First Ferrari

congrats Mrs Rob

grigio silverstone is the best color for the Cali.

 

Congratulations!!

 

That's sweet. Did you trade the Abarth or Maserati?

 

right on with yellow calipers,,

 

Congratulations. As a fellow new Cali owner from DFW, welcome to the club. Hope to see that beautiful Cali cruising around the Metroplex...T

 

Congratulations!

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Congrats! Very nicely done!

 

Beautiful car! Congratulations, I might trade the TR for a California someday. Great color!


Sent by itsy bitsy electrons

 

Congrats!

 

Sweet Jennie!
Well deserved...Mia has grown, wow.
Just in time for TX convertible weather
Drive in health
L

 

Great car in a great color.

 

That's pretty slick. I love the garage doors, too.

 

Congratulations! Great color for a Cali . Just got a silverstone one myself last week. Enjoy!

 

I DD a Maserati GT and it's awesome. Great car for DD and they are tanking in value - grab one a year old Rob and save a boat load

 

F40. If she writes about it, it can be written off on taxes as a business expense.

 

Not a big fan of California but this looks very beautiful. Is it a two-tone paint? The roof section with the front pillars looks like 'light' silver. The yellow calipers is a nice touch too.

 

Congrats, Jennie. That's really great news!

 

I guess you haven't read some of the posted messages. The Cali DOES pop and snort on a braking downshift... very much so. I can do it on command.

Just make sure you are driving in SPORT mode, NOT COMFORT; much easier to achieve after applying a bit of throttle before braking. ESC-OFF also does it now after my last annual service/software update(?) but SPORT mode is the loudest. OTOH, COMFORT mode makes the loudest CRACK on a spirited upshift.

When you are driving the car hard, the braking downshifts are VERY LOUD, almost as loud as the GTO's.

I'm glad you like the Cali. It does not have the most potent, the loudest or a Ferrari V12 engine but IMO it is exotic enough for most occasions and is the most enjoyable Fcar to live with in the current Ferrari line-up.

 

Congrats on your new purchase!

 

The Cali is more nuanced than many other "noisy" cars like Masers and Lambos, which tend to always produce a soundtrack. The Cali makes noise only when you want it to. It has multiple personalities. When driven gently, it just hints at having a noisy personality. When you keep the engine revs on the boil the car becomes nervous and raucous, at least that's how it is with my HELE Cali30.

For anyone who likes his car to exhibit different personalities, it's perfect. I was going to buy a loaded Huracan a couple of months ago but the constant rattling and popping from the exhaust from the demo car got boring very quickly and I just couldn't imagine living with that. The newer Fcars have very sophisticated soundtracks and they are fairly quiet when you want them to be. I find that multidimensional behaviour much more interesting and endearing. It's like a woman who is different every time you spend time with her.