My current line up. The GT is the crown jewel. Longest I have ever owned a car and the last true no traction control, all about your driving skill super car. I agree with a lot of the posters in this thread that I would miss having a stick but I enjoy the paddle shifting as well. The 458 and Aston are my daily drivers.

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Thought you guys might like this. Tested out a new runway last month in my 458 for an acceleration event we are putting on next year. 1.75 miles of pure acceleration! It doesn’t get any better than that. If you watch the vid link

in HD you can see me hit 191. My GT should be able to hit 245 there.

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Thanks! Pins and cars are my personal issue! lol And yes I have had other colors but about 15 years ago when I wrapped my first GT in matte black ...cool time lapse vid of it here

I acknowledged that black is my favorite and stopped fighting it. I did have a pretty crazy dark metallic purple NSX back in the day. Fun car and probably my craziest color

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I am 6’3 and it is comfortable for me fortunately. I have a friend who has one who is 6’8 and he had to mod the seat similar to what you did with your mustang. They also had a door conversion called a “gurney bubble” that made extra head room with a bubble in the drivers side roof. Personally didn’t love the look of that though.

In the GT because it is twin turbo with over 1000rwhp we have full racing harnesses, helmets and fire suits. At most events if your car is stock like the 458 you are only required to wear helmets. Here is a vid I posted before in cabin doing over 240

Yes I bent the helmet rule for testing and I know it seems fast.....and it is but 191 in a 458 is like 85 to a normal car. It is smooth. It’s when you get well into the 200’s then things can get interesting depending on the weather conditions.

You are entitled to your opinion. 100% support different views. However I have been doing acceleration runs most of my life. I have 180 runs over 200mph and most over 230. All of these runs have been in a controlled environment. No highway runs at high speed which i would say is a total bonehead move. When I see that stuff it drives me crazy. The runways ....that we use at any rate ....are checked for debris before runs/events. We are using military length runways that are 12-15,000 feet long and 200 feet wide. We don’t run side by side.....which is extraordinarily dangerous. In my progression through cars over the years some are better suited to high speeds than others. I had a viper that got “light” around 165. Felt like a boat coming on plane. Same with a supercharged Vette I used to have. There is a huge difference in cars that are made to go 200+ from the factory. They are incredibly stable at speed. All cars get a thorough tech inspection. The biggest key to speed runs is tires. You need properly rated tires with not only good tread but also no older than 5 years from manufacture. You would be shocked at what people will show up with at these types of events. That and braking. Going fast is great but stopping is key.

I did drive a friends Mustang GT350R at an event. It did 174 and it felt pretty good.

On the selling the games front I think they are different animals cars and pins. You will not do as well with a car....I have only had one appreciate which was my GT..... but there is something to be said for pure driving bliss. The 05 vette you mentioned is a great reliable fun car that you can’t really go wrong buying. Best performance for the dollar out there. Find a good example and you should be able to drive it for awhile and not lose too much on it. I am lucky I live where the weather is always good. My 458 is my daily driver and it doesn’t see downtime in the winter. Still I don’t think you would regret the purchase. But if you did you could sell it and convert it back to pins in a year or so and not be much worse for the wear. I would take the chance on the car. Better to live your dream than wonder in my opinion.

Haha I don’t track much but stupid being universal should not surprise me one bit!