| Author | Message | ||
| David A. Ward (Davidgt4)
New member Username: Davidgt4 Post Number: 11 Registered: 5-2003 |
Oh dear !! As one of your countrymen was want to say "you cannot be serious!" Take the cars away from them and give them to a needy soul who would use them as they should be used. Cars, especially f-cars, are for driving surely rather than fretting about.... | ||
| DGS (Dgs)
Junior Member Username: Dgs Post Number: 63 Registered: 5-2003 |
Drive 'em or sell 'em. The worst thing you can do to an Italian car is leave it sit in the garage. I've owned Italian cars for 30 years, and in my experience, they deteriorate faster parked in the garage than when running on the highway. The expressway or parkway run is the best thing for these machines. (insert music: Born to Run) | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Junior Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 241 Registered: 2-2003 |
haha Peter I actually e-mailed a copy of the thread to one of them. I have yet to hear back. Also Scotty I thought maybe you were in OC there is a guy with a 348 here identical to yours, but then again most of them are red. Thanks again for the responses. I will post his response as soon as it comes in. Erik | ||
| PeterS (Peters)
Member Username: Peters Post Number: 793 Registered: 1-2003 |
If your Dad's friends gives rides to others in their Ferrari's, is it on the flatbed?  ....Sorry, this thread is killing me! | ||
| Vincent (Vincent348)
Member Username: Vincent348 Post Number: 596 Registered: 4-2003 |
I would drive them. That's the really fun part, the other fun part is being able to look at it whenever you want. But, you can get books for that, as far as I know there is no book that clearly illustrates the DRIVE! James, AWESOME! Someday, I hope our paths cross. I got a ride in my friend's GT-40 a few weeks back: amazing machine. Vincent. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Advanced Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2640 Registered: 2-2001 |
Tell your freinds to stop being pansies & drive their cars LOL | ||
| Scotty (Pzerowaster)
Junior Member Username: Pzerowaster Post Number: 93 Registered: 10-2002 |
Erik, Stone Harbor. You should show this thread to those guys... that'll fix em! PSK is on the money! | ||
| PeterS (Peters)
Member Username: Peters Post Number: 790 Registered: 1-2003 |
OK...Its time we post how a prospective ad would read when one of these guys goes to sell his car..I'll start! Ferrari 360 Spider, one owner, 625 total miles. Showroom condition (some acid stains from seagull guano). NEVER driven to the coast, always flat-bedded. $120K / OBO 555-1234 (Will flat-bed to serious buyer). | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Junior Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 240 Registered: 2-2003 |
Thanks augustine the 355 spider will actually be in my garage down there for a few weeks. To bad the owner won't let me borrow it. Erik | ||
| Augustine J. Staino (Azzuro328)
Junior Member Username: Azzuro328 Post Number: 61 Registered: 4-2003 |
I make that trip quite often in my car and I have no stone chips on the car from it. They should definitely drive the cars down. I agree with DGS in that they are far more likely to have damage done to their cars after they arrive at the beaches. You only live once! | ||
| P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Member Username: Ferrari_fanatic Post Number: 416 Registered: 4-2003 |
With some of the unfortunate luck that some memebrs have been having, a flat bed to bring your car out (or escort you the entire time ) may seem somewhat pragmatic! LOL. | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Junior Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 231 Registered: 2-2003 |
Great pic Mr. G. I am trying to convince them to drive the cars down. Erik | ||
| Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Member Username: Paulie_b Post Number: 331 Registered: 1-2003 |
what are they bringing the cars for anyway? leave them home if you are not going to drive them there. it seems silly. I have also seen Harley owners doing the same. | ||
| James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Intermediate Member Username: Napolis Post Number: 1660 Registered: 10-2002 |
36 years ago Cris Amon drove my car around Daytona Beach. Got a few rock chips and a bit sand blasted. That's what happens when you drive them as they were intented to be driven. IMHO cars that don't get used as they were intended to aren't cars.  | ||
| Peter (Bubba)
Member Username: Bubba Post Number: 420 Registered: 5-2002 |
DRIVE! DRIVE! DRIVE! Ferraris are just cars. What's the point of owning Ferraris if one doesn't drive them. I did put some thick clear lens covers on my 512TR's foglights (very expensive to replace) to protect against rock chips and that's it. | ||
| DGS (Dgs)
Junior Member Username: Dgs Post Number: 62 Registered: 5-2003 |
I used to live in and around Ocean City when I worked at FAA at the Atlantic City Airport (in Pomona) in the late '70s/early '80s. The drive down is nowhere near as hard on an Italian car as crawling around Ocean City summer traffic at walking speed or less. And much of the parking is on unpaved alleys (in the South end, at least). Other advice: 1) Be very very careful on the access roads. My aircraft (L-band) transponder used to go nuts every time I flew near Ocean City. They keep the street lights lit on the revenue from tickets on the causeways. They tagged my Alfetta when the speedo was bang on the limit, because the chassis was vibrating enough on rough roads to give a faster doppler reflection -- the court didn't want to hear it. 2) If you go up to Atlantic City, put the top (or cover) on near sunset. When the (polluted) mists roll off the ocean at dusk, it leaves a sticky goo all over your upholstery. If you get it anyway, wash it off ASAP. I got this on my Alfa spider, and the sun the next day cooked it into a hard brown coating that ruined every surface above the bodywork (headrests, door panel tops, etc.). Compared to the hazards of driving around Atlantic and Ocean counties, the drive down is a cakewalk. If you're coming from Phila (about 70-80 miles), take the Expressway or watch out for Folsom -- it's a notorious speed trap, complete with half hidden 30MPH speed limit sign. If you're coming down the Parkway, what used to work was: Cruise along at the limit until the patrol car passes you. Then tuck in about a half mile behind. Most of the patrols on the GSP ran way over the limit to see who they weren't catching fast. (But that was the days of the national 55MPH. No guarantees, today. Use free advice at your own risk, etc.) Actually, I drove Alfas to and from both Phila and NYC several times -- never got any rock chips from it. (Back then, there wasn't truck traffic on either the Expressway or the GSP.) The Jersey pine barrens don't have a lot of rocks. Tons and tons of sand (watch out for sand on the pavement around corners), but few rocks. | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Junior Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 229 Registered: 2-2003 |
guys I was shocked along with all of you when my dad told me they both were flat bedding them down. It seems noone would flatbed there f-car. Scotty where is your shore house? Erik | ||
| Tyler (Bahiaau)
Member Username: Bahiaau Post Number: 791 Registered: 12-2001 |
Drive the cars! It's no big deal to repaint the front bumper every year or so. | ||
| Willis Huang (Willis360)
Intermediate Member Username: Willis360 Post Number: 1325 Registered: 8-2001 |
Stonegard the front end and drive the heck out of them. | ||
| Dr. Shelbee (Shelbee)
Member Username: Shelbee Post Number: 360 Registered: 12-2002 |
Repaint the bumper and put the stoneguard. It is just a car, though. DRIVE IT while you HAVE IT | ||
| will h (Willh)
Junior Member Username: Willh Post Number: 99 Registered: 3-2003 |
I can't imagine that any self respecting owner would have his Ferrari flat bedded 85 miles to the shore. Flat bed indeed - I'd insist on an enclosed trailer. ;) | ||
| Robert McNair (Rrm)
Member Username: Rrm Post Number: 480 Registered: 5-2002 |
Don't even have to think about it! Drive, drive , drive. You just know that something is going to end up happening to these cars eventually anyways and it is gonna drive these guys nuts so they should enjoy them. It is just impossible to keep a car perfect. Impossible. | ||
| PSk (Psk)
Member Username: Psk Post Number: 509 Registered: 11-2002 |
Fancy actually driving a Ferrari, I thought they were just ordaments to look at ... shame on you Peter for suggesting that they actually move under their own power. Just think how much cheaper Ferrari could make these cars for if they sold them without running gear ... Erik, If I was you I would steal the keys of these cars and take them for a f**ken good caning ... they are being wasted by these confused owners. Pete ps: I am sure they could by an oxygen tent to protect those poor cars from the harmful atmosphere, especially that salt spray. Enzo would be pissing his pants laughing at these two owners ... | ||
| Scotty (Pzerowaster)
Junior Member Username: Pzerowaster Post Number: 92 Registered: 10-2002 |
Trailer your F car to the shore? That cracks me up. Most of my milage is commuting to the beach house. It's a great scenic ride. I couldn't imagine sending it down in a trailer. But that's just me. The only down side of having it at the shore is once a sea gull crapped huge on the engine cover. That was tough to clean out of the louvers. LOL! | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Junior Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 228 Registered: 2-2003 |
What are other people thoughts? keep them coming Erik | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Junior Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 227 Registered: 2-2003 |
haha thanks Peter erik | ||
| PeterS (Peters)
Member Username: Peters Post Number: 776 Registered: 1-2003 |
I am fairly anal as far as the cars or trucks I am folling for rock chips, sponge baths often, lots of wheel dressing, etc., but this is TOO much! While I admire people taking good care of their cars (be it a Firebird to a Ferrari), flatbedding a car 80 miles goes way beyond any definition of anal. What happens if the wind comes up at the beach while they are driving? I would expect them to drop dead of a stroke on the spot!..(I bet this will be a fun thread to email them after about 300 posts!). | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Junior Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 226 Registered: 2-2003 |
I live about 85 miles away from Ocean city, New Jersey and two of my dad's friends own f-cars one a 360 spider and the other a 355 spider. Both of them are having their cars flat bedded down to the shore instead of driving them for fear of rock chips. Does this make any sense if they drive them often on the streets on the weekends? How likely are you to get a rock chip from the highway as from back roads where they are mostly driven? I told them both to drive them down. One used to drive a vette every day aren't they just as prown(sp) to rock chips. What would you guys do? Erik |