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I've been thinking about choices to sit alongside the AMG GT and what better pool of wisdom and insight, than from fellow owners.

Requirements are pretty straightforward - exotic and high performance

1) R8 coupe, although the v10 attracts +€50k of local emissions tax

2) Huracan 580-2 coupe, same tax issue and much more expensive

Both these have local dealer support, which is a huge plus, although I fear for the R8's ground clearance, as the GT just makes it up my drive.


On my 2nd list, due to no local dealer support (or supported badly):

1) McLaren 570S - just love it in Volcano Orange

2) 488GTB - really not sure about this.....

3) Finally Turbo S, although it leaves me a little cold.


Thoughts please - anything I've overlooked?

mvb3

In which country do you pay 50k in emissions tax?

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Many EU countries and this isn't the highest.

Republic of Ireland, Denmark and many others would be double.

mvb3

50.000 or 100.000 in emissions tax? I've never heard of that.
Can you show some link to that information?

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Pump in the details from a GT...... €80k to register a nearly new in Ireland:

https://www.ros.ie/evrt-enquiry/vrte...execution=e1s1


Anyhow, i know its not a sports car, but Edition-1 E63S looks pretty good craic!!

mvb3

Yea, that value is way off too, it considers the open market value of a stripped GTS at 242k? Lol, what a scam, and what a ridiculous tax. Not even in Germany, the nation with the most complex and bureaucratic law system in the world.

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Thats the cost of a GTS in Ireland 🇮🇪

mvb3

Yea, just read on it and it's also illegal by EU law, but the Irish government pays the fine for it (taxes collected > fine). Still, a scam!

AMG 17GT

Looking at this ridiculous extortion (and all the other EU taxes), its compelling that VW got off so easy.

All great exotics you mention. I would go with on of the cars you could service. Nothing worse than an exotic broken in a garage with no support.

Not exotic, but have you thought about a Ford GT350r. Looks like a riot to run hard. And maybe this could be the stables hooligan .

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Ara Blue R8 Spyder with full interior/exterior carbon treatment is working through the quote process

If you're gonna get the v10, may as well hear it