| Author | Message | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Intermediate Member Username: Doody Post Number: 2046 Registered: 11-2001 |
gotta move quick 'round here, rey  free space? in doody's garage? i think not! anathema! sacrilege! there's an S55 there now. sedan dilemma solved. i have decreed that the new england winters are simply going to have to cooperate from now on ;-). doody. | ||
| Rey (Rey)
New member Username: Rey Post Number: 13 Registered: 6-2003 |
Dang it. I never even met her! I hope she went to a good home Doody. Now you have a free space for something....... -Rey | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Intermediate Member Username: Doody Post Number: 2044 Registered: 11-2001 |
well, after a year-and-a-half love affair, she's gone. sniff. at the end of the day, i'm just a torque slut. with the 355 and 550 in the garage, i just didn't drive the 355. i put less than 1,000 miles on her this year since she came out of storage. even when the weather was great (which was often this year - it was a good summer in boston) i generally took the 550 instead of the 355. it's one thing to thoroughly-enjoy a depreciating asset. it's another to largely-ignore a depreciating asset. i got a good offer on her and she's gone. so i'm now firmly in the world of "total moron" owning only one f-car ... down from the world of "what the •••• is your major malfunction, dip••••?!?!?" i'll miss her, for sure. she was a great car and took care of me more than ably. doody. | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Junior Member Username: Doody Post Number: 214 Registered: 11-2001 |
Today was cleaning day for the toys. I took some pictures and thought I'd share. I'm still not a complete fan of the challenge grill. I think the car looks much better with the body-color panel, but boy-oh-boy does that engine compartment generate heat...  Say "CHEESE" !!!  A shock of yellow in a sea of green.  Behave or she'll show up in your front yard and eat your young!  doody! | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Junior Member Username: Doody Post Number: 171 Registered: 11-2001 |
She's been officially Christened! I scraped the very bottom of the side of the front bumper on the passenger's side in my garage (you can see the 8" high cement footing in the picture below). It's small - maybe 1/2" by 2". Nothing that can't be fixed. She's officially mine now :-). Bummed me out for a few minutes, but now I'll freak out less when every little thing shows up. The 996TT took a nasty rock to the hood on the highway about a month after I got it. Haven't fixed it - I just leave it there as a reminder that they'll never be perfect if you drive 'em, and driving 'em is what it's ALL about. doody! | ||
| Stephen Patterson (Srpatterson)
Junior Member Username: Srpatterson Post Number: 115 Registered: 11-2001 |
Fantastic car, and I also think yellow with the Challenge grill is a super combination! Enjoy | ||
| Marcus Mayeux (Mmayeux73)
New member Username: Mmayeux73 Post Number: 33 Registered: 4-2002 |
congrats on a fly yellow 355-bella! | ||
| Andrew (Mrrou)
Junior Member Username: Mrrou Post Number: 91 Registered: 3-2002 |
Doody how was she on this buetiful afternoon? Ahh man  | ||
| Dave Mills (360dave)
New member Username: 360dave Post Number: 41 Registered: 1-2002 |
Dood, that's nice!! Dave | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
New member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 49 Registered: 4-2002 |
doody beautiful car, enjoy it, now for finishing touches you need the scuderia shields..... | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Junior Member Username: Doody Post Number: 147 Registered: 11-2001 |
there's a weber hidden behind the 996tt - it's tough to see. ;-) doody. | ||
| billy zissis (89tr)
Junior Member Username: 89tr Post Number: 157 Registered: 4-2001 |
The black grille between the rear lights. Usually it comes with a body colored panel. | ||
| Chris Young (Bimmerboy)
New member Username: Bimmerboy Post Number: 23 Registered: 12-2001 |
Where do you see a grill? | ||
| Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
New member Username: Amenasce Post Number: 35 Registered: 10-2001 |
Beautiful 355 Spider ! best color combo ! Yellow with challenge grill | ||
| martin J weiner,M.D. (Mw360)
Member Username: Mw360 Post Number: 364 Registered: 5-2001 |
Congrats-quite a pair to draw to! | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
Intermediate Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 2161 Registered: 2-2001 |
Nice. Congrats Doody. | ||
| Tyler (Bahiaau)
Junior Member Username: Bahiaau Post Number: 206 Registered: 12-2001 |
Those babies look very nice snuggled up together in the garage! Congrats! | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Junior Member Username: Doody Post Number: 132 Registered: 11-2001 |
i haven't had the chance to wind her out yet. she was delivered yesterday afternoon. i've just whizzed around town a bit - haven't gotten her out of 3rd. looks like i'll have the bandwidth and weather on sunday to enjoy! the comparison to the 996 c2 cab i traded on her is basically, none. the 996 c2 cab was very very impressively engineered but was a bit soul-less. it didn't have enough power, which bugged me from the day i first test-drove one. it's a great great car, but i regretted the purchase ultimately - it wasn't the car i wanted (i thought it was, but i was wrong). comparison to the 996TT is an entirely different story. the 996TT is quite possibly the finest-engineered car on the planet. it performs like magic. it operates like magic. it's a beast on the track. it's a beast on the street. the 355 certainly sounds nicer :-) but it can't touch the performance. the 996TT is my daily driver as long as there's no snow on the ground. 7K miles in its first year. doody! | ||
| Kenny Herman (Kennyh)
Junior Member Username: Kennyh Post Number: 182 Registered: 8-2001 |
Shes beautiful- my favorite car in the world actually... How does it compare to your 996? | ||
| Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Junior Member Username: Eric308gtsiqv Post Number: 243 Registered: 11-2001 |
Congratulations! Beautiful 355 Spider you have -- way to go...I'm sure you're on "cloud 9" right now! Have you had a chance to take her for a spin? | ||
| Mr. Doody (Doody)
Junior Member Username: Doody Post Number: 131 Registered: 11-2001 |
well THAT only took, like, forever! not quite six months ago i set out to find me a beast. she FINALLY arrived home today! UNLOADING:  MY BUT AIN'T SHE PURDY:  LIKE PEAS IN A POD:  SO worth the wait! doody. |