Picked up My Barchetta Today
Discussion
This pm I picked up my 550 Barchetta. Thanks firstly to James at DK Eng for delivering it for me to the station and give me instruction on the car etc - great job!
The car was wonderful and I managed to drive it properly up the M40 while the weather held. The car was beautiful and sounded wonderful. James did fail in one respect, and that was to get me some nice gloves to fend off the cold, but I did not care frankly, the car was awesome. Around about Keele on the M6 the traffic started to slow and it started to rain. I then realised why the 11 year old car had only done 5000 miles!! I had to stop and put the roof on, that was NOT easy, and then I crawled up the motorway at 50 mph being flashed by lorries etc etc. Anyway, they are driving a lorry and I am driving a Ferrari - stuff em!!
car is not in the garage awaiting a good clean now it has hit the motorway, something for the wife to do this weekend - or maybe not, maybe I will do this clean job!!
The car was wonderful and I managed to drive it properly up the M40 while the weather held. The car was beautiful and sounded wonderful. James did fail in one respect, and that was to get me some nice gloves to fend off the cold, but I did not care frankly, the car was awesome. Around about Keele on the M6 the traffic started to slow and it started to rain. I then realised why the 11 year old car had only done 5000 miles!! I had to stop and put the roof on, that was NOT easy, and then I crawled up the motorway at 50 mph being flashed by lorries etc etc. Anyway, they are driving a lorry and I am driving a Ferrari - stuff em!!
car is not in the garage awaiting a good clean now it has hit the motorway, something for the wife to do this weekend - or maybe not, maybe I will do this clean job!!
russy01 said:
Love these, get some pics up.
On a serious note was 50mph suitable. Sitting in the slow lane driving slower than lorries isn't most sensible or generally necessary.
I felt both uncomfortable and silly going that slow, but I was severely warned that any faster and the roof has a habit of being ripped off!! It is designed by Ferrari as an after thought in both the "how to put it on" and also the "robustness" of the design. I will have to drive it when it is and appears will always be a nice day!!On a serious note was 50mph suitable. Sitting in the slow lane driving slower than lorries isn't most sensible or generally necessary.
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