1st California has arrived

[F355GTS]

Collected my 1st California today (800 mile used? Car) with a new one due in May









Oops wrong smiley used!

Edited by F355GTS on Friday 11th September 17:35

[priley]

How will your new one differ from this one?
Congratulations btw!

[cptsideways]

Very very pretty car

[hurstg01]

Looks loveley

[kryten22uk]

Congrats mark. Looks awesome.

Tell me, did you get the rear seats? I'm gagging for a nice 2+2.

[justin220]

Awesome!

[The Riddler]

Congrats! As already said, very pretty car!

Very tasty 500 Abarth in the background of pic 1 too

[F355GTS]

kryten22uk said:

Congrats mark. Looks awesome.

Tell me, did you get the rear seats? I'm gagging for a nice 2+2.

Ewan, it is a 2+2 well it's not really of course, there's 2 flat bits in the back and some seatbelts/ isofix. I suspect with the Passenger seat forward a bit there would be plenty of room for a Child seat, small Child with booster

[5unny]

Congrats - looks lovely!!

[andymc]

looks lovely mark, Tom Hartley claims they are still fetching 20k over list in last months Evo!
Nice one

[F355gtb2009]

andymc said:

looks lovely mark, Tom Hartley claims they are still fetching 20k over list in last months Evo!
Nice one

there up for sale at 20k over ,but they aint selling!john collins white one in marrenellos is the proof unless its sold in the last few weeks!
they are awesome mark,chris;s yellow one doesnt have the rear seats and i think it sounds really nice mate i wasnt convinced until we went out in it but it really is ace.

[rocksteadyeddie]

Looks fabulous.

Is it really better in the metal than in the pics as per Clarkson?

[F355GTS]

rocksteadyeddie said:

Looks fabulous.

Is it really better in the metal than in the pics as per Clarkson?

It is, the drive is fantastic and far from soft, just rides the road really well

some more pics at http://www.collinsclan.co.uk/Pages/Cars/California...

[Keith-P]

Looks lovely, congratulations.

How does it compare to the 599?

[anonymous-user]

What a lovely car.....congratulations! It's probably the first convertible I've ever thought I'd like.....saw a red one on the M4 around Swindon last week...wasn't you was it?

I would also be interested to hear your thoughts on the Cali vs the 599!

[F355GTS]

Keith, I'll report back with comparisons, bit too soon

coanda said:

saw a red one on the M4 around Swindon last week...wasn't you was it?

If it was Friday it could have been me or if Wednesday the previous owner dropped it at Dick Lovett in Swindon

[jonny5]

how does it compare to the 599?

[anonymous-user]

Yeah, Wednesday morning...

[cc8s]

Sounds like you are taking a leaf out of this gentleman's book...but in Rosso Corsa!


That is a stunning car. It looks so good with the roof down! May I ask why you are getting a second one?

[F355GTS]

cc8s said:

May I ask why you are getting a second one?

I wanted a black one, least that's what i thought until I picked up the red one My Wife has now started taking an interest including the colour so we'll have to see if we end up keeping this one or getting another