New F12 owner in Hampshire

[PiloteAM]

Hi all,

Just bought an F12 about a month ago from Meridien Modena.

My first Ferrari, but so far it's living up to my expectations! Took me a while to decide which model I wanted, and another to find an F12 in the right spec for me.

I've owned an Aston, a load of Porsches, and a few other interesting cars, but there is something special about Ferraris.

I plan to put about 1-2k miles a year on it, and hopefully it won't kick me in the wallet too hard when it comes time to move it on.

My first long trip in it will be in late May, a week through France with some mates - what would be good to know if there's annoying out off the ordinary I should take. I've already got a jump pack with sufficient juice, and I normally carry a small tool kit, and all the normal France regulation stuff (hi viz, crit'air sticker, headlamp stickers), but is there anything else I should consider?

Cheers,
Steve

[FFinally]

Steve - congratulations on the purchase. I ve had mine for coming up for three years and it is an epic car. We went to Monza last year and back up through France. Used a Fulli transponder which works in France and Italy and they usually have a deal. Only other thing is loyalty cards for petrol stations. Think we filled up virtually every day. Averaged 17.3 mpg over 2000 miles. Enjoy the trip. It’s what they are made for. Incidentally we didn’t need headlamp stickers - I think they have a flat beam (or something like that) which I concluded meant no need for headlamp stickers.

Edited by FFinally on Tuesday 14th April 18:39

[ollyh1988]

Hi - good to meet you the other day (that’s my 360 next to your car - small world!).

I think your Euro check list is pretty comprehensive - I forgot my crit air until the day we left, so was a brief panic but no issue.

[ANOpax]

FFinally said:

Incidentally we didn t need headlamp stickers - I think they have a flat beam (or something like that) which I concluded meant no need for headlamp stickers.

Edited by FFinally on Tuesday 14th April 18:39

Unfortunately. They don’t have a flat beam. It’s the FF which does. However, I don’t think it’s bad enough that the gendarmerie will pull you but you will occasionally be flashed by cars going the other way who think you’re on high beam when you’re dipped (it happened to us when touring the UK in a euro spec F12).

I’ll second your suggestion of the Fulli transponder although the downside is that driving away from toll booths is a rolling 2nd/3rd gear affair rather than a full blooded standing start but the time saved from queuing is worth it.

[puckrup]

Beautiful car! I'm just back from a Spain/Portugal tour in my 599 HGTE. Car performed amazingly welll in the mountain sections, better than I expected. I had an eMovis tag which also works in France depending on subscription.
Highly recommend Mitex PMR radio if going with a bunch of mates, the ones you're meant to licence.
Car doesn't like 95 Ron fuel so seek out 98 super unleaded if you can.
Other than that enjoy!

[FFinally]

ANOpax said:

FFinally said:

Incidentally we didn t need headlamp stickers - I think they have a flat beam (or something like that) which I concluded meant no need for headlamp stickers.

Edited by FFinally on Tuesday 14th April 18:39

Unfortunately. They don t have a flat beam. It s the FF which does. However, I don t think it s bad enough that the gendarmerie will pull you but you will occasionally be flashed by cars going the other way who think you re on high beam when you re dipped (it happened to us when touring the UK in a euro spec F12).

I ll second your suggestion of the Fulli transponder although the downside is that driving away from toll booths is a rolling 2nd/3rd gear affair rather than a full blooded standing start but the time saved from queuing is worth it.

Ah ok. I think we avoided nighttime driving in any event

[supersport]

Congratulations, I’ve had mine almost a year now and absolutely love it.

Don’t seem to be too many for sale at the moment.

[mogg]

Had mine now for about 2 months, changed from a Roma, which I had for 2 years and liked a lot !

Loving it so far, it looks to be the same body colour (Rosso Corsa) and wheels as yours :-)

Will be doing the first serious road trip next month to Scotland (SWC300)

[DeejRC]

An F12 is a much much more serious proposition than a Roma. As an aside an F12 will take 95RON but I wouldn’t recommend doing that regularly, better to feed her good stuff.
Running at 70ish mph should see a return of 21mpg.
It also *never* gets boring, or dull, or ever anything less than an occasion. An F12 is special, all the time, every journey.

[cake eater]

Lovely car! Have a great time and enjoy you Euro trip. I agree with putting in the best quality fuel you can every time. You'll use a lot of it