pranged the new 348...slightly.
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everything has been just peachy since i got her, 2 months ago...until i offered to drive my mental younger brother to heathrow on sunday morning. he was salivating and goading and whilst i am a sensible chap i was driving in an invigorating style.slowed down at some dodgy roadworks approaching heathrow on stockley bypass and some t
t in a rover basically carves me up.bang. right rear tyre vs kerb. sudden wobbly feeling and pull over. one burst pirelli, slightly gouged alloy and a phone call to aa...nightmare. back to home on back of truck....neighbours curtains where twitching..i expect they where hoping for more damage to see but apart from the tyre shes fine. qv at ascot will pick up tommorow and assess any suspension damage. is it likely?not really a full on broad side more of a kiss. felt and feel really gutted but i think if you are going to have a lesson , a burst tyre and marked alloy is probably a good one. i think these cars are fine when one drives alone or with a female who doesnt encourage the full experience. its when people with lots of testosterone get in , their first ferrari drive and one feels the need to live up to the hype that things can go pear shaped. any tips on how to deal with these scenarios? avoid? take valium/beta blocker before taking the wheel. ironically just before incident i'd been showing bruv how tractable engine was by pootling along in 5th at 30 and feeling very sensible. looking at her tonite feel a bit like i've let a freind down, cant really look at it...still those boys at ascot will hopefully have her sitting on two new boots soon and from now on i'll look at alloy gouge every time i get in to temper my inclinations. i'm sure however that these cars should never be driven by the even slightly deranged..the noise/feel /look/power/history can get you in a lot of trouble.
t in a rover basically carves me up.bang. right rear tyre vs kerb. sudden wobbly feeling and pull over. one burst pirelli, slightly gouged alloy and a phone call to aa...nightmare. back to home on back of truck....neighbours curtains where twitching..i expect they where hoping for more damage to see but apart from the tyre shes fine. qv at ascot will pick up tommorow and assess any suspension damage. is it likely?not really a full on broad side more of a kiss. felt and feel really gutted but i think if you are going to have a lesson , a burst tyre and marked alloy is probably a good one. i think these cars are fine when one drives alone or with a female who doesnt encourage the full experience. its when people with lots of testosterone get in , their first ferrari drive and one feels the need to live up to the hype that things can go pear shaped. any tips on how to deal with these scenarios? avoid? take valium/beta blocker before taking the wheel. ironically just before incident i'd been showing bruv how tractable engine was by pootling along in 5th at 30 and feeling very sensible. looking at her tonite feel a bit like i've let a freind down, cant really look at it...still those boys at ascot will hopefully have her sitting on two new boots soon and from now on i'll look at alloy gouge every time i get in to temper my inclinations. i'm sure however that these cars should never be driven by the even slightly deranged..the noise/feel /look/power/history can get you in a lot of trouble.Sorry to hear that mate. Hope you get it sorted soon. Fortunately it doesn't sound too bad.
With regards the urge to impress: try to stay above it and drive within your limits. I know it's not always easy but part of good ownership of a car like a Ferrari is knowing when to explore the limits and when not to.
I find if you explain to people who are having their first or second ride in an f-car why you will not push the car in a certain situation they will usually respect you for it. If not and they just goad you for your conservatism then usually they know f**k all about cars and shouldn't be in an f-car anyway.
With regards the urge to impress: try to stay above it and drive within your limits. I know it's not always easy but part of good ownership of a car like a Ferrari is knowing when to explore the limits and when not to.
I find if you explain to people who are having their first or second ride in an f-car why you will not push the car in a certain situation they will usually respect you for it. If not and they just goad you for your conservatism then usually they know f**k all about cars and shouldn't be in an f-car anyway.
.. er, you HAVE got a Tubi on haven't you? 
t1grm said:
Sorry to hear that mate. Hope you get it sorted soon. Fortunately it doesn't sound too bad.
With regards the urge to impress: try to stay above it and drive within your limits. I know it's not always easy but part of good ownership of a car like a Ferrari is knowing when to explore the limits and when not to.
I find if you explain to people who are having their first or second ride in an f-car why you will not push the car in a certain situation they will usually respect you for it. If not and they just goad you for your conservatism then usually they know f**k all about cars and shouldn't be in an f-car anyway.
With regards the urge to impress: try to stay above it and drive within your limits. I know it's not always easy but part of good ownership of a car like a Ferrari is knowing when to explore the limits and when not to.
I find if you explain to people who are having their first or second ride in an f-car why you will not push the car in a certain situation they will usually respect you for it. If not and they just goad you for your conservatism then usually they know f**k all about cars and shouldn't be in an f-car anyway.
Agreed, plus taking a newbie/green passenger out in something like a F car you actually dont need to push to hard to impress them. You can drive at what you consider to be brisk pace and they think they are being driven by Schumacher.
as discussed earlier trevor. despite the fact the car is now unscathed, i do feel the need to plead for your forgiveness!!! you truly kept that car in an immaculate fashion and i'll bring it back to you soon so that you can hear the tubi....and..i'm sorry.i wont do it again...she is now in waterloo , three floors under the london eye recovering from the incident..
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