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smg914 |
Jan 25 2008, 02:57 PM
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Sahara Beige Steve Group: Members Posts: 1,969 Joined: 22-February 04 From: Tampa, FL Member No.: 1,695 Region Association: None |
A good friend of mine just took a job that requires him and his wife to move to Belgium, Germany or England for the next 5 years. He is already gone but hasn't determined where they are going to live yet. The problem is that they own a new 911 GT3 RS and they don't want it just sitting in storage without periodically getting exercised. So they asked me if I would mind taking on the responsibility exercising it. Do I need to tell you what my answer was?
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smg914 |
Jan 25 2008, 03:01 PM
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Sahara Beige Steve Group: Members Posts: 1,969 Joined: 22-February 04 From: Tampa, FL Member No.: 1,695 Region Association: None |
I have some really good friends. Next up this weekend is a new Tour de France Blue Ferrari F-430 that I will be taking out for a cruise.
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iamchappy |
Jan 25 2008, 03:01 PM
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It all happens so fast! Group: Members Posts: 4,893 Joined: 5-November 03 From: minnetonka, mn Member No.: 1,315 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Thats just not fair...lucky you....
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iamchappy |
Jan 25 2008, 03:02 PM
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It all happens so fast! Group: Members Posts: 4,893 Joined: 5-November 03 From: minnetonka, mn Member No.: 1,315 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Nice photoshop work! Ha
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stuttgart46 |
Jan 25 2008, 03:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 305 Joined: 17-December 07 From: Santa Monica, CA Member No.: 8,474 Region Association: None |
Is that your buddy Jeff? I wish I was there to "help".
Let me know if he wants to sell the GT3-RS, I may have a buyer. |
smg914 |
Jan 25 2008, 04:04 PM
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Sahara Beige Steve Group: Members Posts: 1,969 Joined: 22-February 04 From: Tampa, FL Member No.: 1,695 Region Association: None |
Yo Chad...........its been too long. I know your busy racing 911's now a days.
No, the GT3 RS is not Jeff's. The Ford GT was Jeff's but he just sold that a week ago and bought a new F-430. I'm going over to his house this weekend to take it out for an exercise. It's not broken in yet so I have to keep it under 5K RPM's. |
Twystd1 |
Jan 25 2008, 04:06 PM
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You don't want to know... really..... Group: Members Posts: 2,514 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Newport Beach, California Member No.: 2,743 |
I hate you.
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championgt1 |
Jan 25 2008, 07:15 PM
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Don't embarrass me Filmore! Group: Members Posts: 2,680 Joined: 3-January 07 From: Tacoma, Washington Member No.: 7,420 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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smg914 |
Feb 2 2008, 05:01 PM
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Sahara Beige Steve Group: Members Posts: 1,969 Joined: 22-February 04 From: Tampa, FL Member No.: 1,695 Region Association: None |
Well its been a stressful week. On Thursday morning I had to drive the Black/Orange GT3 RS on a 75 mile trip to Sarasota, drop it off at Suncoast Porsche (to fix an oil leak), pick up a Blue GT3 and drive it 75 miles home. A few hours ago my buddy that has a new F-430 stopped by my house and handed me the keys and said, "Lets Go".
Unfortunately my wife and I had just returned from a 45 mile cruise in our Lotus Europa Special and I was feeling great about it. It is an absolutely beautiful day here in Florida and the car ran fantastic. To get out of a Lotus Europa and then get right into a Ferrari F-430 kind of made me forget about the enjoyable ride in the Lotus. Attached image(s) |
degreeoff |
Feb 2 2008, 05:09 PM
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I like big butts and I can not lie! Group: Members Posts: 1,622 Joined: 9-February 03 From: Booowieeee MD (near DC) Member No.: 275 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
You are breakin my haaaart! and saving me alot of speeding tickets too (for if I were you.....)
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KELTY360 |
Feb 2 2008, 05:47 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
C'mon, be honest, how good can a BLUE Ferrari really be?
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sww914 |
Feb 2 2008, 05:58 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,439 Joined: 4-June 06 Member No.: 6,146 Region Association: None |
You're beating up on 10 year olds.
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SGB |
Feb 2 2008, 09:29 PM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
sick, it's just sick.
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Lou W |
Feb 2 2008, 09:35 PM
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"Here Kitty Kitty" my ass...... Group: Members Posts: 4,109 Joined: 9-May 04 From: Roseburg, OR. Member No.: 2,039 Region Association: Spain |
Your friends sure do take advantage of you don't they? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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yenningComity |
Feb 2 2008, 09:49 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 27-August 07 From: Carmel Indiana Member No.: 8,047 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Bleh that Ferrari has too much comfort crap. Sports cars shouldn't have motorized adjustable seats... leave that to the caddys
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749142 |
Feb 2 2008, 10:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 254 Joined: 8-January 08 From: Bakersfield, Ca Member No.: 8,545 |
Bleh that Ferrari has too much comfort crap. Sports cars shouldn't have motorized adjustable seats... leave that to the caddys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) i agree yenningcomity. real sports cars are pure and simple. racing isnt about comfort. but on the ohter hand u lucky bastard. its not fair we dont get drive these sophisticated machines every once in a while. |
smg914 |
Feb 2 2008, 11:54 PM
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Sahara Beige Steve Group: Members Posts: 1,969 Joined: 22-February 04 From: Tampa, FL Member No.: 1,695 Region Association: None |
The entire time I drove the Ferrari I had it in "Sport Mode" (see switch, lower right on steering wheel) and you would not believe the beautiful sound this car made. When you up shift or down shift and that F-1 paddle shift transmission does its thing (I was shifting around 7000 RPM's) you don't notice the power seats and the leather interior. The F-430 is an awesome machine. No question about it.
Having said that, the Porsche GT3 RS certainly holds its own and in no way did driving the F-430 take anything away from the Porsche. They are both awesome machines and if you (we) could afford them, believe me you wouldn't be criticizing them. Oh and then there's the Ford GT. I still can't believe he sold the GT and bought the F-430. To me that had to be a very difficult decision. But there is something about driving a Ferrari that constantly reminds you that you are driving something very special. And that sound, that beautiful music makes you feel like you should be racing in the 12 Hours of Sebring. |
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