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Originally Posted by TT
YEAH! So happy for you!! Like most ppl around here I am wondering why finally the Porsches will be replaced by a Ferrari (or maybe it will just sit alongside them, who knows). I hope my time will come soon, but hell, even reading about somebody else's best automotive day makes me proud!
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Interesting ... this is was my anticipated sportscar route about a year and half back. I thought I would buy a 993 first and then a 993 Turbo a couple years later and then a Ferrari 355 about 5-8 years down the line if I am lucky. But when I joined Ferrarichat in 2004 and started reading about the Fcars, I got hooked. In a blink of an eye, Porsche vanished from the wish list and Ferrari became the one and only thing I wanted.
But dont worry dude, when you finally get your Ferrari you will have a wealth of sportscar experience to compare the Ferrari to and thus your experience will be so much richer. 8)
Congrats!
she is looking mighty fine
as for mods.. one word, tubi
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One of my friends here has a 348 with a Tubi - it sounds amazing. Here is a soundclip of a 348 Tubi with hyperflow cats:
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The new X-OST by Maranello system is also very nice:
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The tubi option is the most expensive. Actually the stock exhaust sounds very nice. I am not in a big rush to buy an aftermarket exhaust unless I get a used one dirt cheap.
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Originally Posted by TopGearNL
You were talking about spraying the black panels red? I asked my uncle about that since he has a car spray/repair shop and he said that it would have to be a precision job if you don't want to see the difference between the new red panels and the old ones. Maybe its better to respray the whole car then, but thats easy coming from me since I don't have to pay  ops:  . |
Its not that big a deal - lots of people have done it quite successfully here. I think you need to dilute the paint a bit to make look a little faded to match with the rest of the car. As for me, I think I will leave the bottom as-is - I have got used to it by now. Black is relatively maintenance free and also it makes the car look thinner. The red paint makes it look more modern for sure.
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Originally Posted by Jabba
Congratulations, my first Ferrari was a 348TS and therefore always the most special, a couple of things I had done to enhance its beauty was to replace the black horse on the back black grill with a nice silver one, and also a silver horse on the front grill, I also had the lower black skirting colour coded red to match the rest of the car.
I am going to change to change your yellow posting count horses to celebrate the occasion
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Thanks for the red horses - looks superdistinctive.
Did you have a good time with your 348 - was it troublefree? Do you remember what model year 348 it was?
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Originally Posted by dingo
Awesome mate, congrats.....if you want something then its possible wiht some effort and dedication.
I hope to join the Ferrari owners group at JW sooner rather than later, get rid of this rice-junk WRX.  |
Keep the lovely WRX and add the Ferrari - it will be very interesting to have two completely different cars - trust me on that! 8)
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Originally Posted by novass
Now that your driving a Ferrari, I guess we should call you "schumeerrao" |
LOL! If I had 1/20th the driving skills of the great man, I would still be 50X better than what I am
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Originally Posted by Fleischmann
Flipping up the front lights and flooring this baby must be an amazing feeling.
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Exactly! Its hard to describe the feeling but amazing comes close.
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Originally Posted by RAMMIUS
I hope you`ll drive it long and hard, just like you suppose to drive a car like that |
Yep - this car will be a driver and not a show car!
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
The car looks great Sameer - although I still miss the rear grill  are you planning to install it... or will you let the babe as thi?: |
I'll be honest with you - I am not a fan of the rear strakes. So it is not gonna happen.
I will try and see if I can convert the rear to make it look like a Speciale. But I want to wait for some time and see how it goes. The rear looks fine in the flesh.
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Originally Posted by komotar
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it's a beauty, dude, congrats!!!! Even I'm excited and I hope to one day go trough the emotions, you went trough, when you first got the keys in your hands...
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It has been an emotional rollercoaster as you can quite imagine to be. Lost of sleepless nights before buying it ... should I or should not ... is this car better or that car better ... can I afford it and so on
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Originally Posted by TT
Holy Lord if you didn't give us some great pics already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't forget the custom shot when you have a mom |
Crap I forgot to take one today ... TT man, I will take a pic of the key with car tomorrow
For now, I am posting a picture of the Ferrari key which for some wierd reason seems to fold halfway and also a shot of the road trip statistics so far - note that some of the speeds posted are totally fictitious
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Originally Posted by mrmojo77
22 years is not long for a dream come true, since for most people they never become true. Congratulations for a beautifull car. Enjoy the drive!
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You are absolutely right ... I am humbled and proud to be able to achieve my dream.
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