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No seriously these are model cars. all ranging around 4000 dollars. crazy detail. I would never ever buy one.

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/search.jhtm ... tt=amalgam

gotta click the link, it's a flash based site :( :(
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I've always had the urge to paint model cars. My grandfather had an old Ferrari one back when I was about 4(I think that's where it all started :lol: ) . I loved that car. Steering wheel and tires worked. Doors worked and so did the wipers. I think I'll buy a cheaper one though. 4grand is a little hefty.
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For that price, it should even come with a working replica of the real engines.
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Aha, Neiman Marcus. One of their stores is only about a 20-25 minute drive from me. I thought that was a clothing store, not an overpriced car-guy store.
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Those models probably use real CF / Suede / leather... you name it. I supposed that these models aren't necessarily geared towards the child, but rather for the adult who may or may not have the "Real Deal". I could see really rich people who actually own the Veyron, or Lambo going out and buying these.
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NjSi wrote:"Real Deal"
For a second I could've sworn that said "Real Doll."
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paul34 wrote:
1974Alfa5spd wrote:
NjSi wrote:"Real Deal"
For a second I could've sworn that said "Real Doll."
two more years for you, son
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camera_man wrote:For that price, it should even come with a working replica of the real engines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED-_p-8F_p8
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I've seen that before, but it's still pretty awesome! All the hard work that guy had to go through to make that replica...
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camera_man wrote:I've seen that before, but it's still pretty awesome! All the hard work that guy had to go through to make that replica...
The 2nd thru 20th ones should have come along much faster, now that the design time and tooling were already done. That's how you fund the next project.
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paul34 wrote:neimen marcus is basically like toys r us for rich adults

which means it must be popular in palo alto!
How do you know about Palo Alto? You've been here before?
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^ Yes, where a one-bedroom dump will set you back $3K a month. Where a three-bedroom condo costs $1.2mil.

Anyway, I used to work at a company named Varian Medical Systems, right across the street from Stanford. Beautiful place, especially just down the block into the hills.
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