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Originally Posted by bigearl
Well like I said on the NM Camaro- it wasn't overpriced because it sold out in 3 minutes. The first convertible in that price range that comes to mind is the Jaguar XK. Pretty clear that exclusivity has it's own intrinsic value that you can't compare by simply looking at the performance numbers and deciding what YOU as an individual would rather have.
I don't think I made my point well earlier. If the market decided the price then I think you could prove that the LFA and the NM Camaro are underpriced because demand was extremely higher than supply. I don't care how much it cost to produce. I could demonstrate that other cars near and dear to your hearts are overpriced in the market no matter how good of a value you think it is (yes, I am referring to Corvettes).
I'm not just making stuff up- it's sort of the underpinning of free world economics....
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I don't understand the 'exclusivity' mindset. Ultimately, everything is unique in some way or another. No matter how much you try, no two parts are ever perfectly identical. When it comes to cars, if you're ever concerned about your car not being unique enough, there are countless ways you can make more unique
and better suited to your own personal taste. So I place 0 additional value on how rare a new car may be. To me, a cars worth is determined by what it is. If you want to pay more just to be 'special' then you're paying too much. People were paying an extra $10k for a new Camaro little more than a year ago. Does that mean the Camaro was underpriced too? Of course not. It means there were people foolish enough to pay way more than it was worth.