RE: The Ferrari Macnab

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CampDavid

9,145 posts

198 months

Tuesday 13th November 2012
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Varn said:
I'm highly confused why so many of you in this thread have posted negative comments directed at Pistonheads.

I very much doubt any of you have directly paid for this article...



Keep up the good work Pistonheads - thank you for being here.
Most people don't subscribe to the maxim that just because something's free it doesn't need to be st.

Varn

205 posts

201 months

Tuesday 13th November 2012
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CampDavid said:
Varn said:
I'm highly confused why so many of you in this thread have posted negative comments directed at Pistonheads.

I very much doubt any of you have directly paid for this article...



Keep up the good work Pistonheads - thank you for being here.
Most people don't subscribe to the maxim that just because something's free it doesn't need to be st.
There isn't any evidence in my previous post that I subscribe to that.

CampDavid

9,145 posts

198 months

Tuesday 13th November 2012
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Varn said:
CampDavid said:
Varn said:
I'm highly confused why so many of you in this thread have posted negative comments directed at Pistonheads.

I very much doubt any of you have directly paid for this article...



Keep up the good work Pistonheads - thank you for being here.
Most people don't subscribe to the maxim that just because something's free it doesn't need to be st.
There isn't any evidence in my previous post that I subscribe to that.
"I very much doubt any of you have directly paid for this article..." as a reason for not complaining.

MLud

8 posts

163 months

Tuesday 13th November 2012
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I'm anti-hunting and don't like fishing but please people, think about what the game-keeper was actually doing. It was nothing worse (in fact considerably 'better') than taking an animal to slaughter. Game-keepers only kill animals that are potentially harmful to the herd (ill, injured, population control).

The car is fugly though.

Banjo47

178 posts

226 months

Tuesday 13th November 2012
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I saw one of these the other day and they look fabulous in the flesh. Incredible presence. I like the way Ferrari described as a shooting brake. The type of buyer Ferrari have in mind would know exactly what they meant and it sets it apart from other more mundane vehicles. The article went to great lengths to show just how capable and practical the car is; far more intersting than taking it to Ikea and filling it up with flat pack furniture. That it is monstrously quick is obvious without having to be told. But as a practical GT for touring there really isnt anything else that comes close and that carries it off with such effortless panache.

If I was in the market I'd buy one in a flash - although quite what the ghillie would make of it turning up at the lodge for a few days stalking is anyones guess!

BTW whats all this "This." business? confused

JM

3,170 posts

206 months

Tuesday 13th November 2012
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Good article which I enjoyed reading.

Shame about the Mcnab fail, but other than that enjoyable.

FF is growing on me.

Might get one to replace the Cayenne. shoot

Leithen

10,882 posts

267 months

Tuesday 13th November 2012
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This is a thread close to my heart.

Favourite book, childhood memories of a father balancing the hill farming books by marching Germans and Americans up Munros in the pissing rain in the hope of seeing a stag, whilst at the same time being the first Ferrari dealer in Scotland.

Happy days.



Edited for Flickr linking goodness



Edited by Leithen on Tuesday 13th November 19:33

DonkeyApple

55,257 posts

169 months

Tuesday 13th November 2012
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Leithen said:
This is a thread close to my heart.

Favourite book, childhood memories of a father balancing the hill farming books by marching Germans and Americans up Munros in the pissing rain in the hope of seeing a stag, whilst at the same time being the first Ferrari dealer in Scotland.

Happy days.

A very short man your father, even for a Scot. biggrin

Crazy Don

76 posts

209 months

Saturday 17th November 2012
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Having lived in Australia for 14 years I have often had fond memories of the British sense of humour but obviously my memory must have been clouded by time. I cannot believe the narrow minded, humourless whingeing about this article. What is wrong with you people if all you can do is blast a journalist for a slightly different approach. Get a life!!

London John

341 posts

140 months

Wednesday 28th November 2012
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I own an FF with 500 miles on it, all put on by me. Come May, it'll be driving from London to Devon and Wales each weekend for salmon fishing. It'll make it to the river on my Tamar beats, lovely.

Super car, does everything you could hope for and more. Very much better in the metal than in pictures......and drives better than you could imagine, seriously. Previous two cars were 599 and 612....and the FF is so far ahead of both it's not funny.

JREwing

17,540 posts

179 months

Wednesday 28th November 2012
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People can't read about animals dying - apart from being something that is eventually unavoidable, do you lecture people in McDonald's about what's in their bun?

DonkeyApple

55,257 posts

169 months

Wednesday 28th November 2012
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JREwing said:
People can't read about animals dying - apart from being something that is eventually unavoidable, do you lecture people in McDonald's about what's in their bun?
No one wants to talk about ball sacks and beef flaps when their eating.