Well....aside from all the usual CSX knocks which as usual come from the CSX "have nots" all I will say is that the asking price is what it is. Finish Line said there are tremendous hours in each car, triangulated chasis, the best racing components, dry sump motor and its limited in production to 12 units with a Comp MSO etc..etc..I'm not advocating for it nor advocating against it. It is what it is. Some have been sold apparently to guys who see the value in the car. Others may not.
As far as the car not being eligble for vintage racing or whatever, who cares. Guys will use them as they want and likely most buyers will not put a $325,000.00 car on track in a serious way anyway. I'd use a FFR for that. I don't think anyone really believes these cars are competitive against todays race cars. Thats not why guys buy these cars. Get real.
There are plenty of cars that sell for more then similar or just like cars. Acuras sell for more then Hondas, Infinitis sell for more then Nissans, Lexus sells for more then Toyota, ERA sells for more then FFR, CSX's sell for more then Kirkhams (more then 2x's as much), originals sell for more then Continuations series etc...There is value there somewhere the buyers are seeing whenever a buyer lays out the difference.
Even within a brand some cars that are basically the same car sells for twice as much. As for example, a standard 997S is half the price of a GT3. Same basic car, just more toys and tweaks. Is there really twice the work in the car, twice the cost of production. Nope.
Standard aluminum CSX will now cost if done right about $170K approx. A special edition Comp CSX with special chasis and limited production is twice that number. Some see the value. Obviously the CSX "have nots" here won't cause after all its just a "replica" anyway
As far as Cranky's buddies not being able to sell their CSX for anything "close to their investment" they obviously haven't tried very hard or are looking in the wrong places. Whatever.
What I do know is that 2 buddies of mine (a Candy apple red CSX and a brushed aluminum CSX) recently sold their for over $145,000.00. The cars were each over 7 years old. Hmmm. Imagine that.
If Cranky's buddies have aluminum cars they should try again since the price of a new unfinished roller from SAI is now $115K up from $90K. For a car that "just isn't selling" the prices and values seem to keep going up. Weird!!!