| Author | Message | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 1502 Registered: 4-2002 |
Most ironic cargo: a bag of Grease Sweep. | ||
| Bill White (Nc_newbie)
Junior Member Username: Nc_newbie Post Number: 97 Registered: 2-2003 |
Wow, Maybe, I should not have not given my tire chains from a Ford Explorer I once owned to my neighbor. They will fit my Ferrari wheels and tires? only joking... | ||
| Bill White (Nc_newbie)
Junior Member Username: Nc_newbie Post Number: 96 Registered: 2-2003 |
Not trying to be arguemenative but lived in N. Ca and just moved back to the carolina coast... Ben, 30 years and only surface rust? Maybe in Tahoe. There is a huge difference in ocean front versus 500 yards versus 1000 yards from the surf over time... Heldsburg is kind of like being in the Sieras - not ocean drive in Santa Cruz or Long Beach. I have a surfer friend who took Ziebart up on an extended warranty and got $13k in repairs and a new car in less than 5 years (obviously not on an F-car) from living in an ocean front house. N. Ca is much less corrosive than warm climates with warm water so it is not as noticeable there especially if you live inland. The same friend also keeps a 4x4 post between the gear shift and the dash on his jeeps CJs because when rust causes the bodies to colapse they typically break in the middle and the dash can break you legs if the dash is not supported from the transmission. Vincent, The drive here on the NC outer banks is not too bad either but I don't take my F-cars there except for an occasional outting an never park one exposed ocean front. That's what my F-150 is for. Bill | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 1230 Registered: 10-2002 |
Took it Home Depot already several times. It is amazing how much stuff fits onto that passenger seat. If you leave the roof off even long items can make it. But my fav place to take the car is Jewel. Without the spare you can fit beer and toilet paper into the front.  | ||
| Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Member Username: Paulie_b Post Number: 279 Registered: 1-2003 |
I can't contribute to this thread. Never took my F car to Home Depot. No particular reason. | ||
| Dan 360 (Dan360)
Junior Member Username: Dan360 Post Number: 56 Registered: 2-2003 |
Great thread - I've had ordinary daily stuff in my 360 including my golf clubs (shock horror). I carried a 6ft tall bushy tree in my Boxster once, and I also once had myself plus 2 passangers AND a golden retriever in my MGB Roadster :-) | ||
| Bert Kanters (Bert308)
New member Username: Bert308 Post Number: 40 Registered: 11-2002 |
 Since this pavement was build specially for the 308, I thought she had to work for it to deserve it. | ||
| Ben Cannon (Artherd)
Member Username: Artherd Post Number: 425 Registered: 6-2002 |
Vincent- my brother is a bit of a surfer, for the most part I find them to be a great bunch, there's an occational bad apple sure, but the longboard crowd in particuliar, especially in Northern CA, seem to be a real live and let live bunch. I encourage you to take the F-car out, building a rack to mount the board might be intresting, I'm just pictureing a 348 with a longboard nearly the legnth of the car! I dig the idea. Just remenber to bring plenty of towels for the seats! Don't worry about the salt, I say drive the car up and down 1 for 30 years, and if it eventually needs some minor rust repair, do it, and keep driving. Wash it when you get back, etc. Best! Ben. | ||
| Vincent (Vincent348)
Member Username: Vincent348 Post Number: 547 Registered: 4-2003 |
Peter, I agree, sometimes it's not so pleasant. Some of those guys just don't get it if you ask me. Bill, You're right, but man there are some beautiful drives by the coast around here. I have to go to Home Depot or some hardware store almost everyday. So when I go for a drive I try and avoid it at all costs. Plus the lines on the weekends are awful. | ||
| Rob Baylor (Baylor308)
New member Username: Baylor308 Post Number: 37 Registered: 11-2002 |
4 or 5 bags of groceries on a regular basis. The largest item was a 4 foot tall 2 foot diameter bag of biodegradable packing fill in the passenger seat. Rob Baylor www.ultimatepedals.com 310 798-1434 | ||
| Bill White (Nc_newbie)
Junior Member Username: Nc_newbie Post Number: 92 Registered: 2-2003 |
40lb bag of cow manure for my tomato plants in my mondial... NO COMMENTS FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY!!! Vincent, A few days sitting in an ocean front parking lot will do more damage in corrosion and salt air than other potential issues. Even 316 and 416 stainless steel will rust arround salt water! Not to mention electrical issues... I own several saltwater going boats and have enough electrical problems with all tinned marine wiring and heat shrunk connectors. Since the electrical system is so rugged and reliable on Ferrari's, I know that it would have no problem or adverse effects with salt air and spray... Bill | ||
| Ryan550 (Ryanab)
Member Username: Ryanab Post Number: 366 Registered: 3-2002 |
 ok not an f-car, but at home depot nonetheless. | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Junior Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 187 Registered: 2-2003 |
great guys keep them coming Erik | ||
| Scott A. B. Collins (Scott)
Junior Member Username: Scott Post Number: 161 Registered: 6-2001 |
Let's see--I've had two forty pound bags of mulch, assorted Koi, assorted pond plants, my road bike (in pieces behind the seats), many gallons of paint. Best experience was when a kid at the nursery wanted to load the mulch in the nose. He got several towels, and it must have taken him ten minutes--he was very careful, and dying to tell his friends he loaded a Ferrari. | ||
| Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Member Username: Mitch_alsup Post Number: 744 Registered: 4-2002 |
I bought a 27" TV and transported it 40 miles back to our Lake house in my F355B. We had to remove it from the box and manipulate it around to get it to fit through the door. While we were manipulating the TV a guy with a Z06 walked by and said "I've never done that in my Z06"; so I recanted "sometimes you don't have a choice". | ||
| Lee Pierce (Leepierce)
Junior Member Username: Leepierce Post Number: 118 Registered: 1-2003 |
In my first ever road trip in my '78 308, I took an entire Dell computer (CPU, monitor, printer) to my father in Chattanooga a few weeks ago, complete with 18" monitor -- an LCD, thank goodness, or it never would have fit! And by the way: WHEW!...car ran beautifully, crammed or not. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Advanced Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2619 Registered: 2-2001 |
I took my german shepard for a ride in the Countach once, have to find that photo | ||
| PeterS (Peters)
Member Username: Peters Post Number: 681 Registered: 1-2003 |
Vincent...I am an Ex-Surfer that enjoyed only longboards. I got out of surfing due to the abundance of the trailer-trash punks that have taken over the sport. I can not believe how many low-life A-Holes there are in the water! This is just a mean group. | ||
| Andrew-Phillip Goalen (Andrewg)
New member Username: Andrewg Post Number: 27 Registered: 9-2002 |
200lbs of red sand so far today!  | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 4751 Registered: 5-2001 |
I frequently go to HD with my car. 5gal drum of paint on the floor and some other stuff on the seat is a typical occurance. I have transported 2x4s in the 348TS with them standing out of the roof. | ||
| Leonardo Soccolich (Lens)
Member Username: Lens Post Number: 288 Registered: 3-2001 |
I brought my 911 to Home Depot once and some idiot backed his SUV into it. Luckily, all the damage occurred to his car. First and last time. | ||
| Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
Intermediate Member Username: Amenasce Post Number: 1074 Registered: 10-2001 |
how about a Spider with a Mattress ?  | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Junior Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 184 Registered: 2-2003 |
these are great. Erik | ||
| Vincent (Vincent348)
Member Username: Vincent348 Post Number: 542 Registered: 4-2003 |
Peter, I'm a longboarder. that means early, early mornings. The longboard crowd is different for the most part. There is the occasional a$$hole just like here but for the most part people don't care. They're just happy that you're enjoying it. You just have to make sure you are at the right breaks. Just thought I could kill two birds with one stone: early morning f-drive and a nice left. vincent. PS. don't just park anywhere. | ||
| PeterS (Peters)
Member Username: Peters Post Number: 678 Registered: 1-2003 |
Vincent..You would take your 348 to the beach and leave it in an area abound by people walking by your car with surboards? (This equals dings)..Not to mention the surfer punks that would not think twice about keying your car 'just because'. The visual is a good one, but I would stay away from surfers with a rack on your car. BTW: When is the ricer syndrome going to hit the young surf crowd? I can just see high fins on the TOPS of the boards, vents for spraying water behind the tail and other bolt on stuff | ||
| Vincent (Vincent348)
Member Username: Vincent348 Post Number: 534 Registered: 4-2003 |
Do they make a roof rack for the 348? I would love to put my longboard on there and head to the coast. | ||
| Anthony Randazzo (Antroc)
Junior Member Username: Antroc Post Number: 52 Registered: 4-2002 |
This past weekend, I took my 355 spider to Home Depot for some pipe fittings. I had a front row parking spot. When I came out, next to my car was a Ford super duty crew cab, and my 355 spider looked like a Hot Wheels sitting next to the truck. I wish I had a camera with me. | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Intermediate Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 1215 Registered: 12-2002 |
LOL Mike, thats a good one I know the Southern California guys drive their Ferraris through fast food drive throughs! That must be pretty funny to see. | ||
| Jeff B. (Miltonian)
Member Username: Miltonian Post Number: 349 Registered: 12-2002 |
Brought a Koi home in the 348 last weekend, it seemed to enjoy the ride! | ||
| Mike Fisher (Mikef)
Junior Member Username: Mikef Post Number: 201 Registered: 11-2001 |
I take my 308 to the bakery. The trunk will keep the bread hot, just like it came out of the oven! | ||
| Ron Shirley (Easy_rider)
Member Username: Easy_rider Post Number: 471 Registered: 12-2002 |
Yesterday my wife bought a large cactus at Home Depot. It would not fit upright in our SUV even on the floor. Over my big objections, I ultimately went home and got the Mondial Cab and drove it home with her also sitting back to keep it from falling over. | ||
| James P. Smith (Tigermilk)
Junior Member Username: Tigermilk Post Number: 155 Registered: 7-2001 |
Not necessarily strange, but last week I had to take a non-working alternator and exchange it for a new one. The alternator was from my Saturn and drove to AutoZone in the 308. Also took a few gallons of used oil. Routinely go to the grocery store, hardware store, bike shop, etc in the 308. It's just a car - albeit one with little storage room. | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 1473 Registered: 4-2002 |
Every time that I get ready to work on the car, I have to go to Sears for supplies. So, I've had floor jacks, jack stands, and mechanic's creeper all in there. Biggest failure: I went to Staples for a computer monitor. The box wouldn't go thru the front door. I had to take it back in and have them hold it for me until I returned with a Suburban. | ||
| Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Junior Member Username: Arizonaguy Post Number: 205 Registered: 4-2003 |
We all know Doug Meridith's car has been to the home depot and picked to pieces. | ||
| Crawford White (Crawford)
Junior Member Username: Crawford Post Number: 73 Registered: 3-2003 |
Bags of plastic, paper, tin, and aluminium to the recycle center all the time in the 328... | ||
| will h (Willh)
Junior Member Username: Willh Post Number: 88 Registered: 3-2003 |
My wife once took our 175 lb Mastiff for a ride in a 911, and no doubt would do the same in the 360. If anything ever happens to me, please send someone to save the car .... | ||
| Andrew-Phillip Goalen (Andrewg)
New member Username: Andrewg Post Number: 25 Registered: 9-2002 |
6 or 8 (can't remeber exactly) 60lb bags of cement in a 412, and various plants and gardening stuff in a gt4, as well as the cement mixer in the 911 last weekend (hell its just a modified beetle after all!) | ||
| Jeffrey Robbins (Teachdna)
Junior Member Username: Teachdna Post Number: 105 Registered: 9-2001 |
We take the 550 to Costco all the time. It's great. The bakery boys always come out and car sit for me. The manager has come out and snapped some pictures. Who knows where they will eventually wind up? | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Junior Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 182 Registered: 2-2003 |
All this talk about taking f-cars to Home Depot has got me thinking (not a good thing). What are some of the strangest things you have ever put in your F-car? Does the car handle better with that 40lb bag of mulch in it? Anyone have any pictures of their F-car in a home depot parking lot? We should start a file and send it in to HD (this is not my own idea it was brought up in the other thread). Where else do you take your f-cars? Erik |