Posts by justynb
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Andrew,
the car drives very nicely and I adore it. I took it into work yesterday and you would not believe the reactions you get from people! I had a friend in the car and as we were driving through town someone was madly waving at us.
My friend pointed this guy out and asked me who he was. I didn't know him at all but I waved back anyway, probably made his day!
Later I was reversing up my drive to the garage and a passing motorist started honking his horn. When I looked over he was smiling giving me the thumbs up as he drove past.
I remember some years ago when I hired a yellow 348 spider for the weekend, we were driving out of Birmingham and some young guys (maybe 20 years old) shouted obscenities at us, just because we were youngish guys ourselves driving a nice car with the roof down. I haven't encountered any hostility with the new car yet and hope that I don't.
I haven't "pushed" the Ferrari yet and I doubt I will. With such a powerful car you would be silly to drive it at the limit on the public highway and I'm not really interested in taking it onto the track. I'm also wary of stonechips, I know how easily the paint is damaged and the last owner spent £3,500 GBP getting the paintwork done so there isn't a mark on it anywhere right now. I'm just going to enjoy cruising with the roof down, going to shows and places like Donnington, and maybe the occasional quick blast on an empty road.
Justyn.
the car drives very nicely and I adore it. I took it into work yesterday and you would not believe the reactions you get from people! I had a friend in the car and as we were driving through town someone was madly waving at us.
My friend pointed this guy out and asked me who he was. I didn't know him at all but I waved back anyway, probably made his day!
Later I was reversing up my drive to the garage and a passing motorist started honking his horn. When I looked over he was smiling giving me the thumbs up as he drove past.
I remember some years ago when I hired a yellow 348 spider for the weekend, we were driving out of Birmingham and some young guys (maybe 20 years old) shouted obscenities at us, just because we were youngish guys ourselves driving a nice car with the roof down. I haven't encountered any hostility with the new car yet and hope that I don't.
I haven't "pushed" the Ferrari yet and I doubt I will. With such a powerful car you would be silly to drive it at the limit on the public highway and I'm not really interested in taking it onto the track. I'm also wary of stonechips, I know how easily the paint is damaged and the last owner spent £3,500 GBP getting the paintwork done so there isn't a mark on it anywhere right now. I'm just going to enjoy cruising with the roof down, going to shows and places like Donnington, and maybe the occasional quick blast on an empty road.
Justyn.
On Sunday I went to Donnington for the big Ferrari / Maserati meeting. I have posted some pics at http://www.getafloat.com/donnington if you are interested.
I have no plans to go to any European events at the moment. I'll need to see what limit I put on my mileage when I reinsure it. At the moment I have "moved" my limited mileage policy from the 928 I used to have and I have 2 months left before I have to start phoning around to get quotes.
I would love to visit Maranello and the Ferrari museaum though and I also fancy visiting Lamborghini & De Tomaso so maybe a trip through Europe down to Italy might be in the pipeline sometime ....
Justyn.
I have no plans to go to any European events at the moment. I'll need to see what limit I put on my mileage when I reinsure it. At the moment I have "moved" my limited mileage policy from the 928 I used to have and I have 2 months left before I have to start phoning around to get quotes.
I would love to visit Maranello and the Ferrari museaum though and I also fancy visiting Lamborghini & De Tomaso so maybe a trip through Europe down to Italy might be in the pipeline sometime ....
Justyn.
As I understand it Ferrari, Lamborghini & De Tomaso all have their own museums and I also believe they put the very last of each model produced into the museum.
I'm not sure how easily accessible they are to the general public though. I suppose turning up in a Ferrari might make access to their museum easier but unless you have a Lambo & Tomaso with you too you might be out of luck with the other museums.
Has anyone here been before?
I suppose a bit of research is needed
Justyn.
I'm not sure how easily accessible they are to the general public though. I suppose turning up in a Ferrari might make access to their museum easier but unless you have a Lambo & Tomaso with you too you might be out of luck with the other museums.
Has anyone here been before?
I suppose a bit of research is needed
Justyn.
Hi Mick,
you said "I'm afraid I only have a 308GTSi." why do you say that? I like the 308, they may be a little cheaper than the 348 but they are beautiful cars and still Ferraris. Do you have any photos?
Next time there is something going on in this neck of the woods maybe we should meet up and say hello? Did you go over to Donnington the other weekend?
Justyn.
you said "I'm afraid I only have a 308GTSi." why do you say that? I like the 308, they may be a little cheaper than the 348 but they are beautiful cars and still Ferraris. Do you have any photos?
Next time there is something going on in this neck of the woods maybe we should meet up and say hello? Did you go over to Donnington the other weekend?
Justyn.
Hi Mick,
I have seen the pics of your car and your new exhaust before, I just didn't make the connection!
We will definitely have to meet up, I'm away on holiday next week but we'll have to arrange something when I'm back. It should be a good photo opportunity too
Are there any other owners in the East Mids area here fancy meeting up?
Are you in the FOC Mick? They have an East Mids group based in Nottingham, maybe they have an event coming up soon? (I haven't gotten around to joining the club just yet).
Justyn.
I have seen the pics of your car and your new exhaust before, I just didn't make the connection!
We will definitely have to meet up, I'm away on holiday next week but we'll have to arrange something when I'm back. It should be a good photo opportunity too
Are there any other owners in the East Mids area here fancy meeting up?
Are you in the FOC Mick? They have an East Mids group based in Nottingham, maybe they have an event coming up soon? (I haven't gotten around to joining the club just yet).
Justyn.
Mick,
I hope you had a nice holiday! When you get back drop me a line and we'll see if the 3 of us can arrange to meet up somewhere for a pint / chat / photos etc.
I looked at the map, the "epicentre" for the 3 of us would be Loughborough (don't really know it very well) or we could maybe head into the peak district and find a scenic little country pub or something?
I have various guide books at home, I'll see what I can find. Anyone else interested in coming along or are we the only 2 FCar Owners in the East Mids on here?
Justyn.
I hope you had a nice holiday! When you get back drop me a line and we'll see if the 3 of us can arrange to meet up somewhere for a pint / chat / photos etc.
I looked at the map, the "epicentre" for the 3 of us would be Loughborough (don't really know it very well) or we could maybe head into the peak district and find a scenic little country pub or something?
I have various guide books at home, I'll see what I can find. Anyone else interested in coming along or are we the only 2 FCar Owners in the East Mids on here?
Justyn.
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