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I don't think there is anything about a launch car that makes it any more or less valuable than a similarly equipped later car of the same year. The launch cars do pick up the early misbuild issues. In the case of a 2005 I think the only thing I recall is a rear control arm bushing being installed backward. The great thing about the 2005 is the Gen II PCCBs.