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Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Member
Username: Teenferrarifan
Post Number: 290
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 6:23 pm: | |
Stu will do if he decides to sell it by I sure hope not.
Erik
P.S. Augustine you got mail |
stu cordova (Balataboy)
Member
Username: Balataboy
Post Number: 457
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 4:49 pm: | |
Erik,
Let me know if he decides to sell it - I may be interested. Thanks, Stu |
Augustine J. Staino (Azzuro328)
Junior Member
Username: Azzuro328
Post Number: 89
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 4:43 pm: | |
Erik,
I'll try to give you a call soon. Also, my email is: [email protected] Talk to you soon!
-Augustine |
Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Member
Username: Teenferrarifan
Post Number: 289
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 12:41 pm: | |
Guys thanks I think I will try that 2x12 idea first. Also I hope he keeps the 355 He really loves the car. He has been driving it like crazy these last two decent days in NJ. Yeah Augustine I am down for good now. Sunday's also are the best day for me because I am off on sunday's from work. Give me a call at 609-398-1139 or drop me an email at [email protected] Augustine I don't have your email. Thanks again guys for the suggestions and even my mom enjoys riding in the 355. Will post pics at the beach soon. Now, I have to get back in the sun.
Erik |
Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
Member
Username: Mitch_alsup
Post Number: 780
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 10:45 am: | |
I have to take 4-6 stabs at putting my F355 in my garage and the same comming out just to avoid grinding the front clip. About 1/2 a car length from the garage, the F355 is sitting 65 degrees with respect to the garage (0 is straight). Its a pain, but less of a pain than having the clip redone twice a year. |
Augustine J. Staino (Azzuro328)
Junior Member
Username: Azzuro328
Post Number: 86
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 8:09 am: | |
Erik,
Are you down the shore yet? The best day for me to go on a ride is Sunday. Email me when you get a chance.
-Augustine |
Andy Falsetta (Tuttebenne)
Junior Member
Username: Tuttebenne
Post Number: 203
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 5:49 am: | |
If the spoiler clears the driveway on the way in, it should clear it on the way out, shouldn't it? Hqve you tried going as far to the left as you can before cutting the sharp angle across the apron. The idea is to get one front wheel off the driveway and onto the road while the other is still on the driveway. Widening the driveway a bit should help (if you have the room). If not, try the some of these ideas whereby you build up the area where the driveway and street meet. If this doesn't work, get another house. Let's face it, this is a Ferrari we're talking about - a house is just a place to stay when you're not driving it. |
DGS (Dgs)
Junior Member
Username: Dgs
Post Number: 88
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 5:48 am: | |
"Who wants to take bets that the Ferrari won't go when the XLR comes in?"
No bet either way. The XLR isn't all that bad in its class, but after driving the 355?
I find that, as I get older, performance doesn't really override comfort like it once did. I find myself actually considering a 330Xi alongside the EVO and STi, even though the Bimmer's performance, by all reports, is pretty lame compared to most cars in that category. (I've wanted an EVO since the EVO III, but once I see the US-ized EVO VIII in the flesh, I find it rather uncomfortable. The Recaros are mounted higher off the floor than they were designed for, so your weight sits too far forward on the seat. And the exterior dimensions are huge -- I can see why it's having trouble in WRC.)
But I figure that by the time I'm too old to want to climb into a 328, the 550s should be a smidge further down in price. ;^)
Erik: Tell your father to look at the 550/575 ... or even 456.
By the way: On the way back from the Scooby-Mitsu-Bimmer dealer comparo run on Sunday, I got my first smile since Friday: A riced out "big rim" package ... on a Caddy Escalade SUV. Yipes. For a moment, I thought the circus was in town.
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Rikky Alessi (Ralessi)
Junior Member
Username: Ralessi
Post Number: 188
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 11:19 pm: | |
Who wants to take bets that the Ferrari won't go when the XLR comes in? |
wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member
Username: Whart
Post Number: 1298
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 9:19 pm: | |
Erik: the irony of your statement is great. Bought the ferrari to drive just til the Caddy comes in. You oughta send that to GM; that'll make their day. |
DGS (Dgs)
Junior Member
Username: Dgs
Post Number: 87
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 8:07 pm: | |
We had the same problem with alley parking in Ocean City (NJ). A single 2x12 laid along the sharp apex of the angle lifted the tire enough at the critical point to keep the ends from scraping. Laid at an angle, drainage could still run under the board. When heavy rains were predicted, we set it aside so it didn't float down the alley. It would rot after a while, but it was cheap to replace every year.
But, if memory serves, those alleys were considered semi-private. On public streets, you have to make sure it's not in the way of the street sweepers, etc. (Or set it out of the way on the scheduled street sweeper day. -- Some of the downbeach communities had street parking bans on scheduled "sweeper day".)
Laying a board across the end of the driveway might not be entirely in sync with the public regs, but people have an odd tendency to feel good about cutting Ferraris a break for their "foibles". ;)
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arthur chambers (Art355)
Intermediate Member
Username: Art355
Post Number: 1928
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 6:40 pm: | |
I had that problem, bought extra asphalt, made the lip a little less severe. A wooden ramp might work, but then you need to move it in and out with the car.
Art |
rich (Dino2400)
Member
Username: Dino2400
Post Number: 275
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 6:37 pm: | |
A friend of mine has wooden ramp type things that he has to use every time he pulls his TR in and out of his driveway. Perhaps you'll have to do something like that as well to bridge the gap. I think his are just a 2x12 with two 2x12s on top of that. |
Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Member
Username: Teenferrarifan
Post Number: 288
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 6:13 pm: | |
My dad got a 355 spider just for the summer till his cadillac xlr comes in. Don't ask why he is going to get rid of it I have no clue. I don't even know why he bought it to get rid of it in 3 months but he wanted a convertable for summer. It is a 1996 black with tan only 7100 miles on it 6spd. We have a problem though. Our driveway down the shore is at such an angle that when you pull in straight it won't make it up and if you go in reverse it won't make it up without scraping the painted part of the front lip. The only way it will make it up is to take it at a huge angle, but the problem is leaving the driveway from that angle it is almost impossible to get the exact angle. Does anyone have any tips on a good way to handle this? What damage if any does this do? Also yes I know I will post pics in a little bit when I get some free time. Also Augustine my Dad wants to see your car and cruise with us if we go for a ride let me know I pmed you. thanks guys.
Erik |