Ferrari or Tiv?
Discussion
I found myself in the fortunate position of having a 360 Spider this weekend...
Now having owned a T350 for only 2 weeks and never having driven a Ferrari before I can hardly claim to be an expert on either of these cars and the driving differences between the two but I did log some points in the memory;
1. People let you out and don't cut you up in the Tiv
2. I haven't yet had anyone swear at me like I did in the 360 (I also got aggro from a window washer when I said I didn't have any change)
3. T350 sounds better
4. The attention from a bright red Ferrari is a bit too much - and I'm a cocky sales person type!
I loved the Ferrari and by god did it shift but I can't wait to pick the Tiv back up from Trimar tomorrow.
Anyone else got any real points of comparison?
Now having owned a T350 for only 2 weeks and never having driven a Ferrari before I can hardly claim to be an expert on either of these cars and the driving differences between the two but I did log some points in the memory;
1. People let you out and don't cut you up in the Tiv
2. I haven't yet had anyone swear at me like I did in the 360 (I also got aggro from a window washer when I said I didn't have any change)
3. T350 sounds better
4. The attention from a bright red Ferrari is a bit too much - and I'm a cocky sales person type!
I loved the Ferrari and by god did it shift but I can't wait to pick the Tiv back up from Trimar tomorrow.
Anyone else got any real points of comparison?
Yep, I owned one Ferrari (355 GTS) for 4 years and eight TVR's for far longer!
The reaction you experienced to the Ferrari is pretty typical in my experience. You get pretty thick skinned not reacting to figure salutes of various numbers and the odd piece of verbal abuse at traffic lights and when filling up. As a result you also get nervous about leaving it anywhere except in your garage. Maybe this is why there are so many low mileage ones.
Experience with TVR's is generally the opposite. The same people that abuse Ferrari's like TVR's and I've never had a problem leaving one anywhere. Everyone else comes to talk to you too.
Oh, I also got stopped twice in the Ferrari by the plod for no good reason but never in any TVR. Not sure why.
The reaction you experienced to the Ferrari is pretty typical in my experience. You get pretty thick skinned not reacting to figure salutes of various numbers and the odd piece of verbal abuse at traffic lights and when filling up. As a result you also get nervous about leaving it anywhere except in your garage. Maybe this is why there are so many low mileage ones.
Experience with TVR's is generally the opposite. The same people that abuse Ferrari's like TVR's and I've never had a problem leaving one anywhere. Everyone else comes to talk to you too.
Oh, I also got stopped twice in the Ferrari by the plod for no good reason but never in any TVR. Not sure why.
Edited by Englishman on Monday 18th May 21:18
A great question. I think the 355 is just about the most beautiful car ever made but the T350 pushes it close and when you weigh up performance and cost the T350 edges it. A 355 is on my must own at some point list and have thought very seriously about buying one over the last year or so but I couldn't give up the T350 for one.
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