Rude comment
 

OK Jabba, Thanks for sticking up for me but I was just going to respond to him myself and explain that if I indeed claimed I was the Mastermind or CEO behind all of my success, then being a BSr and liar and when found out, he would have had every right to tear me a new a-hole. But, being honest like I am gets you everything including respect and friendship which are very valuable things in the world today. :good:

Jabba and TT
 

Damn Jabba, You and TT really are the 'Rambos' :ninja: , 'Terminators' :robot: and 'Dirty Harrys' :snipersmile: of the car web forum world! I can just see you two now, reclining back in your chairs with you hands on your keyboards just waiting for the right time and saying..... "Go ahead punk, make my day!!" :shock:

LOL, that's exactly what we are :P but you should have seen our "badmin" when he was still in charge :D those were hard times for any asshole trying to sneak in JW territory :D

Thanks for sharing your experiences, magwheel

I think you're a good guy with a good sense of reality. You're a rich guy and you know you're in a lucky position. Many rich kids think the whole world belongs to them and they don't realise how lucky they are.

It seems however that the word selfish is unknown to you, just look at the time you've spend on JW so far just to please us with your experiences. And I must not forget to mention you're respect and love for your parents. Then there are you're dogs, rabbit, the boys at the Ice Cream stand etc.

I've got a lot of respect for you, keep on posting!

What do you normally use as a determinaiton whether you lease or outright purchase a car?

This is a topic that has always fascinated me - what drives people to "rent" vs own various cars etc.

I always thought the norm was "rent/lease" the commuter vcar. buy the keeper - but I have seen and heard many varied answers to the quesiton.

Great compliments for a young man!
 

REDBARON, Your reply to me is a perfect example of what I wanted to achieve in my life. People that like me for WHAT I am..... not WHO I am. Believe it or not, it came to me when I went to private school in the early 60s. There was on 13 year old kid there who was a very good athlete and had a good, strong physique. Of course you didn't have to ask him how good he was..... he was always more than willing tell you.... to the point where you just wanted to puke! :puke: He was what I refer to 'as a legend in his own mind'! I told myself, I never want to be like that!

On top of that, coming from a person your age sure makes a 58 year old dude feel like he's on top of the world. :D (I wanted to say young kid who is still wet behind his ears but I didn't want you to take it the wrong way!) In America, we have that saying for someone who is still very young and has a ton of experiences in life to behold! I hope you understand what I mean and take no offense! It's just unbelieveable to have someone so young appreciate you efforts nowadays!

Thank you again for the compliments and I want you to know that I took a ton of pictures of the Ford GT tonight and hopefully I'll be able to assemble the review and put it on JabbasWorld later on tonight. It was a beautiful day here in Poland, Ohio, and I think I took some really neat pictures ff the car. Take care young MAN! Michael :good:

Jeez..... we're friends now?
 

Hi RC45, Just playing with you! Hey, I've always had the same idea on leasing vs buying as you stated. I had always leased all my other previous cars (my leases were always for two years) and even the GT2. But when I bought the Ford GT and then the rest, I felt that I would hold on to them for a least three years or more and they're residual value would stay high. I was hoping they would hold their value more than the 'normal' type car. I'll find out in a couple years whether I made the right decision or not. Michael

damn 8) nice nice taste man! i liked that question mark on the cake :lol:
very lucky man to own such nice cars 8) make good use of them all man :wink: 8)

Hey,sorry i aint replied in here yet but congrats on the car collection that is one fantastic group of cars you have.thanks for posting the pics :D

:lol: Sure ... sure.... sure..... The Bugatti, an F40, an Enzo, a Pagani Zonda and an MC12 (heck even a McLaren F1 while we're at it!) If my name was Bill Gates, Ruppert Murdock, Donald Trump or Richard Branson. But my last name doesn't even come close to a match of any of theirs and I don't have the financial where with all that those mega buck guys do. I'm just a small country boy who got lucky!

As one of my comic idols (W.C Fields) from way back in the 1940s once said: "There comes a time in every young man's life where he must grab the bull by the tail and face the situation." Thank you for your kind remarks, Michael :wink:

No .. can't you see he has got taste :lol: :lol: :wink:

My living with the Ford GT
 

OK everyone, Here we are. The Rambo, Chuck Norris and possibly the greatest American Supercar of all, the 'Good ole American made, American muscle, the FORD GT. So let's Rock and Roll!

It's January 14, 2005 and I'm on my way home from the office, it's 3 p.m. or so and I'm minding my own business looking forward to a nice dinner. I get home and let the dogs out, come back in and see there's a message or two on the answering machine. Check a couple out and then finally get to this one...... "Hello, my name is Frank (so and so) from Donnel Ford in Boardman, Ohio, and I've been told by someone who knows you that you're into 'exotic cars' and I have something here you might want to look at. It's called a Ford GT. Please give me a call so we can make an appointment because I'd love to show you the car. You can call me at 758-_ _ _ _."

I turn to my girlfriend Euni, of 5 years (now) and say "What the heck is he talking about? I heard about the Ford GT from a dealer friend of mine, an absolutely unreal car from what I've read, and I've also heard that they're sold out from now until the end of the world and there's even a waiting list after that! Why on earth is he calling me? Besides, what's the gag with me liking 'exotic cars'. I got a few BMWs and the Porsche GT2 and a couple of Range Rovers. What's so 'exotic'? Yeah maybe the GT2, but when I hear the word 'exotic', I think Ferrari, Lamborghini, ummmm what else? See, I don't even know what's 'exotic' and heck, I have a hard time even spelling Lamborghini!

OK..... I'll bite!! I tell Euni, let's hurry up and eat and we'll go up to the dealership and check out this Ford GT. We'll just look it over and then go home. Yeah... sure! Somehow I think I've said that before ... a million times! I call this guy Frank and tell him we're coming up to see the car and he tells me he'll be waiting for me. Yeah..... I'll just bet you will! My mind is spinning with an attack plan just in case I like the car and may try to work out a deal, WHAT?..... Wait a minute, how the hell am I going to be able to buy the Ford GT. I just spent $215K on the Porsche GT2! WHAT am I thinking? I gotta see a shrink.... soon!

We get there around six or so and start walking forward to see the GT which is sitting in the middle of their showroom. Frank hasn't found us yet. From a 30 or 40 foot distance, it's an outrageous red, with white stripes at the bottom, sits lower than ants eating crumbs on the ground from a picnic and looks like it could be 'faster than a speeding bullet'..... sorry Superman, but this thing looks even faster than you!

I remember my Dealer friend telling me that the car was going to sell for around $150K or so. Still don't understand why they're calling me though? We walk closer to the car to check out the sticker...... sure enough it reads $155K and change. What's going on here? Wait a minute..... there's some kind of piece of paper or sign taped on the front window. Ahhhh..... NOW I understand why they called me! That little piece of paper on the front windows says 'OUR PRICE $250,000. I turn again to Euni and say wait a minute, I gotta go to the restroom, throw-up and then check my forehead out. I think a-hole or s_ _t head must be embossed on it!! Of course she's laughing her little ass off at me (she loves doing that you know)!

I regain my composure and start talking to Frank who has just come over after he sees me turning around in circles, mumbling! Frank says hi and I say "Frank..... what's all this special pricing about? Are you guys trying to pay the dealership mortgage off with this sale?" Frank says "calm down.... Do you like the car? Good, let's see if we can work out some kind of deal." Frank asks if I want him to start it up and I say OK. He starts the car and revs it up and now I know for sure that I'm screwed!! I say to Euni... "This should be good. They'll probably knock a couple thou off and think they got my ass! Heck, I don't NEED or really WANT it that bad....... the HELL I DON'T!!" I WANT THIS CAR! I can see it now, LeMans, Laguna Seca, Monaco..... maybe the Indy 500. There's no end to what I can do with this 'bolt of lightning'.

So we sit down, start massaging numbers, the General Manager, Donnie comes over (he's been trying to sell me a car for years but their price has never turned me on) , enters the conversation and we finally come up with a number, $216K plus I tell them they have to make the first two payments, and he says he has to get it OKd by the owner (another decent friend of mine). Dave, the owner, OKs the deal and, and.... I've got my first 'exotic supercar'! Damn, I feel good!

The reason I made them make the first two payments was because there was a recall on all of the Ford GTs due to control arm problems. Why? Because as I was told and read about later on, there were hairline cracks appearing in them from being made with a new process called ' injection casting process' or something like that. They then tell me they're not even sure when I'll be able to take possession of the GT but it could be as long as a month or two. Are you kiddin?

So after agreeing on the deal, I get my financing approved in a day or two and they tell me they'll keep me up to date on when the control arm replacements will be shipped. I wait and wait and wait! It's now early March and I'm getting 'ants in my pants' psycho. So I call Donnie and he says he'll check and see what's going on. He calls me a day or two later and says Dave called Ford, supposedly bitched them out saying I bought the GT on January 15th, I'm a very good customer and it's to the point of being ridiculous and they say OK, they'll ship them out immediately, ahead of all others on their schedule! Not too shabby!

The control arms finallt come in on March 16th. They begin work immediately. Meanwhile, I decide to make a trip to the dealership cause I want to see what all this fuss is about. I get there the next day and their mechanic shows me the old and new arms. The old ones are nice but the new ones are a work of art. FORGED! SHINY! BEAUTIFUL! He says he had to take an old one off, put it in the special box and then put the new ones on and repeat the process all around the car. They have to pack up all the old ones and send them back to Ford! Donnie and Dave tell me that the whole exchange is costing Ford around $8000 per car! Ouch! Later on, I read or hear that the actual figure is near $15,000 or so!

It's Thursday, March 17th, 2005, St. Patrick's Day. Too bad the car's not Electric Green! Eunice drops me off at the dealership and I'm about to come home in my new FORD GT. Donnie and the mechanic show me the ins and outs of the car and I start her up and almost have an orgasm! As I begin pulling out of the dealership, there's a couple dozen or so employees and spectators waving and smiling to me! Whoa Daddy! I cruise home and park her in the garage and just look and look. It's mine..... all mine!

A couple days later, I get a call from Frank and he asks me if everything is OK with the GT? He then tells me, he, his wife and his kids want to thank me for buying the Ford GT. He's very happy now and has enough money to buy school clothes for all his 5 or 7 kids. I thank him for his concern and say I'm glad to have supported his family in school this year. Later on that month after talking to Donnie and Dave (who is one of my new drinking partners at the local restaurant where we all go to) explain to me that they gave Frank a commission of $30K! They say that they were not going to take advantage of the sale but were going to offer a fantastic commission to the seller of the car. Jeez... that really makes me feel good! Yeah right!

I suppose you would like to hear a little about the mechanics of the car now, Huh? All right, here we go.

Your at the car and open the door and..... wow.... that door really opens wide. Wonder why? I start to get in and whack! Now I know why the door opens so wide. There's this thing attached to the door and it's part of it. It hangs over the door edge about a foot or so. Crazy, but wild design. I sneak into the driver's seat finally and freak out over the interior and all the neat looking toggle switches and retro gauges and seats with holes the size of nickles in them. It's really comfortable and everything is within easy reach. The radio is decent, a McIntosh, but the buttons are small, confusing and tricky to change bands and modes. I check to see how to set the clock and can't find it. I look in the manual, find out how, set the time and everything is OK...... except it defaults to the radio station preset every time you restart the car. I have only had the clock on one or two other times since. It ain't worth the hassle. Bad design!

There's no storage space in the interior. No glovebox, no console, no anything! Whatever you want to carry in the car will have to sit on the floor between your legs. Oh yeah, no drink or coffee cup holders either. You better have a lot of close friends who are willing to sit next to you to hold your coffee or you're SOL! No ashtray..... GOOD! No change tray..... BAD! No Cruise Control....... hey, how come none of my supercars have that? Maybe their theory is that your not supposed to be cruising around but instead should be going through the gears taking full advantage of the cars capabilities instead of driving them around like Grandma used to!

Taking the car for a drive goes as follows: Get in without tearing your head off (it really isn't that bad.... it just sounds good saying that), put the key in the ignition, push in the clutch, turn the key to start.... hey, I can't turn the key to start..... oh yeah, you don't turn the key to start! You push this little red button on the dash that says 'start'..... I knew that! The car starts with ease and seems to say, "I'm ready, willing and able..... let's go get em kid!" I put her in reverse, in reverse, in reverse..... reverse is a little tricky here. You kinda have to smack the stick a little to convince it to go left and into 'R'. You start backing up and you have no idea what the hell is behind you! I go to get back out of the car to see if there is anything behind me and smack.... yep,you got it, I nailed the door overhang with my head! This is for real! Getting out is really the hairiest part of ingress and egress. You have to put your right arm on the windshield pillar and push up slowly and backward to avoid the overhang. After 3 conks on the head, (Euni had 4 or 5), I learned real fast! But this is what makes this and the other cars I own so nice. They're different is so many ways from 'normal' cars, that you feel special just to be able to manage the special tricks of driving them.

Well, were going down my drive which is about 2500 ft. long and I can keep her in 1st gear and not even hit 1000 rpm or so. In the Carrera GT, I have to shift to 2nd and she's still doing better than 2000 rpm. On the road now and she feels great. This car has the long legs of a 8' basketball player. It just cruises along so mellow that it's unreal. Push down on the throttle anywhere, in almost any gear and pow, bang, boom, she rockets off into the sunset. The torque on this machine is like that of a bulldozer because of it's supercharger. I probably could pull out some old stumps from my fields if necessary!

There's lots of people out there with some sore necks from jerking them all over the place looking at the GT. Boy does she draw attention and comments. What the heck is it? Waddya mean it's a Ford? You trying to be funny boy? No honestly... Ford made this car! After I finally convince them and walk away in one piece, they're still looking with amazement. I get her out on 680, our local freeway, and give her some gas to let her stretch out. It's 3 to 4 miles before the next exit and I'll bet I could keep it in 4th gear doing 70 or so. The power of this car is unreal. You punch the throttle and you feel like you can reel in any car on the road like a 8" fish on shark tested line.

Filling her up with gas is fairly easy although you have to use your key to unlock one of the side latches to pop the cap. The latch on the other side pops open the trunk hatch lid. Oh, there's a little space there but not too much. The engine latch is above the driver's head near the rear window. What's funny is, today when I went to take the pictures of her, I forgot where the latch was. Had to look for 3-5 minutes to find it. The clam shell engine cover is huge but super impressive. I won't have to tell you about the engine cause the pictures will do that for me. Plus, I'm not totally sure what everything is back there anyway. There's space age stuff all over. Almost looks like a mini space shuttle!

What's really wild is when you look over your shoulder while driving and see this huge (well it looks like that when you in the driver's seat) supercharger with it's belts and pulleys just spinning wildly behind you! If she ever blows, you can kiss your ass goodbye! And there's that sound! Pure American Muscle Car kinda sound. Just like in the 'good ole days'. You know, 427 Corvettes, 454 Chevelles, 426 Hemis, 455 4-4-2s, 428 Ford Mustangs and GTO Judges all making ground pounding horsepower and earthquake torque! This is just like all of those and more. Trust me.... I had three of the five I mentioned. I was lucky as heck to live in the era of the 'true American Muscle Cars'. It's something I will never forget.

I just happened to cruise down a 4 lane highway last summer in the Ford GT when we had a annaul National Hot Rod Show and Meet. It was lined with people for a mile or so. As I went down the road, there were thumbs up everywhere and tons of people taking pictures just like if the President of the United States was visiting our town!

I bring her back home and slip her into the garage while remembering that door that seems to swing open 50 feet or so. I get out making sure not to wind up needing stitches in my head and close the door. I step back and gaze at her with complete amazement. She's beautiful, awesome, unreal, ground shaking and boy does she sit low. Wait a minute..... isn't this almost the same car, the Ford GT, (albiet a slight variation of the original car the GT40) who 's historic 1-2-3 sweep at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966 and its consecutive wins over the next three years beating the hell out of Ferrari? That's right, she is! And they say American ingenuity is dead. Are they kidding me! U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A.

p.s. Please check out the one pic looking out the rear window from inside and you'll get an idea of what the driver is really able to see. Hardly anything! I told you I can't see squat!!

p.s.s. I've included pics of the Ford GT in front of my house. I can't prove it's my house cause I can't find the owner's manual or the keys. I hope Jabba and TT will believe me or I guess my ass will be banned! I hope I find the keys and manual soon so I can prove I own a house and don't live out of one of my cars. Heh.... heh..... heh.....

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^well, I understand the thing with the manual for the house :mrgreen: , but a custom shot with housekeys should be possible :lol: :wink:

Thanks again Michael for another nice report about one of your supercars!

Wow that was a long read :P I was remebering sitting in GT at dealership with MIHALS few months back while reading your review :D Its a huge fat and low beast, cannot really in magine driving it on the road but wouldnt say no to do so :P

Thanx Magwheel :wink:

oh.. and house custom shot is a must ofcourse :mrgreen:

Now you need to buy new cars.. and make new reviews :P :lol:

thanks again Micahel; i read your review on the way to the Office of Comerce here in Michigan; and it was shorter then the trip there (not me driving) so it definately wasn't too long by my skewed view :lol:

you definately saved the best for last!

when you saw your GT being worked on; were there some interesting blocks it was set up on? :wink: i could've sworn the replacement parts were Billit, just like the pre-prod mules were... and yes, they were quite expensive per/gt built... im guessing they also put the speedi sleve on at the same time, to prevent oil leaks.

I will always be hugely impressed with the GT... and by the sound of it, you still are too... interesting comparison of gear ratios to the CGTerminator... still, there are an extra 1600 or so RPM to play with in that beast.

thanks for a good read, i really enjoyed it!

Thanks for the FGT pics :!: just posted them! I love the ones with the GT2, and I think we should suppose it is you in one of them?

BTW, the first one just rocks :good: :good:

Wow, that is some reviews!!

Read them all and I love 'em! You got some very nice cars and I really envy you, hopefully I will own my dream car in the future!

Keep up the good work!

Just had a look at the pics (thanks TT and Michael)
As you mentioned in the report, awesome view if you look thru the rearwindow :shock: , impressive engine sitting right behind you :D

The dude in the picture.
 

Yep TT, that's me. Kinda wish I looked a little thinner but at my age it's a bitch. Also had some minor medical problems where I have to take 'catabolic steroids' to stop some of the pain and I've been told they make you gain some wait.

I'm hoping to do the reviews of the Z8, M5 and GT2 in a couple days or two. It's really been fun and some responses sure make me feel great and know that is was well worth the time and effort.

I'd like to include a few more pictures of Eunice and me if you don't mind. She looks a hell of a lot better than me!

What about the house? Do you and Jabba believe me? Do I have to find the purchase agreement and a pic with the keys? :wink: :wink: :wink:

Bring on Eunice, we never say no to ladies pics you know?

As for the house, the key alone won't work, you need to have also the instruction manual in the picture please :D BTW, it seems a pretty nice crib, so any pics of the proriety, as long as they won't mess up your privacy too much, would be welcome too

Damn :drool: Love those pics, saved all of them :D That Ford is a badass :twisted:

Glad you likes the pics. Laid on the ground to take the low, low pic of the rear! The rear window visibility shot came out OK too. Michael

It was worth the hassle :wink: Excelent pics, havent seen engine behind me in showroom :oops: LOL probably cause I was too excited :mrgreen:

Yes please pictures of the house! I love house design, bring 'em on!

And as TT said, we never say no to girls :)

Just want to thank you for all your reviews , and say that you have a huge talent narrating your histories , ive read every one of them with a lot of joy ... and that help us dream a little , is like so personal ... great !!!

Michael .. you are just awesome at sharing!! ... your GT2 color is very nice ... :D

WOW, holy cr*p

that are some nice cars ... :shock:

and I love the way you give your father credit (or how do you say it in english? (the way you thank your father) for the fact he made it possible for you to buy these beauties!!

I'll probably thank my father for a short period, but after a while I'll 'forget' that he made it possible that I could buy one ... :oops:

I'mm probably the first to give you some negative feedback? :|
but I have the feeling your just buy cars randomly? :oops: You don't seem like being really intrested in a certain car , before someone else told you how great it was ...
No offence

they are still nice cars ;)

but I miss an Enzo (maybe too cliché) or a Maserati MC12 :drool:

greetings

Michael, What can i saw, Great collection Most of which i would own myself. I hate doing this but REALLY reccomend you go check out the new Z06. Had the chance tonight to chat up someone who owned one and i was very impressed. The owner has quite a few exotics and told me the Z06 is just astonishing. Have another friend out in Cali who might be getting one through a contact at Dealer price however he is no longer sure. If he backs out of the deal and your interested i could maybe help ya out with a contact because Chevy seems to have learnt "the game" with the new Z06 if you get my drift :)

Anyhow one question i really have is Why the CGT? Of all your cars it is my least favorite.....I find it really grossly priced for what it offers but i see them being sold fast. Saw one too and im a tiny guy at 5"8 120 pounds and thought it would be small in there for me and a passenger.

Oh and as for the next daily driver you should reallllly look into the new Supercharged range rovers. I absolutely LOVE them and they ride great i hear. Dont bother with the Cayenne turbo, its cool, its fast but i wouldnt its too much money and frankly i find my father's touareg way better looking. If you do love the cayenne and have that "oh no not again" feeling. there is the new Cayenne turbo S model out. This is not to be confused with the cayenne S (V8) its a uprated version of the Cayenne turbo with 521 HP :)

Anyways feel free to PM me if you have any questions or want some reccomendations.

Wow, how did I miss this thread!!!

2lambos, 2fezzas, ultimate porker and a GT!!!!

Welcome and thanx for the pics :mrgreen:

Just read all the reviews!!! Wow, I wish more exotic car owners were like u!!! :mrgreen: 8)

The Porsche Carrera GT is one of the most beautiful, fastest, and most hardcore exotic cars out there right now. Maybe that answers your question! :wink:


Great read of the Ford GT Michael

Once again I enjoyed being you for 15 minutes and feeling like it was my car. :P


I have to say I'm really appreciative for the time and effort you put in for these reviews. Great Job.

:lol: Absolutely no offense taken but I think somehow, somewhere you've misunderstood me. I DON'T buy cars at random...... I spend a lot of time on the internet researching a car that I might have an interest in. I obviously won't buy a car if some people tell me they've had problems with certain mechanical areas of a car or if the manufacturer doesn't stand behind their product.

Sure someone might tell me about a new car they've seen or heard about, but that doesn't mean I run right out and buy it. I only have so much financial capabiliity or I would have never got gotten rid of the Porsche GT2 and maybe some of the others. I wish I could buy an ENZO, but sorry to disappoint you, it would be necessary for me to sell at least three or four of the cars I have to buy one. They're selling for about 1.2 to 1.3 mil. That's heavy duty money! To me, even an Enzo wouldn't be worth giving up 3 or 4 of my others to have it. Plus, I only have garage space now for the cars I have. I really don't think you would want me to keep some new ones outside would you?

I'm interested in and love ALL my cars equally..... I say I don't have a favorite because it's true. Everytime I get in a car, that's the car I love for the day and I'm totally into that car and the thrill it gives me.

I'm sorry that you got the feeling I don't care about my cars. That's the farthest thing from the truth!! All you would have to do is be around me when talking to people and answering questions about a car and you would truly see my love for each and every car I own.

Take care, Michael :D [/i]

i've seen like half of these cars on the road! it's not everyday you see a ferrari or Lambo in Ohio!

I play a lot of golf over at the youngstown country club and i've seen the 575 3 times and the Murci twice! Great collection. which porsche dealership did you buy the GT from? was it Fred Baker? they had a GT while i was in China i guess. I had no idea there where any in ohio....how did i miss this thread?!

Wow,nice collection. You mind buying me a car too,lol.
Anyway good for you!Do you still manage the plazas?

They seem to love Lamborghini at any age!
 

I have a little story that I thought you all would get a kick out of.

:mrgreen: I was in my Pearl Green 06 Murcielago yesterday because it was finally beautiful outside for once here in northeastern Ohio. I had to go to our local post office yesterday to pick up my McLaren F1...... unfortunately it was a Maistro 1:18 scale die cast that I bought off eBay!

As I was coming out of the building and heading for my car, I hear "Hey Sir.... Hey Sir!" I turn around and it's this older man walking briskly towards me. As he approached, he was saying to me, "I saw your car and I wanted to come over and get a better look." He then asks me if I mind some questions and I say absolutely not. We started talking about the car and he says he is a car lover too and shows me his windbreaker with a 'Corvair' patch on the chest and says he belongs to the 'Corvair Club of America.'

He's freaking out over the car and asking me all kinds of questions. He says, "How much does it cost... $175.000?" No I told him, a little bit more to which his eyebrows raise. He drops that subject of price for a while and asks me about the engine, how many cylinders and what's the horsepower?

He then starts on the paint and says how much he really loves the color and how he bets I can be seen for miles away. I laugh at all the excitement the Lambo is giving him.

We then begin talking about Corvairs and I mention to him my parents had a 1964 Corvair station wagon that we all really liked but I ran it into a bridge one snowy day (slow speed - 15-20 mph cause of heavy snow) on my way home from some girls house after making out with her for an hour or so. I guess she really got me excited..... gimme a break......I was only 16 you know!

He was really great to talk to and very appreciative of my spending some time with him. He told me so.... several times! We must have talked for at least 20-30 minutes. A few other people came over too while we were talking.

Well, finally it seemed like he was ready to go but not without a few more questions and some pictures from every angle with his instamatic camera. He must have taken 8 - 10. I asked him if he wanted to sit inside the car but he declined because IMO, I think he was afraid he couldn't get back out! I offered to help him get inside but he declined again. Although he did bend over and look all around the interior and out the back window to which he said "you got to be kidding!"

He got back on the price of the car.... "$225K.. no?.. how about 275K?... no?....How about $300K?" I told him almost but the actual sticker was $308K. Phew! he said and then asked whether I owned any others and I told him what I had. He then pulled out a pen and a little scrap of paper and starting asking me to repeat all the specs, $308K, E-gear 6 speed, 580 HP, the name of the company and the name of the model of the car, etc. He's writing this down with the enthusiasm of a guy writing down the number of a beautiful blonde giving him her telephone number.

When he finished his questions, I had one for him. I figured him to be around 70. I asked..."I hope you don't mind but could you tell me how old you are?" "Sure he said, I'm 80!" He's 80 years old and is as excited about the car as I am! Unbelieveable!

He finally thanked me for the last time and went on his way but not without asking me if I could do him one more favor..... come down the street in front of him getting on the gas a little bit! How could I refuse this wonderful 'old man'.... could you? He didn't know it, but he had just made my day as much as I apparently made his. Thank you Ferruccio Lamborghini!! Michael :lol:

Cool :P Very nice experience indeed :)

Re: They seem to love Lamborghini at any age!
 

Great story, and awsome owner of the Lamborghini you are.

Big respect to you... :clap:


...and Big respect to Ferruccio Lamborghini.

This is why I said I have respect for you, because you respect every other people

Can't we change the title of this topic into something like:
The stories of a supercar driver. :wink:

Wow,that story got me excited too,good to know that there's nice people around,props to you.

I don't think it was my 575 you saw because I hardly ever get over to Liberty township. I do travel 442 in Girard though going back and forth to work. And I'm pretty sure it wasn't my Murcie either because I just got it February 9th and haven't had it out that much.

I tried buying the CGT that Fred Baker had (in fact that is where I got my first look of the car) but they couldn't meet the price Byers Auto in Columbus, Ohio gave me. Michael :|

Sweet another buckeye!!! :P

Man..congrats for your rides...u`re one hell of a lucky man ...i have no words..I almost pass out when i think of that cars that you own ..jezus, what a life.. :shock:

Thanks TaZ, If you read this thread from the first post of mine, you'll just see how lucky I am and how I have acknowledged the person responsible for my good fortune. My Father!!

TT said I could post some pictures of Eunice, my girlfriend, and and I will, but if he and Jabba don't mind, I would also like you all to get a glimpse of my Father. I have pictures of he and Eunice and he and I before he went to Texas in August of 2003. He had to go there because he was dignosed with lung and brain cancer in July of 2003 and went through 4 weeks of radiation on his head to try and help. At the end of August, he was going down to Texas to a special Cancer Clinic to receive his chemotherapy to finish his treatment. This hurts..... I couldn't go with him cause I am afraid to fly! He knew and understood and wasn't worried cause his female companion of years went with him. He only had two treatments, had a heart attack and then went into a coma only 4 or 5 days after being there. But... we did fly him home in a private jet to Youngstown, Ohio and I got to see and be with him before he passed away that night. That was one of the saddest days of my life!

On a lighter note, you'll see he had a full head of hair at his age even at the age 84 before he passed away. I, on the other hand, have wavy hair..... it's waving good-bye! The pic of Eunice and he at his condo was in September of 03 just before he started his radiation therapy. I asked Pop to let me take a pic of him with his bad habits, cigarettes and a glass of Scotch and as you can see, he gladly accepted and even smiled! He was an absolutely unbelieveable man and even a more fantastic Father.

When you say I'm lucky, you're right ..... You just really don't know how lucky I really was to have him as my Father!!

p.s. TT also said I could include pics of my crib but I think Mom and Dad sold that before I was one year old! :lol: :lol: :lol:

If you want though, I can include pics of my house, our property, my dogs, and the deer, wild turkeys, raccoons, ground hogs and ducks that visit us every day! Thanks for enjoying some of my life stories, Michael :D

Sad story about your dad.. had a similar situation with grandpa myself last year and like you I was lucky enough to be there right at the end :| it's sad but much better than beeing far away...

As far as pics go: around here we have no "forbidden" things as far as it isn't porn, gore and so on.. you post what you want, especially in your topic and if ppl are not interested they will just click away I guess :bah:

Sad story Michael...

One of the worst and unfortunetly unavoidable moments of our lives is when we lose our loved ones. I'm sorry for your loss. But be sure that he lives even closer to you now than he used to when he was alive - he's in your heart and he's in your thoughts, he lives through your appreciation of him and he lives through your kindness.

One of my very close friend's father passed away a week ago and he was in his mid 50s. My friend's mother had passed away about 3 years ago. So now he has no parents at the age of 24. I can't even imagine the pain and sorrow he's going through right now.

Sorry for the sad post... just vey emotional times for me too.

Hovik

Thanks Hovik and TT, It was kind of you guys to speak of Dad so highly. I guess my posts reveal what Mom and Dad spent years instilling in me and they were successful! Hope to be able to have happier conversations over the weekend. Sincerely, Michael :)

Sorry to hear that about your dad... maybe you've heard this a million times but things happen for a reason, maybe you weren't meant to go with him at that moment.

On the other hand congratulations on your collection and thnx for all the reviews and for being such a nice guy...

Woa :o I saw this treat a long time ago but I was so excited I forgot to post something. Awesome collection you have there Michael :P All your cars are very, very nice :wink: But unfortunetly a sad story, always bad to hear such things... :(

my ban was lifted thanks to a very nice fellow named michael
 

my ban was lifted thanks to a very nice fellow named michael !!! :good:
i edited my original post on this thread because after communicating with michael i found him to be refreshingly honest and not the least bit like i thought (assumed) when i initially made the post!
he is also the reason my ban was lifted on jabbasworld and i would like to thank him for that!
you're a good guy michael and i am sorry i jumped to the wrong conclusion and made a jerk of myself before getting to know something about you!

keep on being you! :good:

best!
jeff

Welcome back ;)