"Sn210" (sn210)
10/20/2013 at 10:23 • Filed to: Lotec C1000
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"Sn210" (sn210)
10/20/2013 at 10:23 • Filed to: Lotec C1000 | 2
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Hey remember this car?!
Its about to be auctioned off at an upcoming RKM auction taking place in Charlotte, NC from October 31st-November 3rd. I remember researching this car and finding !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! saying that it had been found in a NC dealership after being M.I.A. for a few years. According to that 2008 article, the C1000 had been sold at a Barrett-Jackson auction for $243,000 and then was listed on eBay for $350k a month later. RKM estimates that the car will sell for $1-1.3 million.
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Some history on the Lotec C1000 from the RKM write up:
The C1000 was thought up by a businessman from the UAE in 1990 who wanted to own the fastest street-legal car in the world. After 5 years and $3.5 million, the result was an all carbon fiber body (hence the "C") and a 5.6L Mercedes-Benz V8 with twin Garrett turbochargers that generated 1000 horsepower (hence the "1000"). The car tipped the scales at only 2381lbs, allowing it to sprint from 0-60 in 3.2 seconds and tops out at a claimed 268 mph. The interior is a mix of red leather and carbon fiber, and had adjustable pedals and steering column.
So what do you think? Is this one off worth $1 million when it could have been had 5 years ago for $350,000?
Goshen, formerly Darkcode
> Sn210
10/20/2013 at 10:24 |
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I'd rather splash a million on this than in a Veyron.
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Sn210
> Goshen, formerly Darkcode
10/20/2013 at 10:26 |
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and you could apparently go faster!
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Goshen, formerly Darkcode
> Sn210
10/20/2013 at 10:28 |
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Even better, it'd blow my mind way harder.
m2m, apex detective
> Sn210
10/20/2013 at 10:33 |
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I love the rear end. O_O
vdub_nut: scooter snob
> Sn210
10/20/2013 at 10:34 |
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This thing is awesome. Sorta sucks (for the buyer) that it's so expensive compared to a few years ago, but it's cooler than a Veyron at the same price (and probably more serviceable)
daender
> Sn210
10/20/2013 at 10:34 |
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It'll likely go for 500k$ to 750k$, it's rare but I don't think it's been able to its value even after two decades. On the plus side, that engine is supposedly a detuned Group C Mercedes engine, so you can get a taste of how absurd those monsters were.
Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
> Sn210
10/20/2013 at 10:46 |
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Pretty sure that's a Lambo, dude.