> The point was not that they are not available TO BE ORDERED by the general
> public, but that they are not really for sale to the general public - as
> apparently no dealers in the Midwest anyhow, would stock them. (we went
to
> several) To me, this makes the likelihood of anyone other than a racer
> purchasing the car almost non-existent. I am saying that classifying
this
> a "showroom stock" car is not really accurate because you won't find it in
> showrooms (as opposed to the Type-R Integra, which was in stock at the
local
> Acura dealer for 5-6 months). This is just my opinion of course, based on
> my experiences - your results may vary.
Kind of like the BMW M3 Lightweight. It's available (admittedly in limited
numbers), and it's a stripped down car very much like the Neon ACR. In fact
you might think of the ACR as a "poor man's M3 LTW." Yet the M3 LTW is not
stock legal. At all. Even directly from the factory. That's because the
factory modified it for racing. Yet we all know how the Neon ACR dominates.
What's the difference here? And I don't buy that the only difference is
that a lot of ACRs were made, and the M3 LTW isn't stock legal solely
because of its low production numbers. I don't have the answer, nor am I
stuck to a particular opinion on the matter - I just find this comparison
interesting...
- Justin
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