars !!?? Several have been on Ebay and people want over $55K for them ???!!

295 total Z4Z official replicas all IOM with full white stripes and all badges/graphics.
200 to selected US dealers
50 used as Festival cars at Indy and later sold as used cars
45 to Canada, exact number yet unknown how many are 6-spd manuals, estimated to be around 25% so far.

[autoguy]

Originally Posted by MLL67RSSS

295 total Z4Z official replicas
200 to selected US dealers
50 used as Festival cars at Indy
45 to Canada, exact number yet unknown how many are 6-spds, estimated to be around 25% so far.

This is mostly correct. The numbers are right, just wanted to add that all of the 6 Speed cars were shipped to Canada. I have heard a total of 6 cars were manuals. None that anyone knows of made it to the US dealers, and all festival cars were autos.

The silver cars are 2009 Indy Pace Cars and the OP was talking about the 2010 Indy Pace car that was Inferno Orange with White Diamond Stripes.

[MLL67RSSS]

Thanks for the clarification. By listing the "exact number yet unknown how many are 6-spds,,," in the same line as the "45 to Canada" my intent was imply only Canadian market replicas had the manual available.

[heRS]

If you can afford to buy it, then put it in storage for 20 years, go for it. The collectible value will be up there if you keep it pristine. Drive the heck out of it and your collectible value will go down immensely.
If you're getting a car to drive, go buy a different one off the dealers lot and like said above, put your extra 10k into mods.

[Shift]

Don't buy it, you dont sound like a Camaro enthusiast so save it for someone who would appreciate it a little more.

Loving the GT500, thats my next toy, that or the Raptor (hopefully)

[Sc0rPs]

Originally Posted by skylined_gtr

Yes sorry I'm in AB so 5% GST needs to be added to that price.

Also, it's the full spec 2SS so it has the 6.2 V8, Manual 6 speed Tremec, it has all the options other than the sunroof, two tone leather, colour coded interior, etc.

Is it worth it for this money? I have no idea what a regular 2SS with all the options would cost to compare?

Thanks again for the help

A 2SS loaded runs around 48k plus taxes in Canada, best do some checking on prices.

[Outlaw77]

I was seriously considering getting the pace car when a dealership here in Langley BC had one. But I decided not because I wanted an IOM with no stripes. PLus I grinded them down to $43k on a fully loaded 2SS.

[Cam#7]

1) It'll take at least 10 years before it's worth what you paid for it; as far as an investment.
2) It's a decal stripe and no special powertrain changes
3) It's not a convertible pace car

[mlee]

Originally Posted by MLL67RSSS

295 total Z4Z official replicas all IOM with full white stripes and all badges/graphics.

FWIW... there were 294 total Z4Z's made...

Number came straight from the stripe shop in Oshawa...