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- Thread starter Herman
- Start date
- Location
- Vancouver BC
- Name
- Graham
Old friend of mine bought 2 of the convertable GTOs like this around 1982. He used one for parts to build the other up with a scratch built 389 done to his specs by a Can-Am race engine builder and a custom 30+ coats candy apple red paint job. Fast but didn't handle as well as a modern econobox.
Irene McC
Legend
- Location
- CPT, South Africa
- Location
- Fairfax, VA
- Name
- Chris
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This was at the Labor Day Car Show in Fairfax. Close scrutiny will reveal that it's left hand drive. These were never made in LHD. The owner told me there is a company in the UK that converts them. He said there are only about 30 LHD versions in the states.
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lucien
Legend
is it a bird or a plane or..................
Herman
The Image Stimulator
- Location
- The Netherlands
- Name
- Herman
aptera 2 series?
- Location
- Western Oz
Yes. Not cheap.
Well, it depends on how you see it, as a toy, agree, as a daily driver if your lifestyle can use it as one, not at all.
We recently sent our youngest to college, we are basically empty nesters, for 2 people that are mostly working near home, in a sunny place, it's not an expensive car, especially if you have another one for really long trips | carry stuff.
Now, we have our cars already, and do not envision new ones, but my daily driver is over 30 years old now and if I were to get a new one, it will have to be electric and a bit easier to get in / out of. I can see the aptera as a reasonable option. It's cheaper than getting a small Tesla and seems much more interesting. (*) I think I would probably look for something smaller, as it is bigger than what I expected, but I think I see the appeal. It is all hypothetical, hopefully my old Miata can serve me for a while longer.
- Location
- Western Oz
Yes, my MX-5 does me nicely. 13 years from new and the only issue is getting in and out these days
. The prices I glanced at started out reasonably high, but with extra specs it looked to be heading to above 50K USD. Not sure how old those prices were either. Still its probably cheaper than the latest three-wheeled Morgan.Aptera price is supposed to start at $33k US. That's not badYes, my MX-5 does me nicely. 13 years from new and the only issue is getting in and out these days
- Location
- Western Oz
In Pacific Pesos (AUD) that's about 52K, the Kia I bought for the wife cost me 22k
In the the us, the cheapest electric is $27k, I am not going to compare it to any of the really cheap ice cars, I believe in the US that would be around $22k. With federal rebates in the US, that startup price for the aptera is going to be around $27k, in California you might also have state rebates, so for us here, it's not too expensive. The issue really is that it's a big car with only 2 seats
