Way to ruin a 599!

My guess is you cant afford a 599. Before you think im insulting you (because im not), let me explain.

Psychologically speaking, when most see something that is beyond their ability to acquire, they tend to covet those things beyond the material.

For me its a 288GTO. I'll never be able to afford one, and its my favorite car, so I place it up high on a pedestal and any modifications to one seem like blasphemy to me.

On the flip side. I modded the crap out of my BMW M Roadster and im sure some BMW purists were aghast at what i did.

And before you say you cant compare them, the only difference is price. The hands of God didnt put together the 599. Just a bunch of Italians. Whether you realize it or not, its only the price that makes the 599 special.

So to the wealthy guy, the 599 is no different than the M Roadster was to me. Just a toy to screw with for a while.

 

Old saying:

"The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys."

 

I imagine that a 599 would be one of the best drift cars you could possibly use as a base. If you are into that sort of thing.

Any kind of performance driving off public roads will have wear and tear and see lots of parts replaced (worn down or upgraded). I don't think this is overall too special.

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https://www.allautoexperts.com/ferrari/ferrari-599-transformed-drift-car/

The Ferrari isn't finished, but I don't perceive this Lamborghini as "ruined":

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There is already a thread about the specific car.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/612-599/539890-its-shame.html

 

What's more of a waste...a 599 being modified to race in any way, shape or form...or a 599 occasionally taken out for a trip to your favourite restaurant?

To each their own.

 

It doesn't matter what they were built for. That being said, the number one thing they are build for IMO is to be toys. Some have better taste than others how they choose to play with their toys. Hell, Ferrari has no qualms about even enforcing good taste or judgement in configuration. Seen some hideous builds over the years. That being said, I do agree with you that it's a shame to see such a perfect car modded. It's all personal taste, but I don't think even the more common mods, stiffening, lowering, exhaust, do a thing for the 599, all a step in the wrong direction. But it really is just one man's opinion. And if you can afford the toy, play with it any way you like. As with anyone I meet at a C&C, if you love your car, that's all that matters to me.

 

To each their own!

 

Then there's the relative quality of the mods people sometimes choose to bolt on.

 

I prefer mods to be duct taped on last longer🙃😂

 

Drifting is the waste. Don't get it at all.

Pete

 

^+1

 

actually, I think its no biggie

as long as you don't wreck the car, really what he/she does is to accelerate some wear and tear on the car, such as tires, suspension rubbers, etc.

Ruin is too big a word for some controlled and skilled drifting.

 

+2

It feels over played. Badass to see a car drift out of a corner but drifting in circles looks and sounds obnoxious. Unless your in snow🙃😂😉 and then it's just quiet and a blast. Use to love to pack snow in the wheels spinning in snow, as a teenager!

 

Your point is well taken, but it is not just the price (or affordability) of the car. It is individual taste. Whether it is a car I can't (288 GTO) or can afford (a 360 or my Fiat), it doesn't matter. I wouldn't mod the crap out of it. But that's me. Each to his own.

 

Wait, aren't Ferrari's supposed to be race cars?

I would much rather see a 599 (and Murci) used like this than collecting dust in a garage with a "proper" owner.

 

Drifting is not racing.

Pete

 

Its just a car. Let the owner do what they want with it.

When you buy the car you can do what you want with it.

 

The difference between a 599 and a 288 is two fold. The 288s were built in really limited numbers, and the 288 was and is a seminal car. A 2888 is also the type of car no longer produced. A better compasrison would be to a 308 which while special and no longer produced are not exactly rare, so losing a few wouldnt affect anyones ability to get one or really affect the price in a measurable way..

The 599 is not really a great car or an exceptional ferrari even. It was produced in as many as ferrari could sell quantities. One more or less is irrelevant and does not affect anybodies ability to own one as there are plenty about.

Now 40 or 80 years from now when cars are all electric any gas powered car may be sacriledge to mod. But for now a 599 is just a car, like many modern ferraris its a fast car but not really a truly special or different car. Possibly not really more rare than a C6 z06 vette and arguably less acomplished.

Would we really cry if someone modded the crap out of a 488, its not really that special and are runnign off the assembly line as fast as people will buy. A speciale is different, its the last great looking ferrari and produced in limited numbers. Even 1 less regular 458 is not going to affect things, although i willa rgue its really great lookign and NA.

Plus I am willing to bet no one is building a drift car out of a pristine machine.

Some cars are just cars, some are something special to be preserved for time. A 599 is not one of those. No one cores when singer "improves" a 964 porche, we would cry if a 73 Rs were modded.

How and where that line is drawn is open to individual interpretation but there are clear sides at a certain point to most enthusiasts and those lines change with time/percieved rarity/specialness. Witness the 250 GTEs being cut into GTOs which in theory no one would do today, or 400Is going from being useless scrap to coveted.

What the Op maybe misses is that newer ferraris are for the most part, not really that special(there are exceptions) objectively, its a lot of branding.