My First Ferrari

My First Ferrari

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blueg33

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35,580 posts

223 months

Saturday 5th September 2020
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Picked up my 360 from Furlonger yesterday. 4 hour drive home so I am starting to get to know it a little. What a brilliant car! It’s 19 years old but the performance is intoxicating.

I can’t fault Furlonger, they were superb, did a long list of work to the car do I have nothing to worry about immediately. The did everything from full service with belts, through new air con compressor to ashtray spring and new wheel bolts.

Looking forward to getting to know the car properly.

Nero Daytona





nudgerwilliams

247 posts

180 months

Saturday 5th September 2020
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blueg33 said:
Picked up my 360 from Furlonger yesterday. 4 hour drive home so I am starting to get to know it a little. What a brilliant car! It’s 19 years old but the performance is intoxicating.

I can’t fault Furlonger, they were superb, did a long list of work to the car do I have nothing to worry about immediately. The did everything from full service with belts, through new air con compressor to ashtray spring and new wheel bolts.

Looking forward to getting to know the car properly.

Nero Daytona




I find out next week if I’m being made redundant. If not I’ll be starting the search for a 360, so interested to hear how you get on. Fingers crossed for you that the weather holds for a few weeks.


Pericoloso

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 5th September 2020
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Nice ,there's an understatement ....smile

Enjoy .

Taffy66

5,964 posts

101 months

Saturday 5th September 2020
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That's one stunning 360 and looks like it left the factory only last week..

blueg33

Original Poster:

35,580 posts

223 months

Saturday 5th September 2020
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Taffy66 said:
That's one stunning 360 and looks like it left the factory only last week..
It’s done 40k miles

rat rod

4,997 posts

64 months

Saturday 5th September 2020
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blueg33 said:
Picked up my 360 from Furlonger yesterday. 4 hour drive home so I am starting to get to know it a little. What a brilliant car! It’s 19 years old but the performance is intoxicating.

I can’t fault Furlonger, they were superb, did a long list of work to the car do I have nothing to worry about immediately. The did everything from full service with belts, through new air con compressor to ashtray spring and new wheel bolts.

Looking forward to getting to know the car properly.

Nero Daytona




Use to buy cars from Simon when he was working at Kent High Performance Cars some years ago, nice guy ,always did what he said he going to do .

supersport

4,040 posts

226 months

Saturday 5th September 2020
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Nice

ghost83

5,476 posts

189 months

Sunday 6th September 2020
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Looks beaut

jayemm89

4,003 posts

129 months

Sunday 6th September 2020
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Congrats once again, looks great and I hope she brings you many miles and many smiles.

Make sure to wave at your fellow Ferrari owners if you see any about!

blueg33

Original Poster:

35,580 posts

223 months

Sunday 6th September 2020
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jayemm89 said:
Congrats once again, looks great and I hope she brings you many miles and many smiles.

Make sure to wave at your fellow Ferrari owners if you see any about!
Thanks. Conscious, that I need to reply to your email, got caught up sorting daughter’s a level results and university place.

Saweep

6,593 posts

185 months

Sunday 6th September 2020
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Looks beautiful.

I was a teenager when these came out and they are ageing fabulously.

Proper Ferrari noise!

MrVert

4,394 posts

238 months

Sunday 6th September 2020
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That looks fab in black...very, very nice thumbup

Bebs

2,913 posts

280 months

Monday 7th September 2020
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Stunning. Must have been a fabulous drive home. Looking good for 40,000 miles.
You now need a sports exhaust to release that high pitched flat plane V8 sound properly.
Congratulations on being the new owner of a wonderful old school Ferrari.

swanseaboydan

1,722 posts

162 months

Saturday 26th September 2020
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Really nice 360 mate - you’re going to to love it ! I bought my first ferrari last year - a 2012 California in black . I was worried about owning driving parking etc etc but it’s all been great. Did you get any kind of warranty ? The 350 sounds lovely, well done and enjoy the rest of the decent weather .

67Dino

3,581 posts

104 months

Saturday 26th September 2020
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Beautiful. Wish you many happy miles motoring. Welcome to the club...

blueg33

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35,580 posts

223 months

Sunday 27th September 2020
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It doesn’t fit in my garage (I knew it wouldn’t mainly due to junior’s machine tools.

Carcoon on order, village bring canvassed to see if anyone has an unused garage. (I was renting one before but the owner sold his house)

ANOpax

818 posts

165 months

Sunday 27th September 2020
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blueg33 said:
It doesn’t fit in my garage (I knew it wouldn’t mainly due to junior’s machine tools.

Carcoon on order, village bring canvassed to see if anyone has an unused garage. (I was renting one before but the owner sold his house)
Put Junior’s machine tools in a shed...

blueg33

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35,580 posts

223 months

Wednesday 30th September 2020
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ANOpax said:
blueg33 said:
It doesn’t fit in my garage (I knew it wouldn’t mainly due to junior’s machine tools.

Carcoon on order, village bring canvassed to see if anyone has an unused garage. (I was renting one before but the owner sold his house)
Put Junior’s machine tools in a shed...
Actually trying to rent him a small industrial unit! Shed is not big enough for lathes, pillar drills, bending roller, huge work bench, large tesla coils (dont't ask), coil winding equipment, HV transformers, large electric welders etc

But, I don't think my garage door is wide enough for the 360, I will have about 5mm clearance on either side.....

davek_964

8,796 posts

174 months

Wednesday 30th September 2020
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Mine is 2100mm at the entrance, and my 360 was always garaged in my 6.5 years of ownership. Had to fold the drivers mirror in just before I went though the door - although if I got the angle perfect I didn't, but that only happened about twice.

Bebs

2,913 posts

280 months

Thursday 1st October 2020
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I used to have the same issue in a previous house, garage door was 2100 mm wide. I always folded in the passenger side mirror and gently drove the 360 in.
Just finished remodelling the front of our current garage and had the same issue there, 2100 doors.
Removed the brick pillars, large steel RSJ with two 10 mm steel pillars replacing the brick ones.
I finally now have 2700 mm doors and it’s blissful just diving in with plenty of space on either side.
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