Chris Harris video: the Ferrari Chris bought
As you'll have heard Chris has bought a 599 GTB - here's why he did it
Sod the maths, here's the real justification
Good, so those of us left all like cars, right?
The 599 is a good car. It costs £150 to fill it with V-Power at my local filling station, and that will get me 200 miles if I'm lucky. It is massively wide and, with the exhaust valves open, it creates a frenzied, screeching noise that makes my old 575 sound like a four-stroke go-kart.
Right now, I'd like to use it every day, and, sometime in spring 2014, I'd write about how I'd covered 100,000 miles in a 599. But that would cost me about £50,000, so sadly I cannot afford to do so.
Just the right balance twixt discreet and bonkers
Straight-line speed is an unavoidable part of the 599 drug. It is very fast. Quick enough to take care of just about anything else you come across and I kind of think that's the way it should be. Much as it wouldn't bother me that much to have an E60 M5 up my chuff on a slip road, the fact that this can nail one I find reassuring.
Right now, for the money, I can't think of a car that offers a similar experience. I've already done 1,000 miles in it!
Love it Chris! Awesome
k me. That thing is mental quick.The only problem for me, and this is just personal preference is that I am not sold on the colour. It has grown on me slightly, but it occurred to me when I saw a dirty Rapide yesterday in a grey that did the car no favours - I then noticed that many upmarket cars (R8, Vantage, F430 etc) are being specc'd in colours that reflect our skies. I would much prefer a more striking colour.
...but I may be alone in that thought process and I hope you enjoy your ownership experience Chris.
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