Well it's been all quiet over here on the Western Front so I guess I can say this now. I'm
kinda reluctant to post this because of the possible backlash I think I'm going to get. :shock:
First let me say, I think most of you know that I've always mentioned how lucky I was to have had a
Father who worked his rear off to provide his family a safe and secure future. It's because of my Dad's fantastic success
that I have been able to be afford and own all my cars. With that being said and me being an admitted
older 'spoiled brat', I've been able to buy and evaluate several cars over the last couple of years.
As the months have gone buy in the last 2 1/2 years, I've come to realize that there's more to
'supercars' than just
all out speed. I have absolutely loved all the cars I owned but some are just plain easier to drive and enjoy, to get in and out of and to take care of. Going extremely fast is not all there is!
Soooooo...... I guess it's time to
spill the beans as they say. Last Tuesday, July 3rd, I
sold my
Carrera GT and the
SLR. :shocked!: I then bought a
2006 F430 Spider (Red) and a
2007 F430 Coupe (all Black) 
from the same dealer who bought the
CGT and
SLR.
How's that for 4th of July fireworks??? :bad-words:
My second son is going to buy the 2005 F430 from me, I think this coming week. He has been wanting it for some time now. My initial plan was to sell the 2005 F430 to him and then I was going to wait and buy an 2007 F430 Yellow Coupe this
Winter for myself
when prices would be at their lowest but this opportunity came up and I couldn't pass on it.
I was very reluctant to post this especially on this forum where so many of you have expressed your love of the Carrera GT and the SLR too. I figured that many of you out there would tear me a new a-hole for selling the
CGT and the
SLR. I really enjoyed both cars but
they just can't compare to the F430 for everyday driving comfort, ease of use and resale value.
I sure a lot of you being around the age of my son or younger, he's 30, think I'm an idiot, :silly: but I was only getting each car, the
CGT and
SLR, out once every 2 or 3 weeks. That's insanely ridiculous! I sure having all the other cars didn't help too much either but both were a little bit of a hassle to drive. My son was
extremely POd that I was selling the
CGT!
The
CGT and
SLR were not fun
getting in and out of, especially for us 'older' gentlemen. The rear visibilty is
pretty impaired on both compared to the F430s. I'm sure no matter what I say will hit home with hardly any of you and
I fully understand but you couldn't appreciate my feelings on the cars unless you were in my shoes.
Some day, when you guys hopefully reach my age, you'll possibly understand. But remember..... I still have the
Orange GT3RS.
nfire: It's equally as easy and fun to drive and very comfortable like the F430. Sorry if I made any of you mad at me but
'sh_t happens'..... that's why they have that bumper sticker!
Mags
p.s. The same car dealer also bought and picked up the Cayenne Turbo S last Friday. For me it was just an in-between SUV. Fabulous car but
I couldn't drive it at all in Winter with even a little snow on the ground because of the hi-performance Summer tires. So, I'll just have to cruise around in the Toyota FJ and Tundra when the
'white' stuff falls! :roll:
p.s.s.
Remember now...... the
CLK63 AMG Black Series is coming to my house in late August or early September!
Be nice to this 'old man' or I won't post any review or pictures of it! :prr: Magwheel
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