12-20-2011, 07:46 AM
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| Owner Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Goldsboro, NC
Ferrari Life Posts: 22
Name: T.J. Snyder
|  Hello Fellow Tifosi...
Greetings and salutations to all of the Ferrari Life Community... My name is T.J. Snyder and I live in North Carolina, along with my wife. I've been enamored with the prancing horses since childhood (my dad is also huge fan and he babies his 328 like no tomorrow!) I recently dipped my toe into the world of ownership and purchased a RC/tan 3-pedal GTS. Amazing. No other word to describe it. I look forward to having some great conversation and learning a a great deal about these cars! All the best. |
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12-20-2011, 07:55 AM
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| Owner Elite Member  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yokohama & Tokyo, Japan
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12-20-2011, 08:29 AM
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| Owner  Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: East Coast USA
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Welcome TJ. You prove the adage is true that the acorn does not fall far from the tree. 360 & TR Cars & Coffee at CITY DOCK ANNAPOLIS 9am-noon Every Sunday F-CHAT Exile now living the Ferrari Life.  |
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12-20-2011, 08:37 AM
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| Owner Elite Member  Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Europe
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Welcome to FL TJ. GTS - a 355? I think you mentioned a 355 in another thread? Care to show us some pics...? We love pics here  . Enjoy FL, its a relaxed place...
Barry Ferrari's: 360 Modena F1, 308 GT4 Other Italians: Ducati 916, Ducati 848 DD's: RR Sport, BMW 645ci, BMW 1200GS Adv. |
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12-20-2011, 09:46 AM
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| Owner Elite Member  Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM
Ferrari Life Posts: 3,603
Name: Terry H Phillips
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TJ- Welcome to Ferrar Life and would love to see some photos of your car. Sounds like a nice one and the GTS is the rarest of the production models, 2577 vs 4915 Berlinettas and 3714 Spiders. Must be nice coming from a Ferrari family. My father was a Corvette lover, and owned four over the years. My brother still has his last one. Taz Terry Phillips Present: 575M 135171 Past: Dino 246 GT 02984, 365 GTB/4 14009, 308 GTS 25125 Every day I look around, and if nobody is shooting at me, it is a pretty good day. |
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12-20-2011, 10:09 AM
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| Owner Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Goldsboro, NC
Ferrari Life Posts: 22
Name: T.J. Snyder
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Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone! Yes, it certainly can be said that I don't fall far from the tree, certainly something my father and I bonded over.  I've been lurking for past couple months, first to gather intelligence about the 355 and later to answer some of the newbie questions...finally decided I should join in on the fun. Here are a few snaps from October, shortly after purchase. I bought myself a challenge grill for Christmas which I'm going to put on this week; I'll post a few more then with the new back-end!  |
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12-20-2011, 10:17 AM
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| Owner Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM
Ferrari Life Posts: 3,603
Name: Terry H Phillips
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TJ- She looks brand new. Thanks for the photos.
Taz Terry Phillips Present: 575M 135171 Past: Dino 246 GT 02984, 365 GTB/4 14009, 308 GTS 25125 Every day I look around, and if nobody is shooting at me, it is a pretty good day. |
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12-20-2011, 10:17 AM
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| Administrator Elite Member  Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: San Francisco
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Name: Andrew
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When you said 3 pedal GTS I was thinking F355. Congrats and welcome to Ferrari Life.
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12-20-2011, 10:45 AM
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| Owner Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Goldsboro, NC
Ferrari Life Posts: 22
Name: T.J. Snyder
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Thank you, Andrew/Terry. She's definitely been getting some workouts; I bought it with 19,500 on the clock, and in the three months I've had it put about 2,000 on it. I didn't buy it trying to keep it a garage queen, I figure if I'm going to spend this kind of money, I should go out and enjoy the thing. It's a '98, and looks good for her age. Of course there are a number of small paint chips here and there, and the bottom of the front bumper has a few scrapes (I cringed the first time I bottomed-out going into a fuel station). But overall it's been taken care of pretty well. I look at ownership of these as more custodianship than anything else; sure, drive the hell out of it (I'll absolutely never forget the first time I blasted it up to 8300 RPM ), but keep it up to snuff for the next guy or gal. It deserves respect.
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12-20-2011, 11:17 AM
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| Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Europe
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Barry Ferrari's: 360 Modena F1, 308 GT4 Other Italians: Ducati 916, Ducati 848 DD's: RR Sport, BMW 645ci, BMW 1200GS Adv. | |
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12-20-2011, 01:27 PM
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| Owner Elite Member  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chevy Chase, Md
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Name: Ed
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congrats on the car and welcome to the life.
Everything you know is wrong Stop chatting and start living the ferrarilife! |
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12-20-2011, 02:03 PM
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| Owner Elite Member  Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Netherlands
Ferrari Life Posts: 547
Name: Jeroen
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Great looking car and welcome to FL! I'm sure your gonna like it here!
Jeroen Italian bella's: 550 Maranello 7-2000 nero/nero 1974 Ducati 750 Yellow Sport 1974 Ducati 350 Desmo Yellow Sport 2010 Ducati Multistrada Power is nothing without control |
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12-21-2011, 10:38 PM
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| Owner Elite Member  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Regina, Canada
Ferrari Life Posts: 2,064
Name: Roberto Giannini
| Ciao congratulations and welcome to FL
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12-22-2011, 05:37 AM
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| Owner Elite Member  Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: St Louis
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Name: Doug
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Welcome to FLife Great looking Ferrari! Looks like it's as fresh as the day it was born! The GTS offers the best of all worlds. |
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12-22-2011, 09:29 AM
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| Owner Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Goldsboro, NC
Ferrari Life Posts: 22
Name: T.J. Snyder
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I agree, the hardtop convertible option is just so great. And surprisingly low on wind noise and buffeting inside the car.
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12-22-2011, 09:44 AM
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| Owner Elite Member  Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA
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Name: Kevin
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Beautiful car. Enjoy and welcome!
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12-22-2011, 11:09 AM
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| Owner Elite Member  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: MAR
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Name: L.C.
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Awesome car, but I'm biased!  Everything you have heard is true. |
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12-28-2011, 04:57 PM
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12-28-2011, 05:28 PM
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02-04-2012, 10:18 AM
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| Owner Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Goldsboro, NC
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Name: T.J. Snyder
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GREAT cars and coffee in Raleigh this morning. Both a Porsche 959 and a Fisker (!) showed up. Here are a couple pics of mine...I put the challenge grill and euro lights on this week. First wrench-turning experience! |
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