# Checkmate! 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale Launched!

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [November 7, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checkmate-2012-ducati-1199-panigale-launched/261230 "2011-11-07T17:32:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gundamzeppelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Gundamzeppelin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gundamzeppelin)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/checkmate-2012-ducati-1199-panigale-launched/261230/14 "2011-11-11T09:20:47Z")

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> [@Accident at auto auction](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/accident-at-auto-auction/46463/24):
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> The base 1199 is $18k, the version of the 1199 which most people want is the “S” which is $23k.
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> In our area, a BMW is probably a smarter buy because there is actually a dealer close by.

I just caught wind of the 18 to 20k base model price. I would have wanted the S model, but 23 to 25k is as much as I paid for my mustang New in 2000. I can’t justifie that price for something I wouldn’t ride much & baby the hell out of. I’ll keep an eye out for a used one down the road:lol

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