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One quick tell is look at the front splitter. A base model will have a splitter with one lip. An HP, a double lip.

Another is to look under hood at the strut tower. An HP will have a bare, unthreaded dowel exposed. Base model, no dowel showing at all.

The S550 M1 Base/HP and S650 DH Base/HP have these same characteristics.

As these cars can be converted from base to HP, the ultimate confirmation is the window sticker. The VIN alone will not provide that detail.
 
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By the way that price is high. I got my 2025 base DH with recaros for 64k brand new. That used DH your looking at is worth $57-58k. Shop on a national level you will find a deal, and get a better interest rate.
One of the problems today is that all new GTs are on a stop sale d/t the recall. So that, I presume, has inflated the used car market.
 

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A better option if they intend to go the used route would be to get a 21-23 mach 1 , its damn close to the same car, with a better interior imho, they have also gone down in price by thousands since I bought my dark horse in January. They could save 15k potentially compared to a used dark horse and get just as nice of a vehicle.
 
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A better option if they intend to go the used route would be to get a 21-23 mach 1 , its damn close to the same car, with a better interior imho, they have also gone down in price by thousands since I bought my dark horse in January. They could save 15k potentially compared to a used dark horse and get just as nice of a vehicle.
That's actually where I am right now, looking for a Mach 1.
 

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Yeah but a base DH is pretty well equipped. I had a guy ask me the other day so what makes it a dark horse. Im like well its honestly an over glorified gt with a better 6spd, rear diff cooler, better rods, and slightly wider wheels lol truth be told.​
 

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Yeah but a base DH is pretty well equipped. I had a guy ask me the other day so what makes it a dark horse. Im like well its honestly an over glorified gt with a better 6spd, rear diff cooler, better rods, and slightly wider wheels lol truth be told.​
That sounds like a great deal considering a DH is only $NZ21k more than my GT PP down here.
Except I couldn't stretch to that and I wanted instant gratification not a 7 month wait.
 

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That sounds like a great deal considering a DH is only $NZ21k more than my GT PP down here.
Except I couldn't stretch to that and I wanted instant gratification not a 7 month wait.
I ended up flying 1300 miles and driving it home for my DH. Plus it was about the same price as a gt with all the fixins I wanted.
 
 








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