| Author | Message | ||
| Craig Nelson (Monza456)
New member Username: Monza456 Post Number: 6 Registered: 2-2003 |
Picked up my 456 in Chicago and arrived in Portland OR. three and a half days later. | ||
| Branko Medenica (Branko)
New member Username: Branko Post Number: 21 Registered: 3-2003 |
I had a friend drive my to Atlanta. Then I drove it back to Birmingham with her following me, (just in case something went wrong). Nothing did, and the trip was 150+ miles of pure joy! | ||
| Byron (Bmyth)
Member Username: Bmyth Post Number: 546 Registered: 10-2002 |
What are you talking about... it's still my first day!! ...from Dec 7 to now! ...hehe  3,600 miles and counting!! | ||
| Paul Jeffery (Peajay)
New member Username: Peajay Post Number: 22 Registered: 4-2002 |
About 230 miles from Brussels to Paris which was two days ago !! | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 1101 Registered: 4-2002 |
Seattle to Roseburg Or: about 425 miles, including some back roads. Got 22mpg! | ||
| Mark (Markg)
Member Username: Markg Post Number: 445 Registered: 2-2001 |
2 blocks to my house from the car transporter, and it barely made that. Next day, after 10 minutes of trying to start it, hobbled it down to emissions station where it "failed big time". 5 weeks and $15k later I drove it 5 miles from shop to home. 2 months later took raod trip from Colorado to Vegas. | ||
| Vincent (Vincent348)
New member Username: Vincent348 Post Number: 21 Registered: 4-2003 |
Ken, When I bought my 348 it had 79K on it already, I figured what's another 800 miles the car has come this far already. No problems all the way home, though I did keep a watchful eye on oil pressure and temps and checked the oil level a few times. | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3309 Registered: 8-2002 |
Just got back from lunch - 8,009. | ||
| Craig Dewey (Craigfl)
Member Username: Craigfl Post Number: 567 Registered: 1-2001 |
After they unloaded it from the transporter, I drove it 150 ft into the garage where it stayed for a week unil I checked it out completely & changed fluids. THEN, I drove it a few hundred miles... | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 3301 Registered: 8-2002 |
Since i now have Scuderia badges on my car, does it count as a Ferrari...? If so, it gets 1,000 miles a week... Tomorrow night will be 8 weeks i've had it and i have exactly 7,999 miles on it... Replaced the passenger's side mirror this weekend; cleaned out the interior; took it to the car wash... Last week, had Pep Boys do the brakes, replaced the shifter & shifter boot, got an oil change... All this stuff costs money, which is why i have a job... i just need more time... More time, to drive... | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Intermediate Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2262 Registered: 2-2001 |
I bought my 512TR for my 35th Bday so I celebrated by driving from Shelton up to Cavallino & I did the tour of Palm Beach, I didnt do Moroso then cus I didnt feel comfortable in a car so new to me. After Cavallino I went home to Buenos Aires, then when I flew back to the US I picked her up at Shelton again and I drove 2 days to Connecticut | ||
| Craig Williams (Craigw)
Junior Member Username: Craigw Post Number: 103 Registered: 4-2002 |
2, the check engine light came on as soon as I left the dealership, which had then closed! | ||
| Ken (Allyn)
Member Username: Allyn Post Number: 831 Registered: 10-2001 |
You guys with the big "drive it home" miles: weren't you afraid of taking an unknown, used Ferrari so far without changing fluids, belts, etc? I drove my unrestored Europa about 35 miles home on a hot, hot day and was very lucky to make it; if I had it to do over I would have had it transported. | ||
| DJParks (Djparks)
Junior Member Username: Djparks Post Number: 135 Registered: 2-2003 |
45 miles driving and 15 miles by ferry boat to get it home. Pouring down monsoon the entire trip. Merry Christmas to me. DJ | ||
| Paul (Pcelenta)
Member Username: Pcelenta Post Number: 301 Registered: 7-2002 |
from Palm Beach to NYC in just about 24 hours with a friend first day of ownership.... | ||
| Marq J Ruben (Qferrari)
Member Username: Qferrari Post Number: 302 Registered: 2-2002 |
30 miles, driving home. | ||
| bob snow (Resnow)
Junior Member Username: Resnow Post Number: 65 Registered: 5-2001 |
Drove 2641 miles from LA to NC in 36 hours. That's more than one day though. | ||
| David Stoeppelwerth (Racerdj)
Junior Member Username: Racerdj Post Number: 82 Registered: 1-2003 |
200 miles on the first day. There's nothing like the first drive!! | ||
| JP Lavigne (Jpl)
Junior Member Username: Jpl Post Number: 64 Registered: 12-2001 |
I am not sure of the distance but about 1500 miles, from Ft Lauderdale to Ottawa Canada. Bought it on Friday picked it up Saturday morning and and arrived in Ottawa on Sunday. | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 786 Registered: 10-2002 |
The day I bought it about 2 miles to check it out. Then it went into a trailer for transport. On the day I got it from the trailer about another two miles. I guess I'm a slow starter... | ||
| Ernie Bonilla (Ernie)
Member Username: Ernie Post Number: 612 Registered: 11-2001 |
The first day I got my 348, I think the trip back home was like 600 miles. My brother flew with me to get the car, so I had to take him to the airport to get his car. So I think it was like 700 to 750 miles total, that I put on the car the very first day. | ||
| Dave Penhale (Dapper)
Member Username: Dapper Post Number: 613 Registered: 4-2002 |
130 to get it home, probably only say a couple of hundred more in first month, I do love it dont get me wrong but I'm not a F car junkie, there are other things in life! | ||
| Giang Hoang (Spidersense)
New member Username: Spidersense Post Number: 35 Registered: 10-2002 |
over 4000 miles the first month. ahhhh picked her up at 7:12pm on a beautiful Thursday evening, the day before my birthday. The transporter was unable to deliver to my door due to weight restrictions, so I had to chase him down via cell phone until he found a spot to unload. I still remember the moment she was reversing back onto the lift from inside the enclosed trailer. | ||
| Peter Polasek (Peterp)
Junior Member Username: Peterp Post Number: 71 Registered: 8-2002 |
1100 miles -- Tennessee to NY with no issues. This drive represented 3 percent of the total miles on a 1986 car. | ||
| Lee Hamner (Tennlee)
New member Username: Tennlee Post Number: 27 Registered: 2-2002 |
None. I trailered my 308 home through a huge thunderstorm! I was just happy to get home! 70 miles the next day, though. | ||
| Amar Inam (Amar360)
Junior Member Username: Amar360 Post Number: 176 Registered: 10-2002 |
Picked up the 360 at the factory and drove Maranello to Chambery (French Alps) that afternoon, to Paris next day, and home to London the 3rd day - almost 1,000 miles and a fantastic way to get familiar with my new car... I haven't been able to keep away from driving it regularly in the three years since - with a few more trips through Europe thrown in. | ||
| Omar (Auraraptor)
Member Username: Auraraptor Post Number: 448 Registered: 9-2002 |
Ben, its not that I dont want to drive more....its more that I haven't been able to given the fact that I am busy most of the time, and when I am free the weather has been so incredibly poor this winter we had in the NE. (I just picked her up in december....Christmas eve in fact) The fact I live in higher elevations doesn't help either...hell we had snow last monday. WTF! ITS APRIL!!! As you can probably figure out...I hate the weather now. Feel lucky that you guys are in sunny Cal! Wait until the summer...then we will talk about miles | ||
| jeff ryerson (Atheyg)
Junior Member Username: Atheyg Post Number: 218 Registered: 8-2002 |
400 miles Fresno to Vegas, I kept staring at the Yellow Cavallino on the steering wheel and couldn't believe I actually had a Ferrari and I had to stop a few times off the freeway on a desert road to stand back 30ft and just look at it | ||
| Ben Lobenstein 90 TR (Benjet)
Intermediate Member Username: Benjet Post Number: 1103 Registered: 1-2001 |
Omar I noramlly don't pull the TR out of the garage unless I PLAN to do >150 miles, 100 maybe. -Ben | ||
| Christopher McCormick (92_348ts)
Junior Member Username: 92_348ts Post Number: 111 Registered: 6-2002 |
900 miles. Flew into Denver to pick it up then drove it back to Boise. | ||
| Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Member Username: Mitch_alsup Post Number: 498 Registered: 4-2002 |
Just under 200 miles on the first day; just over 8,000 the first year; looks like year two will come in over 7,000 miles. | ||
| David A. Spear (Detailman)
Junior Member Username: Detailman Post Number: 80 Registered: 5-2002 |
Probably about 200 bought It drove it and put some gas in and drove it again | ||
| Peter Sedlak (Peters)
Junior Member Username: Peters Post Number: 146 Registered: 1-2003 |
One block...I ran out of gas! | ||
| Andy Falsetta (Tuttebenne)
Junior Member Username: Tuttebenne Post Number: 59 Registered: 3-2003 |
I bought my 308 from a guy who had just transfered to NYC from NC. After nine months in a parking garage (small mortgage payment in itself) he concluded he would most likely never drive the car again. I test drove it down Park ave from 91st street, struck a deal and then two days later drove it 40 miles home. It took a week to finish all the routine checks, fluid changes, clutch cable replacement, and detailing before I started to really drive it. When I had told him that I would take the car, he said he'd have the guys in the parking garage wash and wax the car for me. As nicely as I could, I told him to make sure they never touched it again - I would enjoy cleaning it myself. | ||
| Dr Tommy Cosgrove (Vwalfa4re)
Intermediate Member Username: Vwalfa4re Post Number: 1079 Registered: 5-2001 |
Drove it home from Atlanta to Birmingham (150+ miles) and the water pump blew as I pulled in my driveway. It sat there a week. I waited 16 years and the damn thing sat still in my driveway for a whole solid week. | ||
| Omar (Auraraptor)
Member Username: Auraraptor Post Number: 446 Registered: 9-2002 |
150, driving her home...never drove her that much in one sitting again. | ||
| "The Don" (Mlemus)
Advanced Member Username: Mlemus Post Number: 3709 Registered: 8-2002 |
Too many to remember | ||
| Jim E (Jimpo1)
Intermediate Member Username: Jimpo1 Post Number: 1626 Registered: 7-2001 |
Salt Lake City to Denver day 1. | ||
| JohnR. (Rivee)
Junior Member Username: Rivee Post Number: 180 Registered: 1-2002 |
When I got mine I drove it about 3 miles home and then proceded to tear into it to make sure it had all the fluids it needed and prelim inspections. After a full inspection (8 days later) you couldn't get me out of it | ||
| Vincent (Vincent348)
New member Username: Vincent348 Post Number: 14 Registered: 4-2003 |
I got to drive it home. About 800 miles from Phoenix. It was a great way to start getting know her. | ||
| Randall (Randall)
Member Username: Randall Post Number: 298 Registered: 1-2003 |
800 miles the first 6 days | ||
| Evan Jones (Jonesn)
Junior Member Username: Jonesn Post Number: 81 Registered: 8-2002 |
I don't have one myself yet, but the first day I borrowed my friends' 348ts I couldn't stay indoors for longer than half and hour. Every minute I could cruise on the road I did so. |