[champagne612]

Originally Posted by johns930

its weird, i never liked it at first. looked at mine for weeks at the dealership, got better and better, now its almost 3 years under me and i have to say its the longest and best looking of all my ferraris.
of course no one else think so, but who cares?

I think so

John if you could have one car to compliment the 612 - what would it be.

430 Scud 16M 599 HGTE etc, ?

[johns930]

i hope i never have just 2, but if i had to for ur question only, i go with my CGT.

but if i go with ur options, i take the 16M of course.

Originally Posted by champagne612

I think so

John if you could have one car to compliment the 612 - what would it be.

430 Scud 16M 599 HGTE etc, ?

[champagne612]

Originally Posted by johns930

i hope i never have just 2, but if i had to for ur question only, i go with my CGT.

but if i go with ur options, i take the 16M of course.

Looked at the CGT's last summer - they have gone up about 30k vs the 16M's have gone down about 30k.

CGT in appealing on so many levels.

Thanks

[johns930]

but bare in mind, its the most demanding to drive and most difficult to run around town in.

Originally Posted by champagne612

..CGT in appealing on so many levels..

[champagne612]

Originally Posted by johns930

but bare in mind, its the most demanding to drive and most difficult to run around town in.

I was told it's pretty rough along with there were two types of CGT's.

The ones that have been crashed and the ones that will be.

After owning a F1 car - it's hard to imagine anything else for competitive spirited driving.

[Boxer]

Originally Posted by johns930

but bare in mind, its the most demanding to drive and most difficult to run around town in.

That clutch is not easy.

[Barry]

Originally Posted by Boxer

Went and saw an early 08 612 yesterday. Car had the HGTS pack but was not an OTO, F1 gearbox. Nice color combination Nero/Tan. 15K miles. Very clean car in great condition.

612 definitely felt larger than the FF but rear seat room is a bit better in the FF. The two cars drive very differently with brakes and gearbox being the main differences. At this point, would like to drive a manual 612 to see how that changes the driving experience.

Tough call. Think I will wait a few weeks before driving another one.

Boxer, did you ever get round to driving an early manual 612?

[Boxer]

Originally Posted by Barry

Boxer, did you ever get round to driving an early manual 612?

Not yet. Schedule has been a bit out of control recently.

[tazandjan]

Boxer- Barry may have one you can try if he lucks out on the one he is scoping.

[Boxer]

Originally Posted by tazandjan

Boxer- Barry may have one you can try if he lucks out on the one he is scoping.

Is Barry after a 612 now?

[Barry]

Originally Posted by Boxer

Is Barry after a 612 now?

Just browsing...
612 Scag vs. Maserati Granturismo

[Boxer]

Originally Posted by Barry

Just browsing...
612 Scag vs. Maserati Granturismo

I am very familiar with where that leads

[Barry]

Originally Posted by Boxer

I am very familiar with where that leads

Hmmmm, the novelty of window shopping wears thin all too fast...

[Boxer]

Originally Posted by Barry

Hmmmm, the novelty of window shopping wears thin all too fast...

Is it a go?

[Barry]

Originally Posted by Boxer

Is it a go?

Far from it. Haven't even been up to drive it yet and will probably be next weekend before I can.

[Boxer]

Originally Posted by Barry

Far from it. Haven't even been up to drive it yet and will probably be next weekend before I can.

Very interested to hear your views on it.

Would it carry a large tax bill to bring it into the Republic of Ireland?

[Boxer]

Originally Posted by il Capolino

I use both my 430 Spider and my 612 as daily drivers. Get one of each, seriously. The Six Twelve is a big boy in the parking house but so is any car with four descent seats and a descent engine. The 612 really shines when shod in the 20" Challenge wheels.

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do the 20" Challenge wheels have much of an impact on the handling?

[Barry]

Originally Posted by Boxer

Very interested to hear your views on it.

Would it carry a large tax bill to bring it into the Republic of Ireland?

Must have missed this one Boxer.

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your perspective) the 612 was sold before I got to view it. It would have carried a huge tax bill to register in Republic of Ireland (approx €25-30K), except that one in particular had already been registered in the Republic and so it was already paid. In any case, wasn't meant to be...

[Boxer]

Originally Posted by Barry

Must have missed this one Boxer.

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your perspective) the 612 was sold before I got to view it. It would have carried a huge tax bill to register in Republic of Ireland (approx €25-30K), except that one in particular had already been registered in the Republic and so it was already paid. In any case, wasn't meant to be...

Are you still considering one?

[Barry]

Originally Posted by Boxer

Are you still considering one?

Only if it were priced right. Not willing to spend an additional €30k over the UK retail price to land it in Rep of Ireland. I'm watching the market but unfortunately my market is very very small.