Talk:Front-Runner/@comment-84.198.97.58-20160506114607/@comment-27123099-20160506152003

Since Generation, FM has made sure that you cannot win these cars without upgrading at least close to the recommended PR. I don't foresee that we'll be able to ever win another Special Event car without a GC investment, as we were always  able to in the past. It's unfortunate, but it's clear that this is FM's plan moving forward.

Once you accept that, then you just make a plan to stockpile GC beforehand and upgrade as needed in order to win the car.

Depending on how these final days go (I haven't begun Stage 7 yet), I'm hoping to get the car within my budgeted GC investment. I've been doing pretty good so far, but I fear a couple of events that will require huge jumps in PR compared to where I am currently. In any case, as much as I hate it, I'd prefer to get the car for just the cost of the upgrades applied. That's still a savings of 760-950GC depending on how you purchase the car afterwards if you don't win it.