With a budget of $38 million, the original The Fast and The Furious had plenty of moolah to spend on cars. $2 million bucks to be exact! From modded Supras and R/T Chargers to flashy F355’s, they definitely spent some cash. I mean, Toretto's Charger had a blower sticking two feet out of the hood!
$185,000. That’s what the Mark IV Supra from the first Fast and Furious sold for. A car that started at around $40,000 MSRP in 1993 is now worth over 4 times that! And now, some mad lads are asking for over $500,000 for a Mark IV Supra, and it’s not even Paul's! When will it end?
The Japanese really know what’s up when it comes to cars, from making legends in the 90's like the Supra, the GTR, and the NSX, to the modern beasts hitting the market today, which are also Supras and NSXs and GTRs. Anway, these dream cars from the Land of the Rising Sun are getting more and more expensive, and it’s becoming more dream and less reality to your average person. But have no fear, Ideal fam, because the good news is that the used market is full of potential!
Some like the antilag, others like the easy horsepower, and I think we can all agree, we do a double take anytime we see an OG Godzilla cruising down the street. This once forbidden fruit became legal in the US a few years ago, and at that time, you could find decent examples in the low $20,000 range. It’s safe to say this twin-turbo rocket is one of the greatest Japanese sports cars of all time! And by now, you probably know that the team here at Ideal are big fans just like you! So, in this article, I want to dig into why they're so popular, what are some buyer's mistakes I’ve seen are, and key things to look for when searching for your ideal GT-R!
Do you want to dust supercars at the stoplight? Make that guy in the Maserati’s eyes grow wide? Make that fool in the Ferrari jump out of his seat? Then you've got to get one of these 8 badass sleeper cars that’re built to rival any hundred-thousand-dollar supercar. These cars are guaranteed to surprise with all the unexpected power they’re bringing to the table. And for a fraction of the price of what a supercar will cost you, you could have one in your garage. These are the 8 cheap sleeper cars that will surprise supercars.
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