RE: PH Carpool: Ferrari F40 Michelotto
Discussion
ts.TheLordJohn said:
Cotty said:
boringbeige said:
I'll do a qualifying lap of my locality, which takes about 25 minutes, then hide it back in my garage and pretend it wasn't me. I'll be tingling for over an hour and nervous of every knock at the door for a week. I don't even have plates on it, neither front nor back.
I call custard. Isn't it a bit late for you to be up on a school night 
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ukaskew said:
What's the deal with the alloys? Specific to this edition, or aftermarket? For me, as stunning a car as it is, they just don't look quite right.
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They're the LM racing alloys. Quite a few owners replace the original (and prettier) alloys with these as they enable them add bigger discs. I guess the only complaint that would consistantly be mentioned by F40 owners is that the brakes are pretty poor...
Apache said:
AL500BHP said:
Definately a very special car. Personally I would put a 288 GTO above this on my wish list - more beautiful to look at and probably more useable on our crappy UK roads.
agreedOf the two, if having to make a choice of which one to keep, I would go for the F40.
Why? I don't know for sure although maybe because the F40 is a bit more raw than the 288. Actually it's quite a lot more raw.
The noise, the lack of any comfort at all, the welds clearly visible inside the car........ It all adds up to something that is very very special.
& then you hit the loud pedal....... The 288 is frighteningly quick. The F40 even more frightengly quick......
Both are fabulous iconic cars which I would love to have in my garage. The F40 would be the one I would chose if I had to do so.
I think..........
Fantastic! The F40 was my dream car as a kid and I eventually treated myself to one when the funds were available. Unfortunately I don't have room to keep my F40 at my current abode, but thankfully my folks have a pretty big garage and they let me keep it there for the time being.
It's still in it's original box so one day it might be worth something
It's still in it's original box so one day it might be worth something
boringbeige said:
Ive got a couple of these, a non cat non adjust and a cat non adjust. The first is really nice and clean and I keep it that way for the occasional Sunday afternoon trundle to the pub. The second gets used 'properly'. It's what someone earlier in the thread describes as a 'hoon' only car. I've swapped the cats for straight thru pipes and it is very loud, which to my ears means it sounds mega. But at a steady speed on a constant throttle it's not too bad at all. I'll take it out at least once a month for a play. I'll do a qualifying lap of my locality, which takes about 25 minutes, then hide it back in my garage and pretend it wasn't me. I'll be tingling for over an hour and nervous of every knock at the door for a week. I don't even have plates on it, neither front nor back. I've done a few track days on it, silverstone and Nurburg. Someone made a comment about it being neither fish nor fowl, he's quite right. It's actually quite soft and supple but there isn't enough travel for the road, so it crashes onto the stops often, yet on the circuit there is too much roll. However, on a wet track, it's about right. My favourite drives in it have been on the old Nurburg in the pouring rain. I have other toy cars but nothing compares to an F40. I got mine in 2005 and can't imagine parting with my play one. Other cars come and go.
Quoted for posterity. This is probably one of the best posts I've ever read on Pistonheads. Even if the custard turns out to be legit, and you do own a fleet of F40s, I'm intrigued to hear more about these "qualifying laps" that you do, sounds very exciting! I await further posts on the subject!
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