New F12 owner in Hampshire
Discussion
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
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
puckrup said:
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!
Yeah, we have some Tritan ones, same deal.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!
Sorry for radio silence, I had notifications for replies off!
Just got back from the week across France with some mates, they were in V12 Astons, I was in the F12.
The car was epic - comfortable, fast, dramatic, not too big, great luggage space, and reliable. Everything you want a GT car to be.
I do miss having CarPlay, but it was OK without it. The bluetooth streaming is a bit quirky, but manageable. If I have it set to pause spoken audio, I don't get directions from Waze. Whatever!
Having now done 1500 miles or whatever it is on one trip I really like the ergonomics of the controls, but switching back and forth between that and my Porsches is confusing. I'm sure I'll get used to it.
Just got back from the week across France with some mates, they were in V12 Astons, I was in the F12.
The car was epic - comfortable, fast, dramatic, not too big, great luggage space, and reliable. Everything you want a GT car to be.
I do miss having CarPlay, but it was OK without it. The bluetooth streaming is a bit quirky, but manageable. If I have it set to pause spoken audio, I don't get directions from Waze. Whatever!
Having now done 1500 miles or whatever it is on one trip I really like the ergonomics of the controls, but switching back and forth between that and my Porsches is confusing. I'm sure I'll get used to it.
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