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dagsin
Original Poster
13 posts
13 months
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I have been looking to buy a Scuderia for some months, needing to move on a GTR first. Success this week having acquired the Grigio Ferro car at HR Owen. I also viewed the cars at Dick Lovett which I thought were overpriced by some margin. The red car is, to my mind, not presented very well with a lot of scratches, poorly applied vinyl over the stripe and significant scuffing to the drivers seat. Fantastic insurance service from First Point. Car being delivered next week - excitement mounting!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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WCZ
1,460 posts
63 months
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dagsin said: I have been looking to buy a Scuderia for some months, needing to move on a GTR first. Success this week having acquired the Grigio Ferro car at HR Owen. I also viewed the cars at Dick Lovett which I thought were overpriced by some margin. The red car is, to my mind, not presented very well with a lot of scratches, poorly applied vinyl over the stripe and significant scuffing to the drivers seat. Fantastic insurance service from First Point. Car being delivered next week - excitement mounting!!!!!!!!!!!!! your post reads like a strange haiku but congrats!
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col68
45 posts
75 months
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DL phoned me up about their Scuderia's through the week as I had expressed an interest in a car earlier in the year....they were described as 'perfect'......
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dagsin
Original Poster
13 posts
13 months
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The white car at DL is very sharp apart from the rather obvious dent in the near side door! I was very suprised at the lack of attention to detail.
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dmcars123
19 posts
12 months
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I quite like the idea of a scud without a stripe.
Because they have a totally different rear end I think people would still recognise it was not a normal 430.
Having said that the grigio ferro car sounds very nice. Congrats.
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cayman-black
2,685 posts
85 months
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Did notice that car, it looks fantastic and was a good price.
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202mph
21 posts
61 months
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i thought the stripes were painted on ? is it a stick on ?
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FactoryPilot
1,328 posts
85 months
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The stripes are painted on at the factory. If they are vinyl, I'd walk away rather quickly.....
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dmcars123
19 posts
12 months
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They are painted on.
But there were a few cars which were speced without one.
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DMC2
595 posts
80 months
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FactoryPilot said: The stripes are painted on at the factory. If they are vinyl, I'd walk away rather quickly..... I am curious about your reasoning for that comment? I went to see a CS that had a nasty stone chip next to the stripe. It is effectively can't be repaired. I also saw another Scud which had to have the rear repainted so the back bit of the stripe is now vinyl as nobody could replicate the factory finish.
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F355GTS
2,222 posts
124 months
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Are the Scud stripes not like the CS, vinyl but over lacquered at factory?
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KenC
366 posts
104 months
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F355GTS said: Are the Scud stripes not like the CS, vinyl but over lacquered at factory? No, they are hand painted.
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Hackney
1,736 posts
77 months
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DMC2 said: FactoryPilot said: The stripes are painted on at the factory. If they are vinyl, I'd walk away rather quickly..... I am curious about your reasoning for that comment? I went to see a CS that had a nasty stone chip next to the stripe. It is effectively can't be repaired. I also saw another Scud which had to have the rear repainted so the back bit of the stripe is now vinyl as nobody could replicate the factory finish. OP says "vinyl over the stripe", my take would be that there's a protective vinyl coating over the car
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Adz The Rat
6,003 posts
78 months
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Congrats on the purchase, get some photos up when you collect and most of all enjoy driving it!
They really are a world above the normal F430, so much more fun.
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dagsin
Original Poster
13 posts
13 months
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Photos definitely - hopefully this week. The colour and lack of stripe are (obviously) fine with me - and offers a little restraint. When seen in sunlight the Ferro really brings out all the angles and shows the car of extremely well.
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aztec
122 posts
105 months
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Congratulations, I'm on the hunt for a good car also
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cayman-black
2,685 posts
85 months
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aztec said: Congratulations, I'm on the hunt for a good car also LHD any good aztec ?
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Scottish16M
162 posts
23 months
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DMC2 said: I went to see a CS that had a nasty stone chip next to the stripe. It is effectively can't be repaired. I also saw another Scud which had to have the rear repainted so the back bit of the stripe is now vinyl as nobody could replicate the factory finish. Stewart Roden Motors near Edinburgh would have no problems at all repainting the Italian tricolor stripe on my Scuderia Spider 16M should it ever need it, also Eastern Western Bodyshop in Edinburgh can do this too....some of you guys must have pretty shoddy bodyshops near you if they can't also do this! At least you now have 2 businesses that can assist should you ever need it.
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Scottish16M
162 posts
23 months
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dagsin said: Photos definitely - hopefully this week. The colour and lack of stripe are (obviously) fine with me - and offers a little restraint. When seen in sunlight the Ferro really brings out all the angles and shows the car of extremely well. Congrats on your new toy, they are phenomenal Ferrari's - as you're about to discover, enjoy the experiences!
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aztec
122 posts
105 months
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cayman-black said: LHD any good aztec ? Sorry No, must be RHD
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