evo needs your F430!

[Ev_]

Hi,

evo requires a Ferrari F430 for a group test taking place early next week (Monday, Tuesday and possibly Wednesday too). The car must be a hard-top, not a Spider.

If you are able to help and would like to join us on the test, please drop our man Henry Catchpole a line at [e-mail]

Likewise, if you know anybody who might be able to help out, we'd appreciate it if you could point them in our direction.

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer (and apologies to Ted for hijacking the Gassing Station).

Ian Eveleigh

[steve f]

So they want to borrow a £120,000 car, free of charge no doubt, rag it to death, put a few hundred miles on it, and then give it back! And in return the owner gets......to watch! Oh! And the publicity that it's been driven to its' maximum! Should be helpful come resale time!i love these cheeky barstools

[Vesuvius 996]

LMFAO

[_dobbo_]

I'm sure in return you will also get some fantastic pictures of your car and a great day out farting about in exotica.

Now if you are saying an F430 can't take a bit of a ragging then that's a different thing altogether!

[trickywoo]

Just out of interest Ian, do you work for EVO? Are you the same bloke that used to write in and win letter of the month (seemingly every month)?

[Jonny5]

Well said Steve F

Hire companies charge £1000 a-day with a £5000 deposit

Edited by Jonny5 on Friday 2nd June 16:08

[Ev_]

steve f: Expenses paid and no "ragging to death" - we are aware of the concept of mechanical sympathy, you know.

trickywoo: Yes I do work for evo now (sub editor) and I am the same bloke – and it wasn't every month.

Jonny5: If you know of a hire company with a hard-top 430, please let us know. We can only find Spiders on offer at the moment.

[steve f]

what do you call expensises new tyres brakes clutch and paint work thats damaged

[nickster]

maserati3200gt said:

steve f said: So they want to borrow a £120,000 car, free of charge no doubt, rag it to death, put a few hundred miles on it, and then give it back! And in return the owner gets......to watch! Oh! And the publicity that it's been driven to its' maximum! Should be helpful come resale time!i love these cheeky barstools Should have seen what they did to my maserati 3200GT Just make sure they pay your costs on the day as getting money from these people can take a couple of months. Just ask Trackdemon. Personally I was not that impressed with the attitude of certain reporters on the day - Henry is decent chap though. Re : Pictures - Not that impressed with the Pics at all and thats after they turned up 2 months late. Once they get hold of your car they couldnt give a toss about keeping their side of a gentlemans agreement up - Beware. Edited by maserati3200gt on Friday 2nd June 16:19

Sorry to hear that Pete.

Why dont evo ask Ferrari for a ing car?
Cheeky cnuts.

[BT52]

Each to their own. Personally I enjoyed the time in Wales with the Exige and all the other cars that made it that far.
Was sorry the Maser didn't make it but the cars that were there made a great sight.
At the end of the day nobody forced anyone to participate though...

Mark

[DocJock]

I have reported this thread to the mods MrBT52.

Outrageous, you coming on here and talking sense.

[timskipper]

I loaned EVO my Elise Sport 190 for the 2002 Track Car Of The Year feature and was very happy with the way they treated it, and me. It was a fun experience, and I got a new set of tyres out of it.

[spidermanUK]

Ev_ said:

Hi, evo requires a Ferrari F430 for a group test taking place early next week (Monday, Tuesday and possibly Wednesday too).

Could you please expand on what's involved in a "group test"? Do you verify the manufacturer's performance figures? How many miles do you test the car for? Etc.Etc

[spidermanUK]

timskipper said:

I loaned EVO my Elise Sport 190 for the 2002 Track Car Of The Year feature and was very happy with the way they treated it, and me. It was a fun experience, and I got a new set of tyres out of it.

Why did you get a new set of tyres? Surely you wouldn't lend someone your car if the tread depth was borderline legal? So it implies your car was driven particularly hard! Or did it travel a huge distance "on test"?

[traxx]

nickster said:

maserati3200gt said: steve f said: So they want to borrow a £120,000 car, free of charge no doubt, rag it to death, put a few hundred miles on it, and then give it back! And in return the owner gets......to watch! Oh! And the publicity that it's been driven to its' maximum! Should be helpful come resale time!i love these cheeky barstools Should have seen what they did to my maserati 3200GT Just make sure they pay your costs on the day as getting money from these people can take a couple of months. Just ask Trackdemon. Personally I was not that impressed with the attitude of certain reporters on the day - Henry is decent chap though. Re : Pictures - Not that impressed with the Pics at all and thats after they turned up 2 months late. Once they get hold of your car they couldnt give a toss about keeping their side of a gentlemans agreement up - Beware. Edited by maserati3200gt on Friday 2nd June 16:19 Sorry to hear that Pete. Why dont evo ask Ferrari for a ing car? Cheeky cnuts.

And if Ferrari don't have one, surely some of the dealers still have 430 demonstrators

[timskipper]

spidermanUK said:

Why did you get a new set of tyres? Surely you wouldn't lend someone your car if the tread depth was borderline legal? So it implies your car was driven particularly hard! Or did it travel a huge distance "on test"?

It doesn't imply anything of the sort, you and just about everyone else in this thread have jumped to massively incorrect conculusions.

I think the conversation went something like:

"Hello It's EVO magazine can we borrow your car please?"

"Ok, it'll cost you a set of tyres"

"OK. See you at Bedford, then".

Everyone is happy.

[Davey S2]

steve f said:

what do you call expensises new tyres brakes clutch and paint work thats damaged

If you dont want to loan them your car then you dont (not that you have a 430 anyway). They are not forcing you.

I cant see it getting any more wear and tear than it would if the owner takes it out for the day himself and the owner will have a nice day out and some nice pictures of his car.

Shame that a lot of Ferrari owners would rather keep their cars in a garage

[spidermanUK]

timskipper said:

It doesn't imply anything of the sort, you and just about everyone else in this thread have jumped to massively incorrect conculusions.

So it was just a gentle run out, not a full-on test of the car's abilities? The car was never revved to within 20% of its' limit? The braking was never tested under maximum load and to achieve minimum stopping distance? There was no 0-60 test? Or top speed?

I'm just curious as to what's involved in an Evo "road test". I certainly wouldn't lend my car to TopGear for instance as you can see every week how they treat them!I just want to know the differences.

[mikial]

I "loaned" my Camaro Z28 to Custom Car in 1976 , Peter Dron was the journo then , did a great article and I`ve still got a copy to read when I can remember were I`ve put my glasses, superb photos taken in downtown Croydon.
If I had a 430 I`d be delighted to hand to it over so I can read about it in 30 years time, you cynics don`t know you`re born.

[spidermanUK]

Davey S2 said:

If you dont want to loan them your car then you dont (not that you have a 430 anyway). They are not forcing you. I cant see it getting any more wear and tear than it would if the owner takes it out for the day himself and the owner will have a nice day out and some nice pictures of his car. Shame that a lot of Ferrari owners would rather keep their cars in a garage

I don't keep my "cars in a garage" I use them as and when I can! Shame that some non-Ferrari owners have such a jaundiced view!

Would you hand over the keys to 120 grands worth of car that you've waited 3 years to get to someone you have only just met so that he can do what he wants? Well if you would, you're either stupid or you run one of the Supercar rental agencies!