RE: Ferrari 288 GTO: TaxTheRich at it again
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Justayellowbadge said:
RobM77 said:
storminnorman said:
Any love for the Evoluzione?
It's certainly not as beautiful or desirable as the 288 that came before it or the F40 that came after it. Significant though because of those models that bookend it 
Of the three built, I believe 9 survive.
NickmHall said:
Wow... Really?
Did the 300 skid marks on the road in all the Gymkhana videos not give the game away? Block drove each and every one of those corners relentlessly for hours at a time in a purpose-built car. This looks like it was done in one take, so in that sense these boys are better drivers than Ken Block by a country mile.
So you didn't see the long skid marks on the farm track, or all the black marks in the barn?Did the 300 skid marks on the road in all the Gymkhana videos not give the game away? Block drove each and every one of those corners relentlessly for hours at a time in a purpose-built car. This looks like it was done in one take, so in that sense these boys are better drivers than Ken Block by a country mile.
Baryonyx said:
I was comparing (unfavourably) the slightly graceless donut slides to Ken Block's effortlessly skilful Gymkhana displays, not the value of the cars involved.
Do you think that Top Gear is unscripted?
Justaredbadge said:
Justayellowbadge said:
RobM77 said:
storminnorman said:
Any love for the Evoluzione?
It's certainly not as beautiful or desirable as the 288 that came before it or the F40 that came after it. Significant though because of those models that bookend it Of the three built, I believe 9 survive.
pistolp said:
Hi mate - I loved the F50 and its infinitely got more of everything compared to the 288. The 288 is looks only IMO. I sold it though because I love useable cars. I love cars that I can take out no matter what the road and no matter what the weather. I live in Wilts where we have lots of small B roads. I could rarely get the most out of the F50 on those roads, it was always a jog rather than a sprint. The car was just too big and wide, to rev hungry too. It genuinely felt like a LM car for the road. Ultimately I decided that I'd have more fun in cars I can really afford. Such as my GT3. I didn't have to be precious about it.
That's why I like this video. Its so refreshing that someone who can clearly afford their car uses it how they see fit, in this case as a means with which to entertain us. People have become obsessed with worth, value, rarity etc and have forgotten cars of this sort were actually built to have fun with.
Great reply from someone who knows, pretty much sums it up really. That's why I like this video. Its so refreshing that someone who can clearly afford their car uses it how they see fit, in this case as a means with which to entertain us. People have become obsessed with worth, value, rarity etc and have forgotten cars of this sort were actually built to have fun with.
OlberJ said:
Again, who's suggesting that these cars would be better parked up and not driven?
I guess it comes down to what impresses you. Driving a car on the road or track or doing a McDonalds car park special.
If this was being ragged up mount ventoux, i'd love it.
So instead of being driven fast on a private road you want to see it going slower on a public road?I guess it comes down to what impresses you. Driving a car on the road or track or doing a McDonalds car park special.
If this was being ragged up mount ventoux, i'd love it.
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k me. Some people are never happy. OlberJ said:
Again, who's suggesting that these cars would be better parked up and not driven?
I guess it comes down to what impresses you. Driving a car on the road or track or doing a McDonalds car park special.
If this was being ragged up mount ventoux, i'd love it.
Except they're not being driven in 50 yards worth of public carpark, are they. There's enough space to drive them properly, and they are doing. I guess it comes down to what impresses you. Driving a car on the road or track or doing a McDonalds car park special.
If this was being ragged up mount ventoux, i'd love it.
It's nothing like McDonalds carpark, not even close.
Colonial said:
OlberJ said:
Again, who's suggesting that these cars would be better parked up and not driven?
I guess it comes down to what impresses you. Driving a car on the road or track or doing a McDonalds car park special.
If this was being ragged up mount ventoux, i'd love it.
So instead of being driven fast on a private road you want to see it going slower on a public road?I guess it comes down to what impresses you. Driving a car on the road or track or doing a McDonalds car park special.
If this was being ragged up mount ventoux, i'd love it.
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k me. Some people are never happy. k me. He did not say he wanted to see it being driven slower. It's because the video is a bit st ! , fun to make, I bet, risky with a very expensive and rare car (but if you are rich enough then that don't mater), some skill in driving (and editing),But it's still a bit s
tColonial said:
So instead of being driven fast on a private road you want to see it going slower on a public road?
fk me. Some people are never happy.
You even quoted me. Where did you get that from? I never said anything about slower. Even so, if it was a string of slower corners it was being accelerated out of with the tail wagging as it does it, perfect. f
k me. Some people are never happy. Driving fast in a straight line, locking up the brakes then going slowly round in circles making your tyres screech is exactly the preserve of a ned in a carpark trying to impress his peers.
To say that I am envious is such a hopeless understatement as I am frankly turning a very funny green colour.
It's not just that they get to drive the car - it's also that they care so much less than me about them. I see these things as borderline priceless - they just see a bit of kit - like all the racing drivers I met who saw a car as just a tool of the trade no matter how beautiful.
Fair do's!!
It's not just that they get to drive the car - it's also that they care so much less than me about them. I see these things as borderline priceless - they just see a bit of kit - like all the racing drivers I met who saw a car as just a tool of the trade no matter how beautiful.
Fair do's!!
OlberJ said:
Driving fast in a straight line, locking up the brakes then going slowly round in circles making your tyres screech is exactly the preserve of a ned in a carpark trying to impress his peers.
It is quite entertaining when it's done by a Ferrari 288 GTO on a farm, though.I'm not sure why some people are so bothered by this.
It's a car. It's a nice car. It's an old performance car.
It's still a car, though.
It's good to see it used.
1000s of people have lost their lives and 1,000,000s have lost their homes and all of their possessions in a recent disastrous weather event in the Philippines. Terrible thing happen every day.
Think about it, eh?
MC Bodge said:
OlberJ said:
Driving fast in a straight line, locking up the brakes then going slowly round in circles making your tyres screech is exactly the preserve of a ned in a carpark trying to impress his peers.
It is quite entertaining when it's done by a Ferrari 288 GTO on a farm, though.I'm not sure why some people are so bothered by this.
It's a car. It's a nice car. It's an old performance car.
It's still a car, though.
It's good to see it used.
1000s of people have lost their lives and 1,000,000s have lost their homes and all of their possessions in a recent disastrous weather event in the Philippines. Terrible thing happen every day.
Think about it, eh?
Good video and good to see someone having fun in their car
anonymous said:
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Dollars and pounds of course - and yes, it all depends how quickly they got partnered (tho the Enzo video was pretty-much guaranteed to get it if the RR one didn't - they've both featured almost everywhere).Of course it's much harder making videos with expensive cars in them that it is staring into a camera with your hipster hair and your hipster face and making whiny hipster statements which appears to be the de-facto way to make money on YouTube...
Kevin the Teenager would have killed it.
Vids are a bit cheesy after they started puting a bit of effort into the production, had a nicer feeling when they went for a good old fashioned hoon without a reason (Phantom vid I think it was). The cars are lovely all the same and it's fun to see someone enjoying them. Sadly they are not blessed with a TG-level production crew with some fresh ideas, but I certainly appreciate they've made them.
Cars like this are all about having fun. As long as they are having fun, good luck to them.
Cars like this are all about having fun. As long as they are having fun, good luck to them.
MogulBoy said:
Always loved the 288 GTO and enjoyed the vid. If I had the funds I would find room for one in my collection but I suspect that its dirty older sister would actually be more fun for this type of shenanigins 
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