The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVI)

The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVI)

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rejn

1,991 posts

221 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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detomaso said:
anonymous said:
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ears

Care to elaborate a little further?
I drove my first Ferrari not long ago - a 430, and my feedback was pretty similar. (maybe it's time I tried a V12?!!)

I was expecting the car to be quite soft and compliant, but I was delighted to see and feel that the car was "mechnical" - the whole chassis vibrates with the engine, the steering is very direct, you can feel what each of the wheels are doing. And when you accelerate hard, it felt incredibly connected.

Maybe I just haven't driven enough fast cars (I owned a Tuscan for a few years and raced an R400 caterham so thought i was quite experienced), but I was surprised with what a driver's car it felt like. It honestly felt like a bigger version of an Elise (in a good way!).

braddo

10,399 posts

187 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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rejn said:
It honestly felt like a bigger version of an Elise (in a good way!).
I thought a similar thing when I had a few laps in a 360 around Rockingham. The steering obviously wasn't quite as nice but it felt very light on its feet and I really didn't expect it to move around as much as it did - felt like you could get quite playful with it. Very, very nice indeed.


L100NYY

35,078 posts

242 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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Talking of Donkey;

I want this to take to the Revival -



I want this to tuck away -



And I wish I had gone to this last weekend -



Unfortunately, being house bound somewhat hindered the last one.

Edited by L100NYY on Thursday 8th May 10:37

Cunning Punt

486 posts

152 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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L100NYY said:
Unfortunately, being house bound somewhat hindered the last one.
Those curfew orders are a bh, aren't they.

Was it GBH again? judge







L100NYY

35,078 posts

242 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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I wish.

#unwell

rejn

1,991 posts

221 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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L100NYY said:
Talking of Donkey;
That's the second time you've posted that pic recently, and I absolutely adore it. Please feel free to keep re-posting it on a regular basis until I win the Euro-millions lottery and buy the car.

I'd love to lie awake at night worrying about whether I really need that car as well as a 250SWB and a DB4GT Zagato...

L100NYY

35,078 posts

242 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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rejn said:
L100NYY said:
Talking of Donkey;
That's the second time you've posted that pic recently, and I absolutely adore it. Please feel free to keep re-posting it on a regular basis until I win the Euro-millions lottery and buy the car.

I'd love to lie awake at night worrying about whether I really need that car as well as a 250SWB and a DB4GT Zagato...
It is achingly gloriously wonderfully desirable. I may have to pop along and have a look at some point.....

A blast in that through the Goodwood lanes early one morning would be absolute heaven for me (either that or a Cooper S, obviously).

The closest I got was a few years ago I took the DB4 down to a Breakfast Club meet, what a great run that was......


L100NYY

35,078 posts

242 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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Actually, driving this would officially be the closest -

One of the greatest cars I have pedalled cloud9


L100NYY

35,078 posts

242 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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The noise!


Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

241 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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L100NYY said:
Actually, driving this would officially be the closest -

One of the greatest cars I have pedalled cloud9

hateyouhateyouhateyouhateyou.

Not really.

Maybe a bit.


L100NYY

35,078 posts

242 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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Justayellowbadge said:
L100NYY said:
Actually, driving this would officially be the closest -

One of the greatest cars I have pedalled cloud9

hateyouhateyouhateyouhateyou.

Not really.

Maybe a bit.
thumbup

I know it won't help........but it really was as good as you'd expect. The feel through the wheel as the high profile tyres flex and lean to give that feel that only comes from an older car, the tactility of the woodrim steering wheel and that gearbox and of course there was the noise, dear God the noise.

Up there in my Top 10 of greatest drives.

I. Felt. Privileged.

L100NYY

35,078 posts

242 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

241 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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Like the look of the Tuthill.

Those 2 Maserati biturbos have been off and on eBay since it began I think.

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

241 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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anonymous said:
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The 'Copp that' edition.

jeremyc

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23,336 posts

283 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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Justayellowbadge said:
The 'Copp that' edition.
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Mark my words, it'll be the do it yourself variants that everyone will be clamouring for in a few years time. readit

Pulse

10,922 posts

217 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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anonymous said:
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I maintain these are one of the loveliest modern Ferraris. I desperately want one!

rejn

1,991 posts

221 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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L100NYY said:
Actually, driving this would officially be the closest -

One of the greatest cars I have pedalled cloud9

That is just lovely.

rejn

1,991 posts

221 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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rejn said:
L100NYY said:
Actually, driving this would officially be the closest -

One of the greatest cars I have pedalled cloud9

That is just lovely.
Those GTB/C are awfully common - another one coming up for auction here: http://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1066...

This is more like my budget though:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unfinished-Ferrari-400-t...

Rickyy

6,618 posts

218 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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I'm going to bring the tone of the thread down slightly, with my latest addition...



Cost me the grand total of.....FA! I bet you'll never guess what is wrong with it!

Wheels aren't staying with the car, I have some 15" OEM items to go on there.

ferrisbueller

29,262 posts

226 months

Thursday 8th May 2014
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HGF
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