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| Houssam Maghribi (Husam212)
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I been in my Testarossa 1984 travelling to Bahrain throw the cause way and in the custom where they search cars before they enter the country,this custom officer told me when i finish from the custom i want you to acelerate.and spin the tires as i want to hear the Ferrari sound!!!!.And i said,it is so difficult as it will sound so big that people on the frontier will notice this and i might get a ticket!!!!But he said don't worry i am the big officer over here so don't worry.So i told him i wont spin the tire but i will acelerate.on the first gear and you will hear what you like!!!As my car equipped with stainless steal stebro exhaust system and no Cat.!!!! Well,i did that and the sound of the car let the officer of traffic to come out of his office and announce get what ever cause that sound.As his office away from about 150 meters!!!.Any way.they give me in the end a ticket and also,one of the police man told me that this is the first time to give a speed ticket in about 15 years in this short distance!!!!!!!! | ||
| marcandre (Mondialcabrio)
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Well one day we got in our mondial cabrio 85 for a run unfortunately we were speeding a little and in the distance we saw a road block so we slowed down but the police had heard a mile before so they stopped us! Here we were in Italy they said driver license and passport you are fined! However another policeman looked at the car and started saying nice remarks about the car! About the fact that we were speeding apparently they heard us we said come on surely you realize that this car only brings attention and it may seem that we were going really fast but I only dropped in 2 i mean I couldn't have done like 100mph! So guess what he said ok lets see if the noise is ok start off do a 1st to 2nd but don't leave any tire marks so off we went flat out! on the other side was another police man who was laughing his head off anyway we continued flat out even in 3rd and by the end of the straight we near 100mph and we went for an ice cream in a near village. So I was still a bit nervous about going back but it was decided to go back and play it cool so we stopped at the police man and with the window down asked him if the noise was ok he said it was perfect! This is a true story to be honest I still think about it today amazing! | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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kenneth, dont remind me. WHen I was 12-18 I used to pester my parents to buy a 427 Shelby Cobra which could be had for between $10-15k in the late 70s. u know how much they r now  worst thing is my father still doesnt get it. I show him a Cobra with a $300k asking price & he says ,"Yeah but its only an asking price" So I tell him, "OK lets assume he only gets $200k for it, thats over a 1000% increase on your investment." No word back from that yet  | ||
| Kenneth Butler (Mondialman)
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30 years ago awesome Ferraris were not really 'pennies' then; only by today's prices, plus they were available. My Dad bought a '69 Pontiac Grand Prix for $5K which seemed like a lot of money; Caddys were $7-8; some of the old 50's and early 60's Ferrari 12 cyl. were $5-8 and needed some work. Cars that are hundreds of thousands today, yes, but $5-8 back then was a LOT of money and those cars were dinosaurs at the time. I sure wish my Dad liked Ferraris though! | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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Peter, i think that at 150 u r far beyond losing your liscence & looking at a possible stay at club Fed with a state supplied boyfriend. "Land of the Free" | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
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After reading stories like that, it makes me wish I was born 30 years ago, where you could buy some of the most awesome Ferraris for pennies. And doing stuff like that you could get away like he did. Go 150mph down your local highway today and bye-bye licence! | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
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BretM, that was a great article, too bad he doesn't do much with Ferrari anymore. | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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Just think, when we conquer Uruguay, there will be no cops (or maybe we can pretend to have cops and have some high speed chases once in awhile, but you wont get thrown in jail if you get caught), guys are you with me and William? There was a good article in Forza about •••• (the site blanks it out, his name is Richard) Merrit (one of the founders of the FCA) that had some good stories about driving in the snow and racing cops (and the side effect of getting arrested after driving a 250LM at 150mph down the highway, but it was worth it). | ||
| HEATH VAUGHN (Heath)
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Hey Guys who cares about some rich dudes bodyguards Personally i wanted to hear about encounters with the boys in blue. | ||
| Kristoffer Hansson (Maverick)
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William H - Exactly my thoughts.... He´s a silly nut. Bodyguards are waaay to expensive for him.... | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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So do Ingvar's bodyguards take the bus with him also ? or r bodyguards too expensive also ? silly nut, he could fly to work or buy a custom bus or build a penthouse above his office like Wang did before he died | ||
| Kristoffer Hansson (Maverick)
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Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA, who are from Sweden by the way is one of the richest in the world also. He has aprox 60 billion dollars. But he´s got some screws lit. He doesn´t have an own car because its to "expensive"..... He takes the bus every morning to the job.... | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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the Sultan USED to be the richest man in the world. Bill Gates topped him with his Microsoft stock & Oracle CEO Larry Ellison also topped the SUltan. The Sultan has had some debt problems cus oil prices fell but I think he is happier now that oil prices r back up. Who knows, maybe the SUltan is #1 again, he's cooler than Bill Gates, thats for sure | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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This topic of the Sultan of Brunei was in another section of FerrariChat also. From what I know about him he is the richest man in the world, by far. He also used to, I don't know if he still does, try to bribe famous women into sleeping with him, he would offer them millions of dollars. Kind of sketchy if you ask me. William, I was talking about getting a Ferrari country with one of my friends today in school and we also came to the conclusion that it would be better to invade a country and conquer it than it would be to start our own. I also said Uruguay because of their growing infrastructure. Now all we need is an army. I wonder if we can start a draft, the U.S. government would understand. | ||
| Kristoffer Hansson (Maverick)
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Awang - 500 grand for a 360.... Thats really cruel.. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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Awang so whats up with the Sultan. He's 1 of the world's most famous car enthusiasts & Playboys. I can relate to that What do the people of Brunei think of him ? | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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i live in Argentina where import tax is between 80 & 100% but u can inly import brand new cars or they have to be over 30 yrs old & the rules change all the time. So u r better off if u know some1 high up in govt. The economy is very bad hear now, people make maybe $700 monthly if they r lucky. Ive seen a few Ferraris here , 3 360s, 2 550s, 6 355, 2 TRs. The only legal billionaire down here is well connected of course so he brought in his F50 tax free, he also has a GT40, 427 Cobra, Viper, 308, & 67 Vette I'll wait for the economy to improve & crime to slow before I bring another car down here, unless I decide to move to Barcelona or Paris | ||
| Awang (Wang)
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I've seen the F50's etc theres about 10 of them up at the palace. I hear a few maybe up for sale so I'll be looking if the price is right. We don't have income tax and the fuel is cheap but the price of cars here are among the highest due to customs tax of 200%. Crazy if you ask me e.g. price of a new F360 would be about US$160,000 + 10% (shipping,handling,insurance) + 200% tax = US$496,000 | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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Hey Bret, lets invade Uruguay, it already has great roads & an awesome beach town, no cops, & is right between Argentina & Brazil, 2 countries FULL of the Hottest chicks | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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Yeah gas is sweet here now. When the prices went up everyone around here was like they'll never go back down and I kept on saying, just wait they have to go down again. Sure enough, they are down to 1.70 for premium now. That used to be the price of regular just about. But, as William was saying about the government and all its evil, etc. prices will go up, soon. Just think, the automakers have us all back in gas-guzzling SUVs, sounds kind of reminiscent of the gas guzzlers of the 70s. I would be willing to bet that in the next few years there is going to be another one of those gas "shortages" that drive prices up dramatically. They get you driving bad mileage cars and then drive prices up again, then people go to economical cars and they lower prices to get you back in gas guzzlers. I always find it interesting how people are so willing to sign away their rights. Even if I was vehemently against something, I wouldn't give the government more power to try and "protect" me from it. Damn government, it's absolutely absurd that they have the power to control someone else's life. Why should they be able to tell me how fast I can go or that I should pay them any money. Those bastards. I'm tellin you guys, our new country will work, just trust me. We have investment capabilities with William to ensure that our financial state is alright, my dad owns a construction company so we can build anything we need, all we need is a paving company for roads which I'm sure we can do. What could we name it though? Where should it be? I almost forgot, we're gonna need lots of hot girls, but between living a life of luxury and plenty of Ferraris, we should be able to handle that. If only. | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
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I should take back my comment I made elsewhere here about Canadian taxes, Kristoffer, I feel sorry for you. | ||
| Larry (Larry)
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$80!!! wow! now i won't feel so bad fueling w/TRICK racing fuel. | ||
| Kristoffer Hansson (Maverick)
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Awang - You dont have any taxes at all in Brunei, true? Bretm - I know what you mean with bad roads. In Sweden almost all streets have holes in them. They lack of maintanence almost everyone of them. And they put up bumps in the street, but they do not put up any signs that warn the driver about it. And since the bumbs is not painted with white strips, driving at night can be pretty dangerous. Especially since they do also put up bumps on roads that have a limit of 35 mph! So we have among the worsest roads in the EU (the US I dont know about) but still the highest taxes in the world (this is true, we pay about 58% in tax before we get our salary). The goverment in Sweden do not want cars... Plus, the taxes on fuel is horrible. To fill a 328 all the way up is about 80 dollars!!! | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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Awang, so does the Sultan ever show pics of his super exotic cars ? Ever see him screaming down the road in his F50 or Dauer 962 ? | ||
| Awang (Wang)
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I live in Brunei. So far we have been able to drive as fast as we like on the highways. The police have started speed traps on the busier routes after complaints in the press an a few much publicised accidents (bad ones). In all cases, the drivers were in cars not built for speed with bad hadling characteristics. I have been able to take my 328 up to 260km/hr about 160mph. Scary as the roads undulate abit here due to soil structure. | ||
| Tim Reed (Treed328)
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Hey William - what did they do with your countach when they arrested you - did they impound it or what? Did they have a local hillbilly come and sling tow it to the impound lot :-) | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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Pres Eisenhower must be rolling in his grave. The current US govt has a fantasy about jamming every1 into trains, buses,trolleys,monorails & crap like that. That way they can severley curtail your freedom & independence. Make no mistake the 21st C US govt wants u to have less freedom, That Constitution is an unfortunate impediment in the way of their total domination Thankfully there r still a few Senators who believe in freedom | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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Why does the US have such bad roads? When I go to Europe the roads are great. I mean I understand that they have higher taxes and they have fewer roads to maintain, and often times they have less harsh seasons, but come on. The goverment wastes billions if not trillions a year on meaningless whims. Couldn't they put a little more into public transportation and the infrastructure of our country. Also, many of the highways near me are toll roads, if they actually used all the money from the tolls on just the roads they could be paved in gold, instead hardly any of that money goes back into the road and they are pothole filled. In my opinion the roads are largely a disgrace to this country. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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u all need to send your ferraris to Uruguay, it has a small pop. & brand new highways in the middle of nothing, no cops. I tore through there doing 130Mph all the way in my 450hp Mitsu VR4, incredible roads, & Punta del Este is very nice. Brazil is dangerous, & Argentina has great roads where u can haul A in the country but Buenos Aires is full of dirty motorcycle cops who threaten to have your car impounded if u dont bribe them. It doesnt matter if all your papers r in order they'll make up some excuse & then u have to go tell your story to the judge while your car sits in an impound lot where the dirty cops steal parts off it. I got sick of it & sent my car back to US | ||
| Kristoffer Hansson (Maverick)
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Bernard - Those cameras are real bitches. Its so chicken... They tried to put some up in the area where I live but they got smashed all the time (yeahh). So they had to remove them... | ||
| Bernard Rowe (Gtsturbo)
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The same is true in the UK, it seems speeding is THE crime. The whole country is covered in speed camera's, & the use of portable lasers, GATSO's (a particular type of camera that takes a picture, then sends you the fine + points in the mail!)& any other device they can think of is more wide spread every week. Its a great way to earn money by indirect taxation. France is better, but they are getting camera mad too! Its a bigger country so the roads are not as busy as the UK. But beware as they have the power to confiscate the car on the spot until the fine is paid! | ||
| Kristoffer Hansson (Maverick)
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I was reading about your encounters with US police. Its sounds on you guys that its much easier to speed in Europe. Since I live in Sweden I have to disagree with this. In a few countries, there are some roads with a high speed limit, like 150 mph. But those are quite few and almost everyone are located in Germany.. I live in Sweden and I cant imagine that the cops in the US would be harsher than here. They have a thing for lasers (almost none of those radars nowadays) and they can be seen almost anywhere. And they are totaly crazy when it comes to speeding.. Sometimes they give tickets to people that have gone over the limit with aprox 1 mph!! And its not rare that they put up a laser control in the middle of the night on a 4 lane wide street with almost no traffic.. Unfortunatly, they dont have any cops left to provide the safety for the citizens. Crimes are getting higher and higher every year but they still dont get a bigger budget to do something about it. But they keep busting speeders like never before. Its sick! Talk about bad prioritys... | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
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Bret, never ever make eye contact with a passing cop! You look, you're guilty! | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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I used to be on the Rescue Squad in my town (it used to really cool, but then a lot of the members left and it is really gay now so I just don't go much anymore, and took the opportunity to spend more time doing things I enjoy). But at the end of meetings on Wednesday (at like 10pm) one of the police (there are 2 on duty at a time)would always race me to my house, but this was when I didn't have the Ferrari and only had the Jeep, it would always be close, but if he got passed me then I would never be able to pass him again. Needless to say when I got the 308 I would blow his doors off every week. It's pretty exhilirating doing like a buck ten down a two lane road at night with a cop trying to beat you. The only thing I ever worried about was deer, one of them would do quite a number on a 308. The eight cylinder Ferraris were built for my town I think. | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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The U.S. is still the greatest country ever (or at least better than any other country I have been to), but it does have its problems. The best is how the Europeans have better statistics regarding driving, yet we have so many more restrictions. Maybe the gov't should work on making it harder to get your license, then the people that did get it would be able to do 100 mph (like in Europe where it costs you like $3000 and a lot of lessons to get on the road). But this raises more problems because we don't have the public transportation abilites of Europe so most people need to have licenses. My only evasion is one time on this road with two lanes going each way and a traffic light like every block. Well I left the last traffic light before this bridge and I was doing like 55 (it's like a 35 or a 40) but I didn't realize it because I was just accelerating and I was the first one in line (to have left when the light turned green). So, a cop comes the other way, I could see him looking at me. As he passes I see in my rearview mirror that he is trying to turn around, but that the traffic is holding him up a little. I pinned it to the floor and was doing like 100 over the bridge, when I got over it I took the first right and then went through my dad's town straight to our house, covered up the Ferrari, and went inside. | ||
| Larry (Larry)
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William, you outlaw! makes me chuckle remembering my felony flight charges. one was in a state park which made it a federal offense. the olyimpic mtn range in WA.(roadblock=lawyers,guns and money) the good thing being on federal property,(in WA.) it doesn't go on your driving record. you are committing a criminal act. those big bellies were really giving themselves pats on the back that day. i beat it! | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
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Its more of a "bleeding-heart" society and political correctness, buzz words of the '90's/'00's | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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I prefer William these days besides nobody outside the US has ever heard of the name Bill, before Clinton anyways I didnt tell that reckless driving story yet. I was living in Nevada, had my 86 Lambo Countach 5000QV out there so as u can imagine I was tempted to get a little crazy. I used to enjoy doing 180mph + runs on 395N between Carson City & Reno there is a straight that must be about 3 miles long, at least. Never got caught there So 1 day I'm going up to my house at Tahoe up rt 50 in the Lambo doing around 55 I thought, more like 68 it turned out. So of course some State Trooper jerk is coming down the mt, he passes me in the opposite direction & I look in my rear view mirror & when I am sure he has dissapeared around the bend I punch it & I'm hauling ass up the Mt, I thought I was doing around 55, I guess I just did it for fun, So I'm doing like 130 up the Mt which snakes up 50, 2 lanes up 2 down so its pretty wide. I think i looked back & saw a little flash of gumballs so I really punch it & I'm doing like 150 now, he NEVER saw me going over 68. So I get to the top of the Mt & I realize, Oooops theres really nowhere to run, I ease off for a sec & see his gumballs so I stomp it again & hang the only possible right that is a 1 lane rd to N lake, I drive into a state park to avoid the fuzz, I hear him go zooming past the park, So I'm about ready to get back in my car & take off again, but heres where I messed up, i spent too much time in the park, he doubled back & caught me, bastard, cuffs, gun everything, had to spend 1 hr in jail. So I do everything to calm him down & I cooperate with him then Officer ASSWIPE puts me down for Evasion which is a Felony!!! I speak to my lawyer & find out I can become a felon for speeding!!! Free country my ass, so I plea bargain down to reckless driving. I learned my lesson & bought lots of electronic warfare equipment for my cars. I also realized that its not the 80s anymore & cops r playing hardball with speeders now, can u imagine being a felon for speeding. Thats 1 thing that made me really think that US freedom is going out the window & fascism is gaining popularity in the govt. People in europe drive well over 110mph everyday & they r not dying by the 100,000s on their highways, This is silly | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
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William, your carbon fibre Konig body should give good stealth ability... | ||
| Chris_N_Chicago (Chris_N_Chicago)
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William, can we call you Bill? and where @ Ferrari Chat did you tell the story on the reckless driving citation? | ||
| Frederick Thomas (Fred)
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William- The valentine one is a great radar detector. I have one and love it. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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Since I got my Reckless driving citation I decided to spend some $ on electronic warfare equipment so I installed a CB, Valentine 1, radar jammers, scanner, & anti photo radar liscence plate covers in all my cars. about $1200 per car but cheaper than defending from another ticket. No tix since I put the EWE in | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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I hope I never get a ticket. My dad pays for my insurance and he would probably kill me, at least I hope he would kill me so I wouldn't have to be tortured endlessly. They're so expensive now because of the damn insurance companies. | ||
| James D. Evans (Jim_Red308)
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Last Summer I was coming back from canoeing with my family - of course I was driving my 85' 308 GTSi euro-spec. I was stuck behind a 55er for the last 10 miles when the highway finally opened up to 4-lanes. Yeppir off I went - just around the bend sat the sheriff who promptly pulled me over on a beautiful 75 degree sunny day for doing 72 in a 55. I didn't even argue about the ticket - as a matter of fact was very thankful he had nailed me going so slow - for I was on my way to oh say 135 mph when I saw him and backed it down. Two deputies get out of the car and approach my 308 from both sides. First thing they said to me was not "drivers license and registration please" but "nice car". "What is it?" Now how I really wanted to respond to that was not how I ended up responding. First of all cops look up your license before they approach you so they both knew darn well what kind of car it was - they just want to make sure I know - maybe to confirm that I didn't just steal it or something. Anyway I was tempted to bribe them with an offer to let them take it for a quick spin to avoid the imminent ticket, but then I thought - probably a bad idea. So I took my ticket and sped away. | ||
| Warren E. Smith (Magoo)
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EDUCATION FIRST? OH WELL. Magoo | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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At risk, you guys don't know at risk until you park your Ferrari in a highschool parking lot everyday. Granted there are a bunch of pretty expensive cars, but none like the 308. I feel that I am taking my car's life in my hands everytime I leave it in the parking lot, which is everyday when it is warm. I try to park in low traffic areas of the lot (like in the back) to somewhat lower the chance of anything happening. Some of those kids are just maniacs, that are unfortunately so very uncoordinated. I pray for my car everyday during homeroom (maybe I've slightly exaggerated, but you guys get the idea). | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
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It's just me, even at 27 I think I have night vision problems. I'm just not comfortable taking my baby out past curfew. | ||
| Frederick Thomas (Fred)
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Yes Mark I often go out into the garage just to have a look at my 308 or sit in it. Especially after I have just spent a few hours cleaning it up. It looks SO good! I don't drive mine in the rain although I do drive it at night. What is the big deal about driving at night anyway? I hear alot of people say they don't drive at night. | ||
| Kenneth Butler (Mondialman)
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Mark, you've exactly summed up my feelings! It's a disease. It's easier to quit smoking than quit loving ones Ferrari. | ||
| Mark (Mnmark)
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I bet we all have been annoyed by some bonehead parking in two places. Is this person more important than I am? Now that I drive my own RIC (Really Important Car), I make sure to never do that myself. If I go to an "at risk" area, I often park way off at the end of the line where no other cars are parked, and walk. Then I walk in backwards, 'cause the car looks so good. I look out the windows of the store a lot, 'cause the car looks so good. And on the way back to the car, I merely amble the quarter mile to prolong the joy of admiring my car, 'cause the car looks SOOOOO GOOOOD! Of course, my car came "pre-dinged", so sometimes I say heck with it and park in a regular spot. Another ding won't affect the value. I'd be mighty perturbed and foaming at the mouth and take three years off my life due to the stress, but the car would be fine. Yeah, I drive in the rain and at night. Personally, I think I need the night vision goggles anyway, headlights on 308's being what they are... Anyone else go out, uncover the car, and just sit in it? Smell it? Push the buttons, flip the switches? "Shift" through the gears? I feel like such a dork, but, hey, its a FERRARI! And I've had the car two years now. Next I'll be wearing pocket protectors. And I've said it before so I'll say it again, just because the local PD is staffed by the guys we all picked on in High School who now feel important because of the guns on their hips, they usually are trying to provide a service, in spite of the ego trip. Next time the bloke pulls over your car because you have no front license plate bracket (like me) the driver may be the guy who STOLE your Ferrari. Bought the stupid satellite dish to get Speedvision. $35 a month plus hardware for one stinking measly channel for a couple o' car races. OOO, I feel the bile rising... must sign off. | ||
| Larry (Larry)
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Thanks for doing that Mark! i try get to get a handicap buddy(auto injury)out once a week. can't stand those twerps. wish you could have towed his sorry ---. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
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I usually don't take my car too many places where it would be "at risk". However, it upsets me that anyone would park in a hadicap spot or I've even heard of people double parking. To be honest, in my daily driver I only average about 1 ding every few years and I live in Dallas! I don't know if the Ferrari would attract more dings or not, but they only cost about $50-60 to get fixed. Not preferable, but worth it not to be a... | ||
| Mark C. Gordon (Markg)
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I had one negative contact with a Ferrari owner moons ago while still in law enforcement. We got a call to go to a local city park, where the high school aged girl working the entrance booth had asked the owner of a 308 to move out of the 2 handicaped spaces he was occupying 'to protect his car's paint'. He was very obusive to her ,including the use or profanity. His attitude did not change when I confronted him either. I gave him 2 $500.00 tickets for each Handicap space he occupied and 1 cite for 'out of space' parking. $1250.00 worth of mandatory fines, he lost in court! This is NOT the type of attitude that gives sports car owners a good nome! ( old jike- what's the difference between a Porsche and a porcupine? Porcupine's have the pricks on the outside! ) | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
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Larry, tell the officer it causes too much aerodynamic drag, thus fuel consumption will increase, then pollution will increase, plus it blocks air flow for the rad, then... | ||
| Larry (Larry)
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i'm really missing the N.M. plates that were yellow w/red lettering. perfect color combo for a red ferrari. | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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I too was stopped, it was like midnight and after taking a long look around at all the air scoops and grills, etc. of the 308QV the cop was like "I pulled you over because I'm looking for drunks." I was just like "Alright, but Officer I wasn't really speeding and I wasn't swerving." He just said "O.K. no problem, well your definitely not under the influence son so you can be on your way." I had this one girl with me so we went to the park to watch this meteor shower (right...). So we get there and the tops off and all and we're hanging out and like ten minutes goes by until another cop pulls up and is like "What are you doing." I answered "Watching the meteor shower." And then he's like "Sure, but she has to get out so I can see that she is alright." I was like "Do I look like the type of person that going to take a girl down here to rape her." He didn't answer but he made her get out so maybe I do, hmmm, I'm pretty clean cut, maybe those are the ones you have to watch out for. Then after he's done interrogating her he's like "so is that your car?" I was like "Yeah, why?" He's like "Whoa, pretty neat, I bet it's pretty fast. What year is it? Can I check it out?" By this time the girl was getting pretty pissed. I didn't say anything, but I was like "Dude, seriously, you're not helping my situation here, I mean come on." Luckily he left soon after and didn't come back. Oh a night in the life of a Ferrari. | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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The previous owner (New York) got a bracket for the front of what is now my car. It's pretty DL and looks good. I never really paid that much attention to it (where it is mounted) but it hangs down directly in the front middle, with the bottom of the plate about even with the bottom of the scoop (under the grill). You can't even really see it because it's under there unless you look. All it is, is a steel frame that the plate slips into and then uses two screws to prevent the plate from slipping out. Those yellow NJ plates go well with the Ferrari colors anyway. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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1 guy from the Viper forum got a ticket for no front plate, he went to court & explained to the judge that there is no where to put the front plate without defacing an expensive vehicle. Judge accepted this, Might be worth a try I would take a photo of the front of the car with u to court, also explain how expensive the bracket is | ||
| Larry (Larry)
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like wise w/the front plate! though i haven't been stopped. i'm one block from a cop shop and one block from the ferrari dealer from where i work. until they read this; they must assume i'm w/them.(ferrari) i wish! but i know it's gonna happen. any idea's what to tell the future kind officer. (trying to save weight?) | ||
| Paul308qv (Paul308qv)
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I have been running my 308 without my front plate for 2 years and I am wondering when I will have the same experience. I am in Virginia and we also require them. I have the plate behind the driver's seat and I just don't want to ruin the look of the front... | ||
| David Albright (Dalbright)
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Well I just got pulled over for the first time since I've had the car (about 8months). No, I wasn't speeding or acting wrecklessly. ME: So officer how can I help. COP: Well son, you dont have your front licence plate on. Where is it? ME: It's at home, the car doesn't come with a bracket for the front. COP: Oh, still going to give you a warning though because it's the law in the State of Maryland to have a licence plate affixed to the front. BTW - It's a beautiful car. ME: Thanks! :-( WHAT BS!!!!! I was just leaving a neighborhood going about 25mph and this guy just had nothing better to do. I hope he's real proud. BTW - Called local F Dealer and they said they can make a bracket for around $175...I'm sure they can. | ||
| Larry (Larry)
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Rob i still do the light muck up...hello...i've had it for 1/2 a yr now. especially the high low beam. though night driving is very limited. Bret, that's an amazing story. thanks for sharing. it could be turned into a screenplay. and craig, you missed the whole point; you need night vision and radar to drive our cars. if you don't start driving that poor thing you're gonna find us at your door asking if your ferrari can come out to play. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
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Craig, I think that's the only time I've driven it at night. I've only driven it in the rain twice, the first was for an Italian concours that was canceled after I got there, the second was this past Saturday when I took it to the road races for the car show and lap of the course. My wife will tell you all about how I won't drive it night, rain, after any drinking, or when even a little tired. | ||
| Craig Dewey (Craigfl)
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You can drive it at night???? Next someone is going to tell me it works with the top on.....or maybe even in the RAIN???? (No wonder I can't run up the miles on mine!) | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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In the first week or so that I had mine I don't know how many times I did that, usually I was sitting still or going relatively slow though. I guess at 85 it's a little more interesting. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
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Wow, that's a great story. 1) When bringing my car back from OKC I was learning all the controls when at 85 mph and 11pm at night I turned the lights off, well as everyone with the pop up lights know, it takes several seconds to get them back up. Driving for a few seconds with no lights at 85 mph in the Southern Oklahoma mountains (yes, OK does have some little mountains) I couldn't see a dang thing... whewwwww. 2) In my auto tech classes I'm taking for fun, the instructor brought in a new Cadillac with the night vision heads up display. First thing that went through my head was how fun to scream down the road with no lights. | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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This was in the paper like two years ago (I just remembered it though). The Louisiana State Police would be sitting on the side of the highway and at like 2 or 3 in the morning their radar would go off with ridiculous numbers like 170, 180, etc. So after about a month of these 180 mph readings at 2am they decided to set up a road block on this highway because they had no idea what it was. So at like 2:30 in the morning they are all standing there and a car comes flying up and into a screeching hault barely stopping in time. It turns out that it was a guy wearing night vision goggles in a black Countach (the side windows were tinted and the rims were painted flat black) who was running drugs from the coast over into the inner areas where they would be dropped off to be distributed. That's a pretty sweet job, too bad he wasn't driving an Fcar though, nobody's perfect, if he was in an Fcar maybe he would've gotten away. | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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That is pretty classy. On one of the websites of a Ferrari owner it goes on about how four Ferraris and a Countach were taking a touring ride on the way to the track. They were cruising along at about 110mph, but every time they passed a cop he would just look up at them and shake his head but not bother to try and chase one of them down and give him a ticket because how's he gonna catch five cars that are in their element at highspeeds. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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Theres the classic story about a Ferrari meet somewhere. So a red Ferrari is speeding, Fast, through town on his way to the FCA hotel. he gets there, parks, goes into the lecture hall. 10 minutes later a very pissed off cop shows up & says he wants to talk to the owner of a red Ferrari, LOL I love that 1 | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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I wasn't around back in the day, but one time driving with my uncle Louis one of Rush's songs came on and he was like you have to get this cd it has a song about a Ferrari on it, so I went and picked it up. They're a sweet band and now I listen to them regularly, especially in the 308. | ||
| Lamont (Lamont)
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Out here it California the State boys (CHP) are not that bad. I don't do "speed Limits" and before the 308 I had Vetts and A Pantera. They would pull up beside me (I did see them coming)and make the motion with their hand to slow down and last month it happen for the first time in the 308. I do have a brake switch that has help me more times then I can count. It's the city Cops that gives you NO brakes out here. | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
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They've also stopped giving out warnings. The smell of money is too strong, I was lucky that time. Hey Bret, how long have you been listening to Canuck rock!? | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
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Yeah seriously, it seems the only thing they give tickets for is speeding these days (not that I remember that far back). You never see anyone getting a ticket for not using their directional, cutting in and out of lanes, or being just plain stupid on the roads. I think it is much more dangerous doing really dumb things (and I'm sure we've all seen them done) and racing in and out of cars than it is speeding in places where it is open. I guess we can all thank our insurance companies for all the driving laws and break downs on enjoying our cars. This topic makes me think of the song "Red Barchetta" by Rush. It goes so well with the sounds of a Ferrari engine (it was written about a 166MM). The song is about how a guy takes out his uncle's red barchetta that is kept secretly stored in a barn because driving has been banned and how these future police can never catch him. I would suggest picking up a copy of it (the album is "Moving Pictures") just for the principle of it. I listen to it everytime before I do one of those high speed - low drag runs on some nice touring roads. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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Yes, the US cops really became fascist in the 90s about speeding. They'll throw a reckless driving at u for doing 86. It amazing that people in the US r being convicted as felons & going to prison for speeding!!!!!!! Freedom was nice, welcome to Fascism | ||
| Larry (Larry)
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my road blocks are over; knock on wood. though they were on rice burners back in the 80's, when you could pay your attorney, how ever much to plee......and i mean plee, bargain my sorry @$$ out of all three of them. lets just say, racing atlantics was cheaper. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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If they were worried about my 308, when they see & Hear my 512TR with Tubi & no cats, they r going to go catatonic LOL | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
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I came around a corner at a decent pace, when one of the boys was coming towards me. All he did was flash his lights and past me by. Sort-of like a " Hey kid, take it easy, I'll get you next time" signal. William, I think it happened to me too, because my local run I'd take every Sunday morning and on one of them, I saw four of them along my route! One of them did that flashing light signal I just mentioned. I guess the farmers didn't like me blasting past their barns at 60mph! Must have spooked the cows! | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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I did the Forza Mille V12 rally last year with my 512TR. 1 cop was so excited that he pulled over 2 ferraris, an F50 & a Testarossa, that he took a picture. Bcus the event sponsors had laid out some $ for the powers that be most Rallyers only got their wrists slapped | ||
| HEATH VAUGHN (Heath)
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Last week I was out in my little red Ferrari drove downtown in the burg in which I live,stopped at a traffic light when all of a sudden I hear a tapping on my window I look over and their is a cop on a bicycle wanting me to lower my window I did and he informs me I was wearing my seat belt wrong strap under my arm instead of over my shoulder and if I did not correct this I would recieve a ticket. i complied with his wishes and toodled on down through burgville. Now I had seen this cop two blocks up the street so this fine member of the local brain trust had run me down two blocks for this bit of devine guidence I left this encounter laughing and tinking his IQ was equal to the local speed limit. but at least he could tell the rest of the boys he had pulled over a Ferrari on his Hot wheels. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
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when I lived in the NE I used to tear my 308QV up & down a great piece of road about 25 miles @ way a few times a week. It had great curves u could really open her up in a few spots, I knew where all the cops hid So 1 day I'm in my friends shop, he installs car stereos, & I'm talking to this guy who has a red C4 Vette getting work done. So i tell him about my 308 & he says,"So your'e the guy" Turns out he was a lawyer & during 1 town meeting in between speeches some cop turd gets on the stand & asks the good people to inform them if they see a Ferrari going N on a certain back road at high speed cus they r looking for said Ne'er do well LOL I told the lawyer that those cops couldnt catch a cold in a hospital |